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

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Improvements to 2013 TE449 over 2011?

ScottyR

ScottyR

Husqvarna
AA Class
I had a 2011 TE449 and really liked the bike as a dual sport/trail bike - Race bike no way. I am seriously considering picking up a 13 449 just because they are sooo cheap.

Bring me up to speed on what has changed on the 449 since 2011? I remember mine being kind of slow for a 450. Not terrible, but not as fast as it should be. I had the Akra slip on and the race map. What else is proven to bump up the hp? JD tuner?

The bike will NEVER be raced. I have a new 13 KTM 250XC in my garage for that. It would be just used for trail riding where a plate is required.
 
New graphics, black frame, simplified wiring harness, no key, hydraulic clutch ignition switch thing, 4mm diff in the rear shock. Mechanically/internally pretty much unchanged as far as I'm aware.
 
They might be mechanically/internally pretty much unchanged, but I'll tell you what, the bone stock '13 that I rode in November didn't need *anything.* I thought it ran GREAT and had PLENTY of power. I loved the traction (in the snow) and the general feel of the bike, and I really liked how the clutch felt and behaved. In talking to folks around the campfire that night, it seems that the '13 might be tuned a little differently than '11 and '12. If I could finance more than a candy bar I'd have one.
 
The ECU tuning, which was the primary improvement people addressed on '11-12 models seems to be an area that Husky keeps getting better at and that accounts for much of how well the newer bikes work out of the box.

It was easy to make an '11 run great, now apparently all you have to do is buy a '13 an push the starter button.
 
ScottyR said:
I had a 2011 TE449 and really liked the bike as a dual sport/trail bike - Race bike no way. I am seriously considering picking up a 13 449 just because they are sooo cheap.

Bring me up to speed on what has changed on the 449 since 2011? I remember mine being kind of slow for a 450. Not terrible, but not as fast as it should be. I had the Akra slip on and the race map. What else is proven to bump up the hp? JD tuner?

The bike will NEVER be raced. I have a new 13 KTM 250XC in my garage for that. It would be just used for trail riding where a plate is required.
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The JD6X added considerable punch to both my '11 TXC511 and 449. I know the '13s run better stock, though I suspect that all evens out once the JD is added.
 
Well, my 11 449 was on the slow side by 450 stds. It wasn't a dog, but a 450 Berg was definitely faster.
 
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