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

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Safe cruising speed on a stock '07 Te250?

Ron West

Ron West

Husqvarna
AA Class
I'm looking at connecting some trails which will require some road work. I'm trying to stay off major roads, but 45/50 mph will probably be needed to keep up with traffic flow. Would 25 mile road rides at that speed with stock gearing be asking too much? What's a safe cruising RPM?

Thanks,
Ron
 
It shouldn't be a problem. Mine's an 06' and it's been on several rides that had long highway stretches at 55-60 mph. If you are going to have more extended stretches of pavement or fire road bring along a 15 tooth c/s sprocket. It only takes 10 minutes to change and fits with the stock chain.

R/

Mike
 
Good to know thanks! Do you have to get a Husky sprocket or are they standard with other bikes? I've got a Yamaha dealer down the street, and a Cyclegear not too far away.
 
Having put over 500 hours on these motors, In my personal opinion they shouldn't cruise for more than a couple miles at anything over 6500-7000rpm(tops). Anything higher than that is just asking for future valve trouble (which I've seen happen). Cruising at about 6000-6500 is where the motor is happiest(for steady state cruising) & is just below where it starts to ramp up the power delivery. With stock 13-50 you can only cruise at about roughly 40 or so mph at those RPMs. Each tooth added to the front sprocket reduces 6th gear cruising RPM by 500.
The best compromise is 14-50 for mostly dirt riding with shorter road sections.
These bikes desperately need a 7th gear or a wider 5&6th.
 
Thanks, Amazing site............
I was thinking about switching out the rear sprocket, but it looks like the front is a better way to go if you are going to be spending a bit more time at 45 or 50 mph
 
I switched to a 48 rear sprocket. I run a 12T in the tight stuff and swap to a 13,14 for more open desert riding. Stock length chain still works.

R/

Mike
 
I think I'll try a few different set ups. Where do you find "tight stuff" around here? I took the bike to Cahuilla Creek yesterday so I could work the suspension in and setting for my weight. I took my old '02 RM 125 which weights all of 200 lbs soaking wet and I was amazed how light the Te 250 felt riding them back to back. I'm not a track guy, but I had a lot of fun on the Vet track.
 
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