My wife wants me to travel with her on a trip. It will be one way to help with the kids and then I can ride back. I have a reciever bike carrier but my normal road bike, a KLR, will be very heavy on the back of her Saturn Vue. I am thinking about taking the TE250. The trip will be about 550 miles. Besides being much less comfortable and small tank, what else should I look out for? What sustained RPM should I use? Does anyone have experince with a larger counter sprocket to drop the RPM? There are no mods to the tank or exhaust besides the normal power up. I know it is not ideal. I just do not want to cause any damage.
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Long road trip on a 2009 TE250
- Thread starter hoffa509
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I have done a 300 mile dualsport on it. That was over two days but included alot of sections where I was hard on and off the gas. A more steady throttle should be much easier on it.
ray_ray
Mini-Sponsor
I've done over a thousand before on my 08 TXC250 ... Never REVED it past 6G on the hardtop ... Ran 14\50 gearing so it was slow for american standard of speed .... But this was the reason I went to a 4t machine over a 2t ... I knew I was gonna be doing street riding and a 4t engine just naturally beats a 2t engine for ease of riding here ...
Just gear it up as much as possible ... Maybe a 15T on the front anything under a 50T rear is a plus .... Maybe get some dual sport tires ...ESP for the front .. Knobbies up front just aren't smooth ... And tie a pillow to your buttt or get some silicone injections as that seat will cause permanent damage ... You might wanna change the oil at the 1/2 point also ...
The only damage you should do is normal wear and tear on the bike ... How many rides does it take for you to go 550 miles normally? If you do this ride, you are gonna accelerate this mileage going on the bike ... Also, you should get seriously high gas mileage just cruising down the road ... ESP if you can keep the speed on the lower side ...
Just gear it up as much as possible ... Maybe a 15T on the front anything under a 50T rear is a plus .... Maybe get some dual sport tires ...ESP for the front .. Knobbies up front just aren't smooth ... And tie a pillow to your buttt or get some silicone injections as that seat will cause permanent damage ... You might wanna change the oil at the 1/2 point also ...
The only damage you should do is normal wear and tear on the bike ... How many rides does it take for you to go 550 miles normally? If you do this ride, you are gonna accelerate this mileage going on the bike ... Also, you should get seriously high gas mileage just cruising down the road ... ESP if you can keep the speed on the lower side ...
dave lindsey
Husqvarna
AA Class
The TE 250 is not a street bike...I would'nt do it ever...now the Kawi you have...no problem and its going to ride just fine for a short time on the back of the VUE...good luck.
Slowpoke
Husqvarna
AA Class
It can be done;
15-47 gearing (minimum) This will allow you to cruise at about 60 mph
Airhawk seat cushion - like sitting on a cloud
Spitfire windshield- trust me on this.
Wear a full face street helmet with ear plugs.
This combo will get you close to 80 mpg on the highway.
15-47 gearing (minimum) This will allow you to cruise at about 60 mph
Airhawk seat cushion - like sitting on a cloud
Spitfire windshield- trust me on this.
Wear a full face street helmet with ear plugs.
This combo will get you close to 80 mpg on the highway.
I did 130 one day on my TE250. Used dual sport tires and 13/40 sprockets. The stock seat is bad after an hour but I'd do it again with my Seat Concepts seat.
I always wear ear plugs on the street for any ride over about 30 mins.
Catang5oh
Husqvarna
A Class
I wouldn't sweat it, I have done 200 plus days and im on 12/50 gears. This engine is designed to rev 12k plus rpms, running 7k isn't going to kill it. He'll, I run 9500-10000 on my GSXR everyday to work and back, 22000 miles so far, and it redlined at 15.5. Carry a quart of oil if your sweating the wear and tear, and do a quick oil change half way home. The 13/40 stock gears should be fine.