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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 The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.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!
why call it a 511?
- Thread starter FirstEliminator
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FirstEliminator
Husqvarna
AA Class
Lamp?
Yeah, the 310 sounds very tempting. However, it wil be a while before I get on any bike. Had a bad wreck on August 5th. What my friends tell me is I hit a dip then bump, got bounced off the seat and off the right side of the bike then went face first into a tree at 35-40 mph. August 5th was a Sunday, I woke up in the hospital on Tuesday Aug. 7th. Don't remember the wreck, the pick-up truck, ambulance or helicopter rides. I ended up with a fractured skull into my sinus cavity, broken scapula, 2 fractured ribs and damage to my right knee. Got out of the hospital the following Thursday. It's been 20 days and recovery has been going at a good pace. No more cane or arm sling. Haven't been driving a car yet. Definitely can't ride a bike. Not sure when I will be able to ride. Hopefully I'll be ready for next years enduro season.
One thing I really like about the 310 over the other two bikes is it has electric and kick start. The others only come with electric. Could you add a kickstart to a 449 or 511?
Mark
Yeah, the 310 sounds very tempting. However, it wil be a while before I get on any bike. Had a bad wreck on August 5th. What my friends tell me is I hit a dip then bump, got bounced off the seat and off the right side of the bike then went face first into a tree at 35-40 mph. August 5th was a Sunday, I woke up in the hospital on Tuesday Aug. 7th. Don't remember the wreck, the pick-up truck, ambulance or helicopter rides. I ended up with a fractured skull into my sinus cavity, broken scapula, 2 fractured ribs and damage to my right knee. Got out of the hospital the following Thursday. It's been 20 days and recovery has been going at a good pace. No more cane or arm sling. Haven't been driving a car yet. Definitely can't ride a bike. Not sure when I will be able to ride. Hopefully I'll be ready for next years enduro season.
One thing I really like about the 310 over the other two bikes is it has electric and kick start. The others only come with electric. Could you add a kickstart to a 449 or 511?
Mark
No. It will push start in a pinch.
We rode a stock TE449 and my stock TE511 back to back and you could notice a difference especially off the bottom. Your chart shows a good difference int he 2-5K RPM and then again on top. As it is only 30cc you can't expect much but it is there. I usually get the smaller bike (450 verses 510, WR250 verses the WR300) but in this case and as the stroke and crank were the same I opted for the 511 for a few more free HP.
Tinken
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Great picture Kelly, love it. Here are the specifications I have on the 2011 TE 449/511 I received from Husqvarna some time ago.
2011 TE 449 - 38/kW (50.9 bhp)
2011 TE 511 - 42/kW (56.3 bhp)
4 kW difference or approx. 10.5% more kW with the 511. 5-6 hp respectively stock, just figure 10% depending on the upgrades to each bike.
For reference:
2011 KTM 450 exc - 38.5/Kw
2011 KTM 530 exc - 41/Kw
2011 KLX 450 - 41.5/kW
2011 TE 449 - 38/kW (50.9 bhp)
2011 TE 511 - 42/kW (56.3 bhp)
4 kW difference or approx. 10.5% more kW with the 511. 5-6 hp respectively stock, just figure 10% depending on the upgrades to each bike.
For reference:
2011 KTM 450 exc - 38.5/Kw
2011 KTM 530 exc - 41/Kw
2011 KLX 450 - 41.5/kW
thanks, was a fun day. The 449 was borrowed by MotosportzMike and that and a few rides on my 511 and his much loved 510 was up for sale and a 511 in his garage ASAP. He said he loved it just did not know how much.
From the same day. (BTW this area is mainly tight trees and single track trail but the open areas make for better pix)
R-J van Hulst
Husqvarna
Pro Class
I have a WB 165 and it looks like WR 125 
And I will make no effort to make it look differently
Quite some passion is thrown in this thread but the fact is that marketing has a say in the NR and sometimes its just a technical team decision in the factory to give it a NR or name.
I used to repair televisions in my younger years and at a certain time the chassis (all internals) of the televisions where given woman names????
on all technical documentation (European brand)
it turns out that it where the names of the female administrative workers of the department that developed these chassis.
but to come back to it the first line is a very good example
why do we call it WB 165 and some refer to WR 165
WR = wide ratio or wild racing
CR = close ration or close racing
WB = wild and brutal
165 Is it really 165 CC
or is the reason that it is just bigger then the 150 (which is actually 144cc)
I just start it and ride it and enjoy it
Robert-Jan
And I will make no effort to make it look differently
Quite some passion is thrown in this thread but the fact is that marketing has a say in the NR and sometimes its just a technical team decision in the factory to give it a NR or name.
I used to repair televisions in my younger years and at a certain time the chassis (all internals) of the televisions where given woman names????
on all technical documentation (European brand)it turns out that it where the names of the female administrative workers of the department that developed these chassis.
but to come back to it the first line is a very good example
why do we call it WB 165 and some refer to WR 165
WR = wide ratio or wild racing
CR = close ration or close racing
WB = wild and brutal
165 Is it really 165 CC
or is the reason that it is just bigger then the 150 (which is actually 144cc)
I just start it and ride it and enjoy it
Robert-Jan
Uh...what? Why?
krieg
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Sure they are. And the Moon is going to break free from Earth's gravity and get sucked into a black hole. Dogs and Cats will be living together and cross-breeding. Cold fusion will be perfected and all internal combustion engines will be obsolete overnight. Farts will stop smelling bad.... ETC.
FirstEliminator
Husqvarna
AA Class
Sure they are. And the Moon is going to break free from Earth's gravity and get sucked into a black hole. Dogs and Cats will be living together and cross-breeding. Cold fusion will be perfected and all internal combustion engines will be obsolete overnight. Farts will stop smelling bad.... ETC.
Gosh, that will be good news for my wife and co-workers. However, personally I don't think my farts smell that bad, although not many people have agreed so far. Hooray 510!
No promise of the return of the 510, just possible to have new x-lite based motor series including a 450. Sorry.
FirstEliminator
Husqvarna
AA Class
For all the same reasons it would be wrong to put 430 stickers on a new 300.
If you're o-k with it, why stop at 511? Call it a 1011 or milion-11. That would sound unbeatable.
Here is a way to increase sales, throw some Yamaha and Honda stickers on the new 511 so more sheep will buy them. It's just a sticker....right? A little embellishment or a lot of deception shouldn't matter as long as it's somewhere in the fine print.
Personally I am annoyed with any deception. If you're o-k with riding whatever it is as long as it starts. Then so be it.
If you're o-k with it, why stop at 511? Call it a 1011 or milion-11. That would sound unbeatable.
Here is a way to increase sales, throw some Yamaha and Honda stickers on the new 511 so more sheep will buy them. It's just a sticker....right? A little embellishment or a lot of deception shouldn't matter as long as it's somewhere in the fine print.
Personally I am annoyed with any deception. If you're o-k with riding whatever it is as long as it starts. Then so be it.
I certainly hope not. My TE511 is one of the best Huskys I have ever owned. Great do it all bike.
Using a number on a vehicle that isn't the vehicles engine displacement is not a new thing. The 1965 Shelby GT350 Mustang had a 289ci motor in it and the 1967 Shelby GT500 mustang had a 428ci motor. Carol Shelby estimated the distance between 2 buildings and thought the number sounded cool. The 2008 GT500 had a 5.4L motor, way under 500ci. The Galaxy 500 never had a 500ci motor. The new Chrysler 300 actually has an engine well over 300ci in it. The Oldsmobile 442 came with a 400ci or 455ci motor depending on the year. Sometimes a number exists for a vehicle just to show what group it belongs to or what model it replaced. The 511 replaced the 510 that's all. It's not supposed to be deceitful in any way.
Neesmo31
Husqvarna
A Class
So the little green circle on this picture is the ONLY reason your turned off the bike? Nothing else? No other logical reason?
I personally own a "510", but its 501cc. That NEVER put me off buying it, because when your riding, the number on the side doesnt count for sqaut when you have 50+ hp at your command under your right hand. Also if your worried about how many cc's are under your bum when riding, then your not concentrating on the track!
I personally own a "510", but its 501cc. That NEVER put me off buying it, because when your riding, the number on the side doesnt count for sqaut when you have 50+ hp at your command under your right hand. Also if your worried about how many cc's are under your bum when riding, then your not concentrating on the track!