• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Austria - About 2014 & Newer
     FE = 4st Enduro & FC = 4st Cross

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FE/FC Will I kill my TE450 riding road 20-30 mins a day to commute?

Phil_TE450

Phil_TE450

Husqvarna
Hi All,

First time on here so sorry if im posting in the wrong thread.

I have recently purchased a 07 TE450, I wanted a bike that I can commute in and out of work, about 20-30 mins, then shoot out to the national park or blue mountains from Sydney every 2/3 weeks.

I've read a lot that this bike is not to be ridden other than short 10 minute rides between trails. I am concerned I have bought the complete wrong bike.

Any help or advice here would be great as I dont want to damage the engine on city riding. I did ride it back from Cronulla, looong ride for such a bike but going forward I would be looking at 45 min out to the national park.

Has anyone on here driven a 450TE on road regularly? Should I sell and buy another bike? I used to own a Suzuki DRZ250 which was fine, just wanted more power.

Finally, i am looking to insure the bike and there's two model options for the 2007 TE450 MY07 and MY05, my rego has no mention of which model my bike is, is there any way i can find this out?

Cheers
 
Firstly yeah your in the Austrian section not BMW/itallian as your bikes 07.

Secondly you should be fine commuting on that rig.
Just keep ontop of servicing an oil changes and you should be golden.
 
Yeah if you're worried about it maybe swap to a larger countersprocket or a smaller rear sprocket to reduce RPMs at highway speeds
 
I had an 06 TE510 that for a summer I was commuting 97miles round trip a day on. Fastest roads were 55mph and I had no problems. I did what Teeszy said and dropped 2 teeth off the rear.
 
that bike that you purchased is really a trail bike. not too enjoyable on the road. internal gearing is wrong for that and no counterbalancer. I would say it is the wrong bike to commute daily on. you will wear the motor out and not have any fun doing it. use it to connect trails . Dan
 
Lol wrong bike pmsl I'm on a 360 2smoke an commute 14miles each way most days. Last engine re build was two years ago. Still got good compression.
Wearing the motor out... they're made to be used for enduro that's a hella harsh environment compared to the road.

Just keep ontop of those oil and filter changes. Check your valves. You will be fine.
An I enjoy my ride even on a bog wheel, better than being in a car any day.
 
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