Hello Everyone,
I am the proud new owner of a 2008 TC 510. I have about 5 rides on the bike now and I like it very much. Four of the 5 rides were at a place called McNutt in British Columbia Canada. For those of you who have never ridden there, it's gnarly, rocky, rooted, muddy, and steep single track. It's a workout and definitely the 510 isn't the ideal bike to have at McNutt (trials bikes are a common sight at McNutt) but it holds it's own as long as I can hold on. For being a huge 4-stroke without a fan, the bike resists steaming well. The other ride I took it on had some more open trails and the 510 really came in to it's own. For a big bike, it corners amazingly well.
I have ridden a lot of Italian bikes in the last 5 years, new and old; Ducati's, Moto Guzzi's, and even a Laverda. If I were to ride my 510 blind and after the ride sombody asked me where it was made, I would say Italy right away. I think it's something about Italian steel frames. There is just something different about the feel of an Italian bike when you ring it's neck around corners. My Husky reminds me of what an offroad Ducati Superbike might feel like.
I have searched this forum and I too am dealing with some suspension woes. I bled the fork and I think it's actually pretty good, even with the stock settings offroad. I have always preferred motocross bikes with the stiff standard motocross suspension offroad. I might take a bit of high speed compression out of the fork to see how it feels but first I need to get the bike balanced, which brings me to the shock.
The Sachs shock itself is amazing, probably better than the Kayaba on my last bike, which was a yz250 2-stroke. The rear spring however, feels way too soft. With my race sag set at 100mm, my static sag is only 12mm. I weigh 185lbs with no gear and I am a good intermediate level rider. The Race Tech online spring calculator recommends going from the stock 5.6kg/mm spring on my bike to a 6.4kg/mm spring. That's mega stiff and I don't know if I trust their online "black box." Maybe somebody on this forum could point me in the right direction in terms of what spring rate might be best for me.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Frank
I am the proud new owner of a 2008 TC 510. I have about 5 rides on the bike now and I like it very much. Four of the 5 rides were at a place called McNutt in British Columbia Canada. For those of you who have never ridden there, it's gnarly, rocky, rooted, muddy, and steep single track. It's a workout and definitely the 510 isn't the ideal bike to have at McNutt (trials bikes are a common sight at McNutt) but it holds it's own as long as I can hold on. For being a huge 4-stroke without a fan, the bike resists steaming well. The other ride I took it on had some more open trails and the 510 really came in to it's own. For a big bike, it corners amazingly well.
I have ridden a lot of Italian bikes in the last 5 years, new and old; Ducati's, Moto Guzzi's, and even a Laverda. If I were to ride my 510 blind and after the ride sombody asked me where it was made, I would say Italy right away. I think it's something about Italian steel frames. There is just something different about the feel of an Italian bike when you ring it's neck around corners. My Husky reminds me of what an offroad Ducati Superbike might feel like.
I have searched this forum and I too am dealing with some suspension woes. I bled the fork and I think it's actually pretty good, even with the stock settings offroad. I have always preferred motocross bikes with the stiff standard motocross suspension offroad. I might take a bit of high speed compression out of the fork to see how it feels but first I need to get the bike balanced, which brings me to the shock.
The Sachs shock itself is amazing, probably better than the Kayaba on my last bike, which was a yz250 2-stroke. The rear spring however, feels way too soft. With my race sag set at 100mm, my static sag is only 12mm. I weigh 185lbs with no gear and I am a good intermediate level rider. The Race Tech online spring calculator recommends going from the stock 5.6kg/mm spring on my bike to a 6.4kg/mm spring. That's mega stiff and I don't know if I trust their online "black box." Maybe somebody on this forum could point me in the right direction in terms of what spring rate might be best for me.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Frank
