I'd like a winter home someplace it isn't 5 degrees and 2 feet of snow!Maybe you should get it a treadmill or a winter home in the desert.
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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 The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.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!
Highest Mileage TE/SMR 449 or 511
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I had a great 60 mile ride Saturday before last. Didn't need anything but a jersey.
Josh Feller
Husqvarna
B Class
three weeks 130 miles today, on another wet oregon commute! needs a bath and an oil change now
ripnriding
Husqvarna
AA Class
A bit of a nervous nelly right now...bought this with over 10000k on it in January.. has yet to have a rebuild. I've had two SOLID rides on it, the first about 90 k of about 75 % road (to get to and from trail) and 25% fire roads. Second ride was a local property owner who had an enduro and moto track...about 2 hrs of fun. Had noticed that after this last session....was starting poorly so, popped the valve cover off and checked valve clearance. Found 3 of 4 valve clearances were tight/out of spec. No fooling around, bike in shop to have a good peek at clearance from their mechanics and a leakdown test. Able to connect with original ower who was absolutely meticulous and a valuable resource...anticipate shop will tell me a top end is needed. I have no problems sinking into this as the 2nd owner sold this at a pretty sweet deal and rode it minimally from the first owner. Going through a complete bike withdrawal right now though...gets looked at tomorrow
. Better self-medicate with a beer...TBC
. Better self-medicate with a beer...TBC
That is a completely different engine. You have a 2007 TE450 with a carb, and this thread is about the newer 449 engines.
Nothing wrong with posting here, just want to be clear this thread has little to do with your particular bike.
ripnriding
Husqvarna
AA Class
Thanks for clarifying Coffee...was ripping through all of the posts and fixated on 'highest mileage"
Josh Feller
Husqvarna
B Class
410 miles today!
Josh Feller
Husqvarna
B Class
No engine work?
speedgene
Husqvarna
AA Class
None at all. I know it's naughty, but I've not even checked valve clearances
Oddly, bike still runs as well as it did when I got it (no discernable loss of power noticed). I've just been performing regular oil/filter changes. Saying all that I bet my engine goes pop next time I fire it up!
ascribner
Husqvarna
AA Class
Thanks for clarifying Coffee...was ripping through all of the posts and fixated on 'highest mileage"
Classic...target fixation!
Just thought I'd add FYI, that the maintenance section of the official Husqvarna service manual shows a rebuild necessary at 10,000 km (6200 mi). (new piston, con-rod, crank bearings, clutch, timing change, and valves(?) Not sure what "valves" mean. Maybe a head rebuild too?
The above data is for non-full power up setting. For "full power rating - racing use", the manual says 80 hrs!
Yikes!
The above data is for non-full power up setting. For "full power rating - racing use", the manual says 80 hrs!
Yikes!James Patton
Husqvarna
AA Class
Every dirtbike I have owned had very frequent rebuild requirements. They almost always last at,least twice as,
Long with good care. I would bet some 511's will go 20,000 plus.
Long with good care. I would bet some 511's will go 20,000 plus.
Yeah, I was just throwing that out there since no one else noted it. I'm sure that 80 hour number is for, as Tinken said "...you pin it for 500 miles across the Ca desert..." And I think 10,000 km is pretty reasonable number for a dirtbike.
Rearwheelin
Husqvarna
Pro Class
That means my bike will last me another 19 years !
Tinken
Husqvarna
Pro Class
We did a lot more than a rebuild. Your new crank shaft flows over four times more oil than the stock one, which not only cools the rod bearing, but also the wrist pin, piston and cylinder walls. Coupled with your new Zipty oil mod, yes, your engine is going to last you a very long time.
I think factory rebuild intervals have a little bit of ” planned profit and support”.
They need to justify making a certain number of parts for breakdowns and long term maintenance. For those who follow the book to the letter, the profit on those parts is greater than building the engine as a whole.
Dealers either tell customers that the thing is bullet proof or they can warn the customer that for top performance and reliability, the intervals should be followed as close as possible. Factor in the mechanical ability of the customer as perceived by said dealer as well.
The best way to look at it is that they basically plan on one rebuild per unit made in the normal service support time (7-10 yrs) plus extras for failure and negligence. That means plenty of parts for those of us who don't pin it to win it.
They need to justify making a certain number of parts for breakdowns and long term maintenance. For those who follow the book to the letter, the profit on those parts is greater than building the engine as a whole.
Dealers either tell customers that the thing is bullet proof or they can warn the customer that for top performance and reliability, the intervals should be followed as close as possible. Factor in the mechanical ability of the customer as perceived by said dealer as well.
The best way to look at it is that they basically plan on one rebuild per unit made in the normal service support time (7-10 yrs) plus extras for failure and negligence. That means plenty of parts for those of us who don't pin it to win it.