• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

TXC310 holeshot my competition

MikeB

MikeB

Husqvarna
AA Class
AMRA in Az had a little race at Canyon MX track - Destry's home away from home and he won the pro class.
I lined up the 310 against a about 10 bikes on the 4th row - live engine start - and the 310 with a Rekluse busted the hole shot with a smooth 2nd gear start. I don't ride MX tracks very often and had to figure out what to do since the first mile was MX. The 310 with a trials tire was far more capable than me and kept me upright and bouncing forward while casing most of the doubles. Fortunately the course consisted of 1 mile of MX, 1/2 mile of enduroX, 6 miles of rocks, and 1 1/2 miles of deep deep silt and sand. I passed almost 20 riders from earlier rows on lap 1 and maybe 10 more on laps 2 and 3.
The 310 had more than enough power which combined with the extra traction of the trials tire and tubliss, and the way it puts down 4 stroke power - made passes like a big bike. Part of the ease of passing had to do with the ability to carry more speed thru turns and run lines other bikes couldn't. The steering was F1 quick and it remained absolutely stable at all times (even really cross rutted in the silt)
I'll try to get some pictures and video up - right now I need a nights sleep.
 
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma-JDw12of0&feature=g-upl


Sorry about the tap-tap-tap, my drink tube mouthpiece was hitting the GoPro. I started on the 4th of 5 rows - about 12 per row. Finished 1st in my class (60+) and 4th overall "C" class. Don't know why the bike stalled a few times ? The 1st guy I got behind and the guy in white on the Kawi I accidentally rammed when they slowed unexpectedly - the GoPro doesn't really show how close I was to riders in front - but it does make the passes look all the more impressive because one moment the rider in front is a good distance away - and then it's like the 310 hits turbo and I fly past !
 
MikeB said:
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma-JDw12of0&feature=g-upl

Sorry about the tap-tap-tap, my drink tube mouthpiece was hitting the GoPro. I started on the 4th of 5 rows - about 12 per row. Finished 1st in my class (60+) and 4th overall "C" class. Don't know why the bike stalled a few times ? The 1st guy I got behind and the guy in white on the Kawi I accidentally rammed when they slowed unexpectedly - the GoPro doesn't really show how close I was to riders in front - but it does make the passes look all the more impressive because one moment the rider in front is a good distance away - and then it's like the 310 hits turbo and I fly past !
Click to expand...

I'm still watching the video and its really cool so far ... You and the 310 are really putting on some really cool passing ...Like that uphill at the 3:14 where some were stuck on the hill and you ground past them and kept going .... :))

You made jumping over that enduro cross stuff very easy ... Thats the scary stuff to me ....
 
MikeB said:
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma-JDw12of0&feature=g-upl


Sorry about the tap-tap-tap, my drink tube mouthpiece was hitting the GoPro. I started on the 4th of 5 rows - about 12 per row. Finished 1st in my class (60+) and 4th overall "C" class. Don't know why the bike stalled a few times ? The 1st guy I got behind and the guy in white on the Kawi I accidentally rammed when they slowed unexpectedly - the GoPro doesn't really show how close I was to riders in front - but it does make the passes look all the more impressive because one moment the rider in front is a good distance away - and then it's like the 310 hits turbo and I fly past !
Click to expand...


Awesome Vid, you rocked that race! That sealed the deal, I am saving for a recluse for my 310!
 
Hey Mike, nice race. You were blowing by everyone. Those rock sections looked nasty.
You must have the technique.
What rear sprocket tooth count were you running for the race?

I'm up here at East Ft. Rock, Oregon riding in 4-6 inches of snow with a bunch of other inmates here for the NW Husky get-together. 32 deg today with snow flurries, great day.
My 310 is running great with a 47 tooth rear.
Thanks for the vid.
Dave
 
Hey Dave - how was Idaho?
I went back to the stock 50 tooth on the back but kept the longer chain which put the rear axle back to the end. Re-adjusted sag and added a click of front compression to compensate. She slides a little better now and doesn't have the tendancy to stand up under acceleration when the trials rear tire hooks up.
The Husky just soaks stuff up - I just sit on it and have confidence. The 90-100 Pirelli MXMH on front also helps make rocks disappear and slows the steering just a tiny bit (which is good), and floats thru the deep sand and silt pretty well too (very well for a hard pack tire).
 
Mike:
I never made Idaho, external events killed my plans. My brother made it though, said the riding at Danskin was great. Next summer I'll make it, but probably more up where you were.
I like how you can dial-in your bike's dynamics. I'll have to think about what I need and try some things.
That trials tire is the secret weapon I think. I was riding in the snow today with someone who uses a trials tire. He had no problem with traction. Just like a snow tire!
I need a new front tire, I have to give that MXMH a look.
After a 30 mile ride today, in some tough, slippery snow conditions, I like my 310. It really makes me a much better rider and that Akrapovic really gives it the torque through the whole range, which I really needed today. Thanks! Dave
 
Finally got a photo of the start - 2nd gear upshift to 3rd and 4th - 50 yards to right turn down hill where picture was taken - funny how few are still in sight. Guy behind me is on KTM350 - I saw him out of the corner of my eye a little off the start but the little Husky pulled harder.
42504434-BigBikesC-RGP-11-4-2012_0054.jpg
 
MikeB said:
Finally got a photo of the start - 2nd gear upshift to 3rd and 4th - 50 yards to right turn down hill where picture was taken - funny how few are still in sight. Guy behind me is on KTM350 - I saw him out of the corner of my eye a little off the start but the little Husky pulled harder.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the post and thats a great racing attitude that I very much need to apply it to my racing here ...
 
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice -- I am thinking of selling my 450te and my new 510 te 2007 that i bought and just stands in my house with 500km on the clock --at 59 i think a 310 will be more up my alley and not so wild :thumbsup:
 
A real single track race today near Wikeup, Az. Dead engine start so I started in 3rd gear since the electic start spins better in 3rd than in 2nd (and I have a left hand rear brake with a Rekluse clutch). Bike started at the same time a KTM 350 next to me did ... he pulled me a little until he shifted ... and I wanted the first turn more than he did (and I had the inside line). So technically it counts as another holeshot doesn't it?
 
Blazes said:
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice -- I am thinking of selling my 450te and my new 510 te 2007 that i bought and just stands in my house with 500km on the clock --at 59 i think a 310 will be more up my alley and not so wild :thumbsup:
Click to expand...

I went from a 450R to a WB165... and have been on the 2t for the past 100+ hrs... I stopped riding the 450r in the woods cuz it's just to much of a monster. I got a chance to try a 310 a few weeks ago... I thought it was going to me to much for my liking, but I have to say that 310 is a KILLER woods bike (if your into the 4t thing). Very smooth power, and handles really well I thought.. I can't stress how much I liked the motor (for a 4t)...
 
Got a decent start off the line considering I was in 3rd gear. Tried really hard to be patient although I knew the guys off the front few rows didn't have to (get to) pass as many guys as I did. I lost about 30 seconds from the start to the scoring line and about 3 minutes over the next few miles following guys. It's all for fun so there was no sense putting anyone in danger with risky passes.
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QuDLOcTRic
 
MikeB said:
Got a decent start off the line considering I was in 3rd gear. Tried really hard to be patient although I knew the guys off the front few rows didn't have to (get to) pass as many guys as I did. I lost about 30 seconds from the start to the scoring line and about 3 minutes over the next few miles following guys. It's all for fun so there was no sense putting anyone in danger with risky passes.
Click to expand...

Thats pretty much my attitude on tracks and on trails also ...

Blakelpd5 said:
I went from a 450R to a WB165... and have been on the 2t for the past 100+ hrs... I stopped riding the 450r in the woods cuz it's just to much of a monster. I got a chance to try a 310 a few weeks ago... I thought it was going to me to much for my liking, but I have to say that 310 is a KILLER woods bike (if your into the 4t thing). Very smooth power, and handles really well I thought.. I can't stress how much I liked the motor (for a 4t)...
Click to expand...

I'm back on a WR250 after 3 yrs on TXC250 and 4t are good bikes but I'll be on the WR lots more I think ... I'd also guess that 310 would be more perfect than any 250 4t engine ...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top