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

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Weight reduction. Te511

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huskylove

Husqvarna
Pro Class
Come on guys, whatcha got?

Remove turn signals,

Slip on exhaust to get rid of the boat anchor,

Fenderectomy,

Swap to a lithium battery,

Remove airbox and run a velocity stack and pod filter?,

What else have you guys come up with?
 
Yep. Pipe several pounds. Earth X battery a couple more, rear license hanger and turn signals, went to sicass flush mt.
Front turn signals went to sicass signals in handguards. Probably 10 to 12 pounds. Puts it as light as some off road I used FMF
Onlys..
 
I'd leave the air filter setup, don't think you will loose much there but maybe.

I have a TE511 and want a TC449 for just that reason. Love the platform. Want to keep my TE511 all fat with goodies for DSing and the TC stripped for off road. the TE is over 10 pounds heavier to start with and I have added probably 10 plus more. A 449 that weighs 20 plus pounds less than a bike i already like would be awesome.
 
I have tossed the fender and turn signals at the rear currently. T tossing rhe fronts next.

working on a lithium earth x battery.

tossing the airbox, plastic front radiator covers, and horn will lose 2.5lbs after the pod filter setup.

I wonder if the supermoto 17" wheels are lighter than the dirt setup?

I am going with a smr front fender...might save some grams not much at all.

already have a fmf slip on.


need more ideas guys!
 
Swap the headlight out for LED/projector lights.

Removing all road related gear and going TC(mx) style will save you about 4kgs. I just ripped all lights/dash and associated wiring off my SMR for track conversion and they came in at just under 4kgs. Which is then added back with radiator guards, hand guards and axle sliders anyway.

Have a big poo before you ride-gotta be half a kilogram right there!

It's that or start drilling holes in your frame (don't recommend!)
 
SM wheel weigh a fair bit. MX wheels would be a lot lighter.
Another thing to think about is the weight of the gear you wear when riding.
 
Just install a pull start off the clutch housing? :-). Would get some interesting looks, no?

It seems the stock headlight and gauge assembly is not much heavier than aftermarket unfortunately :\

What is the tc449 missing?

Turn signals and associated wiring/relays....Throttle body is smaller with less electronics.


Are the tc449 and te511 flywheel the same part number? Where would I check that out at?
 
huskylove said:
Just install a pull start off the clutch housing? :-). Would get some interesting looks, no?

It seems the stock headlight and gauge assembly is not much heavier than aftermarket unfortunately :\

What is the tc449 missing?

Turn signals and associated wiring/relays....Throttle body is smaller with less electronics.


Are the tc449 and te511 flywheel the same part number? Where would I check that out at?
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I hadnt looked into after market dash/lights as it wasn't applicable for my situation. Having said that the stock dash is pretty minimal anyway. Do you really need a dash would be my question? Replace with an hour meter for servicing. As stated there is a fair amount of extra stuff with the TE, headlight/tail light, number plate holder, turn signals and the associated wiring loom, which has approx 3 relays and a rather large bracket for those and the dash to mount to. Then of course Left switchblock is removed, as is horn and front speed sensor. I even took the fork reflectors off! Can also remove the side stand, fairly solid and weighs a bit

Alot of work for 2-4 kgs and for a road/trail bike, youve removed alot of the luxuries.

Im not sure why you want to make the bike so much lighter? Theyre not sinisterly heavy to begin with. As stated Ive removed everything off my SMR as its for track but my TE Ive actually added weight what with bashplate, radiator guards, stegz pegs, disc guards etc.

If youre looking for better response/handling then focus on the unsprung weight. So lighter chain, sprockets etc would help. SMR wheels wont help a great deal, Id dare say theyd be heavier. You could always remove the second tank! That would be 2 kgs right there.
 
Just weighed the fronts.....

Front mx wheel with ready to ride (tire tube disc/spacers etc) 17.5lbs

Front warp 9 supermoto wheel with Dunlop q3, 320mm front rotor TUBELESS (no tube, sealed the rim) 22.5lbs.

So supermoto wheels are VERY heavy. Basically anything I could do to save weight is just reversed by going to supermoto!

That sucks!
 
Sometimes the easiest way to reduce weight is cut the weight of the rider. Lose 20 pounds, go fast. Lose 30 pounds, go faster. Bike is already pretty lean from what I read that you've done already. :)
 
If you bought some Carbon wheels you would see a huge difference.
Unsprung weight reduction is like this. 4kg less unsprung feels like 32kg sprung a factor of 8.

Carbon SM wheels will cost you 3-5k
 
Get Jessie James invloved, remove all body panels, hack 4 inches off the end of the handlebars, remove 6.5L tank at the back, remove one of the radiators, put 50 cc mini bike rims and tires on her. Similar to his sub 12 second Honda civic with a stock motor (ripped everything off it). Would look insane and be great for the drag strip. Id just buy a TC or a WR250 if you want really light weight.
 
huskylove said:
Come on guys, whatcha got?

Remove turn signals,

Slip on exhaust to get rid of the boat anchor,

Fenderectomy,

Swap to a lithium battery,

Remove airbox and run a velocity stack and pod filter?,

What else have you guys come up with?
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I have done all the obvious you mentioned - the battery and exhaust were the most noticeable by far. All said and done, I have shed about 11-12 pounds off the bike. My trials tire (rear) is a full pound lighter, and the front was about 1/2 pound lighter as well - but that was a push as the heavy duty tubes added that back on. If you stick with OEM tubes (they are decent quality actually) there is a couple of pounds there if you choose your tires carefully.

All that being said, I lost about 60 pounds int he past five years - been at my present weight int he 150's for the past 2+ years now. THAT makes a difference!

I know many guys here are fit as fiddles, but many, well, are not. Money spent slimming the bike would be far better spent slimming the belly!
 
I agree. But I am 5' 6" and 140lbs flat. I could use to lose maybe 3lbs if it was put towards increasing strength etc. I am definitely not "fit as fiddles" but surely not overweight. I will say if I did more strength training I could have used it to pick this monster up a few times at holister :)

I hopefully will weight the bike once its all together in supermoto trim. I am on the lookout for a 2001-2002 husky 125 2stroke for dirt. Maybe have to do a Honda cr125 as they are more readily available. I guess that is the "real" way to lose 60lbs off a bike!

So far we got,

Aftermarket exhaust,

Lose turn signals and rear fender extension,

Shorter bars (already done this cut about 2" off each side for lane splitting and helped in the woods actually),

Lighter wheels/tires MX wheels are lighter than supermoto wheels by quite a bit. I have done a tubeless mod to the warp 9's to save a pound or two and they are still quite heavy!

Toss the airbox assembly for a pod filter but reatain the factory velocity stack/elbow (very very very cool piece btw you can see how well it would help to increase the air speed into the throttle body),

Lithium battery,

Maybe some lighter triple clamps? It seems the stock cast ones are pretty good. Maybe someone could make a set of machine aluminum clamps with a titanium stem?

Titanium axles and footpegs would shave some weight.

Is an aftermarket slipper clutch lighter in weight than stock? This would help with rotating mass of the engine and make it snappier/rev easier if it is (the clutch is crank mounted on this bike).


I think the titanium stuff would be just way to crazy and extreme/not worth it.

Not much that is easy to shed off these bikes!
 
huskylove said:
I agree. But I am 5' 6" and 140lbs flat. I could use to lose maybe 3lbs if it was put towards increasing strength etc. I am definitely not "fit as fiddles" but surely not overweight. I will say if I did more strength training I could have used it to pick this monster up a few times at holister :)
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Tires - do some homework and you may be able to save 3-4 pounds in careful tire selection.

At 140...you dont have much to lose bro!
 
No, not trying to race that cost far too much money.

But I used to do tons of supermoto kart track days and had a blast! Coming off that 06 smr450 this te511 feels....a bit heavy/sluggish. SO. I am trying to do everything I can that is not to terribly expensive to make her a bit more lively. I jam on her pretty good on knobbies in the "canyons" so the supermoto setup will be amazing change :)
 
For SM swap out the TE under fender and taillight for the TC under fender. Also remove your headlight and install a TrailTech plastic fill in.
 
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