shifting question

[richard kersten]

I have the 12 te 310 , took it for a ride on the street today with just my regular shoes on , bike has 500 miles on it got it new 7 mos ago , changed the oil after 300 miles , Question is my cruiser shifts really smooth , and my 310 is really stiff , feels fine in dirt with my riding boots on , but with a pair of regular boots wasn t much fun , is this a break in thing that will smooth out over time or is it just how dirt bikes are , new to them so could use ur opinion. thank you.

 

[Alberto]

in my case, engine and shifting became softer with some time and miles on it, but not too much..

 

[268fords]

My TE 510 is the same way, has been since I got it at 695 miles. 2200 now

 

[bud7041]

250 is like that also, bit embarrassing going past some school kid and it happens.lol

 

[ray_ray]

Shifting might be a little subjective but none of my Huskies have ever been a toeClick shift bike.... The lower RPM shifting is not a soccer kick but I'm aware of "do not miss this shift" from time to time ...I've also noticed that at the higher RPMs shifting gets easier ... Not exactly sure where ...maybe 8K or so, just a guess as I have no tach ... This is the type of action I ~almost expect from Huskies ... If you wanna take something away from the bottom, ok, but you need to add something extra when I get to the top side ...

 

[AlwynMike]

Try a change of oil - and I mean the make of oil you use.

My dealer used to put Mobil oil in his bikes - wouldn't touch anything else as he'd had good results with it.
Then he changed one of his customer bikes to Castrol (as recommended by Husky), and said how much smoother the clutch and gearchange action was. He now uses Castrol in his customer 250/310 bikes!

These of course may not have the same formulation on your side of the pond, but it's worth a try for the few dollars it costs to change the oil.

And by the way - mine is quite stiff too!
Just don't ride with thin boots

Mike

 

[reveille]

Mine is still stiff at 1400 miles and 60 hours. It's a race bike made for winning Enduro races so the gearbox was designed accordingly.

 

[eel125]

I think it's the shoes. I had running sneakers on the other day while taking a ride on the street I couldn't believe how much the top of my foot hurt.

 

[Sparks will Fly]

Try a change of oil - and I mean the make of oil you use.

My dealer used to put Mobil oil in his bikes - wouldn't touch anything else as he'd had good results with it.
Then he changed one of his customer bikes to Castrol (as recommended by Husky), and said how much smoother the clutch and gearchange action was. He now uses Castrol in his customer 250/310 bikes!

These of course may not have the same formulation on your side of the pond, but it's worth a try for the few dollars it costs to change the oil.

And by the way - mine is quite stiff too!
Just don't ride with thin boots

Mike

Hey mate you don't know which Castrol oil it is by any chance? Prod number maybe?