Hi guys, im new here but thought id post my thoughts on the tc449
ive been on yamahas for the past 5 years racing but 2 years ago switched to husky and have really enjoyed the experience. After the 24hr world record mx ride last year i did and a heap of racing since we have really put the bikes through some tough tests and they have come up cheering. At first i was a little bit worried reading some of the reports coming out about the bike, but in the same token and not trying to sound big headed i really dont like reading reports from some guy with a laptime on a motocross track similar to what my mum could do.
some of the bike mags think the bike feels heavy and nuetral?????????
to me the bike is neither..........its different
for example with a conventional bike with 7 litres of fuel mounted up high its very easy to get off axis, and leaning into a turn....standing it up is a different story, the husky you put more body english into getting it in but a lot less getting it out of a turn, its not harder than a normal bike to tip in, just different. ive only been able to test the bike so far on my private mx and sx track but as far as the ability to move the bike in the air, i felt at home straight away. you can whip the thing upside down and get it back with no fuss at all imo.
the traction is interesting, it drives very well off some of my hard pack turns has very little rear end skip in braking bumps but is more difficult to get to drift into a turn, i find im using some lightly differnt lines on my well worn track. as far as acceleration i find it very easy to get on the gas really early and you can ride it like a two stroke if you will and steer it with the rear or over the front as it is very neutral.
it does ride a little high in the rear but with extra sag it is fixible, the stock forks are soft but with a harsh feel but still handle the mx stuff here at home pretty well and the only section of my sx track i wont do is a rather large rythem section. if you land hard on the gas though....like you should its reasonable and wont take to much tweaking to get right. im am looking forward to trying some different valving though at both ends for more agressive riding.
the motor is electric smooth, no hit, no jolt but deceptively quick for a stock bike. i think people like journos will say its slow because they are used to spinning and sliding around and thinking this is fast. i have two reasonable quick straights on my track that ive had a few small moments on thinking shit will i stop here at the end........ partly because of the drive on the choppy ground the bike gets into the starights is so good with the new shock setup but still the motor is no slouch.
once i get my motor done and suspension ill try to post some laps of my tracks here but after about 3 hours on my mx track my times are within about 1.5 seconds of my best times on last years race bike.
i think a big must for people thinking the bike handles not so good or isnt to powerfull is get rid of the stock michelin tyres (if thats what yours come with) i changed them out as i was no where on them andf instantly felt at home on the pirelli, mid hard 454
that and some better wider footpegs is all ive touched but the tyres transformed the bike and would be part of the reason for some of the , "it turns ok and is sort of powerfull reviews around"
cheers
ive been on yamahas for the past 5 years racing but 2 years ago switched to husky and have really enjoyed the experience. After the 24hr world record mx ride last year i did and a heap of racing since we have really put the bikes through some tough tests and they have come up cheering. At first i was a little bit worried reading some of the reports coming out about the bike, but in the same token and not trying to sound big headed i really dont like reading reports from some guy with a laptime on a motocross track similar to what my mum could do.
some of the bike mags think the bike feels heavy and nuetral?????????
to me the bike is neither..........its different
for example with a conventional bike with 7 litres of fuel mounted up high its very easy to get off axis, and leaning into a turn....standing it up is a different story, the husky you put more body english into getting it in but a lot less getting it out of a turn, its not harder than a normal bike to tip in, just different. ive only been able to test the bike so far on my private mx and sx track but as far as the ability to move the bike in the air, i felt at home straight away. you can whip the thing upside down and get it back with no fuss at all imo.
the traction is interesting, it drives very well off some of my hard pack turns has very little rear end skip in braking bumps but is more difficult to get to drift into a turn, i find im using some lightly differnt lines on my well worn track. as far as acceleration i find it very easy to get on the gas really early and you can ride it like a two stroke if you will and steer it with the rear or over the front as it is very neutral.
it does ride a little high in the rear but with extra sag it is fixible, the stock forks are soft but with a harsh feel but still handle the mx stuff here at home pretty well and the only section of my sx track i wont do is a rather large rythem section. if you land hard on the gas though....like you should its reasonable and wont take to much tweaking to get right. im am looking forward to trying some different valving though at both ends for more agressive riding.
the motor is electric smooth, no hit, no jolt but deceptively quick for a stock bike. i think people like journos will say its slow because they are used to spinning and sliding around and thinking this is fast. i have two reasonable quick straights on my track that ive had a few small moments on thinking shit will i stop here at the end........ partly because of the drive on the choppy ground the bike gets into the starights is so good with the new shock setup but still the motor is no slouch.
once i get my motor done and suspension ill try to post some laps of my tracks here but after about 3 hours on my mx track my times are within about 1.5 seconds of my best times on last years race bike.
i think a big must for people thinking the bike handles not so good or isnt to powerfull is get rid of the stock michelin tyres (if thats what yours come with) i changed them out as i was no where on them andf instantly felt at home on the pirelli, mid hard 454
that and some better wider footpegs is all ive touched but the tyres transformed the bike and would be part of the reason for some of the , "it turns ok and is sort of powerfull reviews around"
cheers
