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

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

Help me pull the trigger on a TC449

M

Mario Ramos

Husqvarna
Hello, this is my first post. I am a newbie rider, i got on a dirt bike last year for the first time and was hooked. I bought a 2003 YZ250 which a rode a few times and now it's for sale because I then bought a 2009 Husqvarna WR250 which I've also ridden only a few times. Both bikes have a few upgrades. I went to a dealer for fork seals on my husky and saw a 2013 TC449 for $5,000. I'm really tempted at buying it at that price but I don't know if it's the right bike for me. Like I said before, I am a new rider with no prior riding time, I'm about 5'6" and 160 lbs. The dealer said they might take my WR250 as a trade in for about 2K, after they inspect it. I really like the bike, but I've read mixed reviews. I would be riding in the desert mostly and I don't really need to ride on the street. Do you think I might still be able to lower the price even more? Should I jump on it before someone else does? Is this the wrong bike for a newbie like me or for someone my size? Thanks!
 
If you are a new rider, I highly suggest taking a quick ride on any bike with a similar gear box. The TCs were designed for racing on a race track, and as such they gears are more closely spaced than the other bikes.

You might be happy with that, only you can decide.

Welcome! :cheers:
 
To to the top of the four stroke section and read the 449/511 index. The only thing in there that applies is the oil portion but you should read it first. The TC449 is my favorite out of Husky's four stroke line up. It's definatley heavy but once you're moving it lightens up quite a bit. The bike starts pulling immediately and it's fine in the wrong gear. It's a really great bike. The seat really lets you move around easily. There is also a map switch if you want reduced power through sections. It seems you'll keep one of your 2 strokes so you'll have the best of both worlds. I'd buy it :)
 
Oh and the bike is really tall but from what I understand, so is your wr250. Seat concepts can make a shorter seat that's more comfortable and zip-Ty can lower it and make it handle great. All of which adds up. Go to the shop, sit on it, lean it over and just screw around with it and see what you think
 
A new bike is always nice but if you are new to riding I suggest you ride what you have in order to improve your skills. Once you ride a lot you will know what bike is right for you.
 
Yes, I would certainly have to lower it. I sat on it at the dealer and it did feel tall for me, but like you mentioned, so is my WR250. I lowered the rear shock by adjusting the travel and I also slid the fork up a bit and I also shave the seat. This made a big difference. I've never owned a new bike but at that price it's hard to resist. I'm trying to rationalize that though there may be other bikes better suited for me, they are also much more expensive new. I could keep riding what I have until I get better, but it's one of those things when u fall in love at first sight. I can't think about anything else other than that beautiful red head, lol.
 
If you have room in the garage and cash burnin a whole in your pocket...you can always grow into it. Not exactly good advice, but I pride myself on being a bad influence. Oh, and did you see if they have a 511?
 
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