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

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TE 310, TE 449 or TE 511

T Stretch

T Stretch

Husqvarna
B Class
I just sold my TE 630 and want a street legal dual sport. The TE 630 was stuck in between being a good dirt bike and a mediocre street bike. I want a good dirt bike that is street legal. My last smaller bike was a Yamaha XT250. It was small and some what light and that was it. No power, etc. I am going to get one of these three bikes. Who can recommend what and why? Thanks I need help. :banghead:
 
The 449 would be OK with a lot of snap for the dirt. If you're use to a little more power and not to worried about really tight S/T stuff. The new 511 would be my choice. It would fair a little better on the street that the 449 also.:thumbsup:
 
Do you want to rip down the road over 65MPH for 30 minutes or less?
Do you want a assault vehicle that can carry you on a great adventure and still come up smelling like a rose?
Do you need a vehicle that can do over 65MPH?
I have that in my stable. Mine/Its the 08 TE 450. A little tamer than the 510 and all the power I need for my 220 lb Arse.
 
If you want very nimble and limited street get the 310. If you want more street prowess and good dirt bike maybe the 449/511. The new bike is a very unknown right now but I believe will be a great bike. Might have better road manners and ability than the 310. the 310 is going to be the ultimate light dirtbike with a plate.
 
Isn't the weight pretty much the same for the 449 or the 511? Why the 449 over the 511? No one commented yet about the 310.
 
The 511 is only a bigger bore then the 449, so doing the big bore on a 449 should be real easy. I put a 310 kit with 310 ecu on a '08 TE 250. That bike is a blast! The new x-lite '11 310 looks to have even more motor. I don't think you can go wrong with either of those '11 TE's as a plated dirt bike. I don't think you will like any of them on the pavement though. I would be torn between '11 the 310 and 511.
 
Motosportz;128120 said:
If you want very nimble and limited street get the 310. If you want more street prowess and good dirt bike maybe the 449/511. The new bike is a very unknown right now but I believe will be a great bike. Might have better road manners and ability than the 310. the 310 is going to be the ultimate light dirtbike with a plate.
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You just beat me out. I don't really need the road except to connect from one OHV to another. They are tigtening up. I live 5 miles from Hang Town so that would be one of the longer rides on the road. When I go up to the mountains I will put it on a trailer.
 
I own an 08 te450 with the power up kit and it is a dirt bike with a plate. It screams up any incline, handles all my dirty ideas and pats me on the head. It does single track, it flies down double track and the 6th gear rolls to 90km. at 6000rpm. I love my te450. Anyone can ride any bike on pavement. The te450 never tries to be a street bike. It is truly a street legal dirt bike.
 
XLEnduroMan;128122 said:
The 511 is only a bigger bore then the 449, so doing the big bore on a 449 should be real easy.
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Is the 511 a bigger bore? I thought it was just a longer stroke which made it slightly tamer.:excuseme:

I just sold my TE 630 and want a street legal dual sport.
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T Stretch if you're going to slap it on a trailer instead of riding to you favourite spot by all means a 310 would be the weapon of choice.
I thought you wanted something that would stand up to a little more road abuse with just coming off a 630.
:cheers:
 
wallybean;128279 said:
That new TE310 looks like my idea of a multipurpose dirt bike. I am saving my sheckels for one.
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Agree...Me saving 2. Looking like the TE310 is going to be a big seller for Husqvarna..
 
Yep goning to sell the wr250f my son rides and get him the 310, he is ready for it. Then again I might give him my 2010 310 and get the 2011 what do you recon?
 
If the TE 310 is significantly more powerful and handles better than my 08 txc, sign me up for one. I wonder if it would make a good vet bike...
 
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