• 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.

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    Thanks for your patience and support!

lightening a te250 for hare and hound racing

T

toby1978

Husqvarna
C Class
hi got a te 250 2006 and have moved from greenlaning in the uk to racing but alot of the road legal stuff adds weight have stripped it down and removed anything i dont need moddified the wiring loom so just enough to run and charge battery (kept it leccy start some weight we can keep) anyway running of subject here
what i would like is any further idears and has anyone removed the remote water bottle on back of engine if so how is it bypassed
any idears welcome great site new to it but been good already
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keep riding pin it to win it:D
 
You can get rid of the catch bottle and run a overflow hose. Also replace your battery with a new ion unit. you'll save about 5lbs. or more just by replacing the battery.
 
If you're running heavy duty tubes, you might save a couple pounds by converting to the Tubliss system. If you're running regular tubes, you won't lose much weight with the conversion. Also, do a little research before you buy tires and get the lighter ones for your terrain. For example, I think that Maxxis tires are pretty heavy compared to, say, Michelin/Pirelli/Dunlop.

I second the move to a lithium ion battery--lots of weight lost there.

You can probably grind off the cast-in mirror mounts from the lever perches--good for a couple ounces.

If you're going for light weight uber alles, then forgo wrap-around handguards, steering damper, skidplates, disc guards...of course, if your terrain necessitates this gear, you'll just have to put up with the weight.

You might want to investigate Ti exhaust systems--you can probably shave a couple pounds that way, too. Of course, sound is an issue.

Ti shock spring.

Run the minimum amount of fuel needed for the distance you're racing, plus a bit as a safety margin.

Lose the headlight and tail light if you haven't already.

Pics?
 
cheers guys thanks for the reply didnt know the batterys were that heavy and same for the tyres as it happens i am running maxxis.
i take it the overflow hose would just hang by the rad like on a 410 i had and i take it the standard pressure cap would be ok or should i replace it for higher or lower pressure cheers
 
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