• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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Feedback requested - is the 2011 TE310 a reliable bike?

S

Scott Howard

Husqvarna
AA Class
Hi all

Due to the evolving legal situation here in British Columbia Canada, I'm looking to trade in my offroad-only bike(s) and switch to street-legal dirt bike(s). I love my KTM 300XC and it occurred to me that the Husky TE310 might be a close match for off-road capability. I found a used 2011 for sale, so I'm appealing to the online community for feedback about their experience with this machine. Is it a good bet? What good & bad things should I look for if/when I view the bike and test ride it?

Thanks in advance everybody!
 
To be honest it's a mixed bag. The 2011 have a few known issues the worst being electrical start issues. The symptom is the bike not start with the button. Mine had this issue and because so many others did too parts were in short supply. It seams as though husky worked through this and the parts situation is being worked. Next for a lot of people has been fuel injection and whiskey throttle issues. I didn't have this issue my dealer set the bike up pretty good adjusting it with iBeats. I don't know the settings but I have had no issues with throttle response at all.

Aftermarket parts have been a non issue. I have been able to get everything I have needed from a non husky dealer and been well supported. The bike has been great after getting past the starting issues. It is the best motor I have ever had on a dirt bike. The suspension is great I personally think it needs a dampner and a few other aftermarket parts to trailer it to you liking.

The only future issue I see is resale value sucks! Husky keeps blowing them out in end of the year sales that resale is just terrible. On the plus side the bikes keep progressing every year and BMW keeps investing which should yield a bright future for Husky!
 
Tessier said:
To be honest it's a mixed bag. The 2011 have a few known issues the worst being electrical start issues. The symptom is the bike not start with the button. Mine had this issue and because so many others did too parts were in short supply. It seams as though husky worked through this and the parts situation is being worked. Next for a lot of people has been fuel injection and whiskey throttle issues. I didn't have this issue my dealer set the bike up pretty good adjusting it with iBeats. I don't know the settings but I have had no issues with throttle response at all.

Aftermarket parts have been a non issue. I have been able to get everything I have needed from a non husky dealer and been well supported. The bike has been great after getting past the starting issues. It is the best motor I have ever had on a dirt bike. The suspension is great I personally think it needs a dampner and a few other aftermarket parts to trailer it to you liking.

The only future issue I see is resale value sucks! Husky keeps blowing them out in end of the year sales that resale is just terrible. On the plus side the bikes keep progressing every year and BMW keeps investing which should yield a bright future for Husky!
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Thanks, that is definitely helpful.

I've seen some people in the online forums complaining about poor longevity on crankcase bearings and valves. Is the Husky any worse than any other high-performance off-road bike in this regard?
 
I own a KTM 300 XC-W, awesome 2T, 46-49HP depending on the map setting. Would I trade it for a 2011 Husky 310? I doubt I would trade it for a 2013 te310. It would be cheaper to lighten a TE449 below the 310's weight than it would to increase the 310 to a 300 xc's power output. The TE449's are extremely dependable, same seat height and wheel base as the 310, just 8.7lbs heavier. My two cents.
 
Tinken said:
It would be cheaper to lighten a TE449 below the 310's weight than it would to increase the 310 to a 300 xc's power output. The TE449's are extremely dependable, same seat height and wheel base as the 310, just 8.7lbs heavier. My two cents.
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Sorry but I really dont agree with most of this . The TE310 is a completely different bike to a 449 / 511. You cant compare the two . While a TE449 might make a good trail bike a 310 is a racing enduro bike. Depending on your requirements I would say its one or the other. I tried a TE449 and thought it a Tank compered to a 310 ! Any changes made to lighten a 449 could be done to a 310, so thats not really relevant.

I have owned a 2011 a 12 and now a 13 TE310 and have had zero starter issues with any of them. The 011 has over 100 hours now and the engine has never been touched. I find the 12 point Injector and ECU with Leo Pipe is a great mod and it would be worth seeing if this has been done. If not money well spent.

My advice is a TE310 X-Lite is an excellent enduro bike, both reliable and competative ! The 012 just won Aussie dirt bike of the year .
 
I own for year and a half TE 310 2011 and the bike is running great. The only small issue until now (and I ride the bike around 10 engine hours per month in average on hard stuff) was a temp sensor, which had to be changed.

It's a great trail bike, wery light and you can ride it a long time also on very difficult terrain and you wount be tired as you would be if you would ride 450, 500 hard enduro bike on a difficult terrain. It has not the same power as ktm 300 2T of course (and as already said before it is not at all comparable bike). IMO, 310 is much more "user frendly" as ktm 300 2T, for which you need a lot of experiences if you ride "hard enduro". You have all the power that you need, but you dont have it too much (some of the guys like to have a lot of reserves, that at the end of the day, they never use). But at the end of the day, I dont know a lot of guys, that are capable to ride a 500 4T or 300 2T on hard enduro as Knight, Jarvis......... So be honest with yourself and see what you realy need and what you ride. If you like to ride a lot open roads, I would go for stronger bike. You can solve a little problem with smaller rear spocket on 310, but than you lose power/torque on hard sections...... So for open roads, I would go with stronger bike.

For forest, hard enduro riding, it is definitly one of the best choices if you are not a pro rider. And dont forget, that Meo won Enduro championship on bike like that......

When the time to change will come, 310 will be definitly the very probable candidate for replacement:)
 
I can only comment on the 250 but the only difference is piston and barrel! My 2010 has been very reliable with no starter issues. As above add the Leo Vince, injector and ECU and you have a race ready bike which will compete with the best, a 449 comes no where near the 250/310's agility, yes in a straight line it will win but how many straight lines do we have on a race track?
 
Thanks everyone for your responses! I had not considered that I would be giving up some perfomance going from a 300cc 2-stroke to 3-stroke. I ended up swapping my 300XC for a licensed WR300 so I am all set.
 
Most people I know are going from 4 stroke to two stroke.... so sticking with the two stroke was probably your best choice. Just like what Freaky said, if you get into the x-lite engines, you want to see if they upgraded the injector/ecu and all the emissions stuff to save yourself time and money. Let us know how you like the WR and post some pics when you have a chance.

Laura
 
It depends what you want it for.

The 2010 TE250 I have now runs really good...but that was after a lot of work. It is a fun great handling trail bike....if you do not ride it hard. I basically had to rebuild it to get it to run good. I just trail ride it now and I like it.

All my 2 Stroke Huskies are way more reliable though and I would not consider racing the TE. I tired it twice and DNF'd once and barely finished the other time. My 11 yr old 125 and 250 finishes every event up front.

Anyone I know who ever raced an x-light competitively gave up on it in short order.

Starters, fuel pumps, toasted stator pick-ups from heat, even a very thin wiring harness make it a delicate, if light bike......a little too light I think.
 
Toss a JD Tuner in it and ride. But a 4 stroke 300 has about half the power of a 2 stroke 300.
 
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