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

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Interesting.....

"long-ratio, or six-speed box will be offered, but not as standard, as that would mean re-homologation. Instead, you can take your bike back to the factory and have the gears retro-fitted (this gets around the need to re-homologate). Not ideal, but perhaps the only real world compromise for a small company on a budget."
 
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I would not change it to the 6 speed transmission. I would however give it a 50% increase in horsepower and swap out the suspension for Marzocchi.
 
Seems OK to me... I think to really stand out, they need to sell the bikes in power up mode from the get-go, and wide gear ratio with 6 gears. That would make it a true weapon for adventures and unique imo.
 
I thought the KYMCO engine and oil cooler section was interesting (as well as the 35,000 mile rebuild anecdote.) Can anyone get 1L of oil into a stock TE449/511? What about on the other platforms that feature the KYMCO?

Another observation-fuel capacity for this bike looks good.
 
Fuel capacity is 4.5 gallons, pretty nice. But the engine is completely stock, stock BMW, which is frightening. This is not a Husqvarna upgraded engine.
 
i've been building my old '04 wr450f into basically what this bike is - just because it was too good of a bike to sell for what people would pay. a couple thousand later and i've got an adventure bike like this one (minus the fairings) - it CERTAINLY fills a void in the market by building an adventure "race" bike (lightweight, and a true dirt bike engine with 'snap' ). pretty cool IMO


i know a lot of the ADV guys go through some gnarly stuff on their big bikes - but i like going fast and the heavier the bike, the harder it is to push (for me at least)
 
Tinken said:
Fuel capacity is 4.5 gallons, pretty nice. But the engine is completely stock, stock BMW, which is frightening. This is not a Husqvarna upgraded engine.
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thats my concern to given the mission of this bike. They should have also included and nice big oil tank so it holds about 2 quarts. I do like the effort though.
 
I would have some concern for the motor also.

A better engine option might have been an older lc4 motor. Over spec'd but still lots of torquey and mild power delivery. My mate has made his 400 into a ~525 adventure by hybreeding with the 600. Doubt Ktm would sell/lease it though.
 
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