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Had a friend send me this off the Husky forum site....everything in italics is a cut and paste. sounds to be an interesting bike.
...This is a Quote from Moto Magazine here in the UK that I purchased as it had a article on the Husqvarna factory.
Realistically it takes three or four years to develop and launch brand new motorcycles. But at the Cologne bike show we will show our first new bike, a 300cc with direct injection and electric starting, By 2014 every bike will be new and best in class.
Extreme enduro rider German Andreas Letinbichler will debut a prototype of the new 300 smoker in competition this year.
I dont know if this is old or new news to some of you! but I thought it may be of some interest to some members here
I personally think its just Walt (wallybean) getting carried away with his 167 and has now stuffed a huge stroker kit in there here
...This is a Quote from Moto Magazine here in the UK that I purchased as it had a article on the Husqvarna factory.
Realistically it takes three or four years to develop and launch brand new motorcycles. But at the Cologne bike show we will show our first new bike, a 300cc with direct injection and electric starting, By 2014 every bike will be new and best in class.
Extreme enduro rider German Andreas Letinbichler will debut a prototype of the new 300 smoker in competition this year.
I dont know if this is old or new news to some of you! but I thought it may be of some interest to some members here
I personally think its just Walt (wallybean) getting carried away with his 167 and has now stuffed a huge stroker kit in there here
Has 2-stroke direct injection technology opened the door for the return of Husky to competiveness?
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A 300cc 2-sroke that is subsctancially lighter and can run with a 450 4-stroke straight up would be a game changer.
Upside down forks where the sliders attach to the triple clamps?
Dual Shocks?
Aluminum gas tanks?
Everything old is new again.
Pluses & minuses to both, I would think the E-Tec style (Owned by BRP) might be the simplest, they both require a reasonable charging system compared to most dirt bikes.
FUEL INJECTED TWO-STROKE: NOT JUST EFI, BUT DIRECT INJECTION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-F_IndOm5I
The video advertises more power, less emmissions, light weight, etc over a conventional 2-stroke.
Which planet are you from, and are the women easy?
They pack up something aweful and rebound dampening is all off.
OK I have another question; ever notice how much sag and rebound damping the off road trucks run? I wonder if that would work on a bike? 12" of sag and enough rebound damping to keep even James from going over the bars! Probably unridable....
I didnt realize that this news had gone public, but this bike has been finished for some time now and was supposed to be a 2012 model but for some reason it was put on the shelf.
Now it looks like it will be developed for another year and finally released.
From what Ive seen and heard, this bike WILL be a game changer.
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like to see how much of a "game changer" it will be.
People at the factory were very enthusiastic about this bike and then the higher-ups put it on the shelf inexplicably. From the looks of what you posted, it looks like the project got the green light again.
Good deal. Because the WR's are impossible to jet right. Different carbs are essential.
Now if the husky is a well done DI (i'm sure it is with BMW money and talent backing it) then it might just mean the return of 2 strokes to the trail bike...
So all to say they ride better, no jetting woes, and most important - NO SMOKE!
I think we may see different types of bikes and more specifiticity in the types of racing. 4t in mx and 2t in the woods. not a bad deal at all.
The 4-link of the racing car and the trailing arm of a bike have the same purpose: anti-squat. If you watch a bike accelerating out of the starting gate, you can see that the bike stays relatively level and the rear suspension does not compress. This is due to the angle of the swingarm to the ground and the angle of the chain to the swingarm.The rear suspension does not compress even though it carries the entire weight of bike and rider.
The rear axle(s) of a car wants to twist backwards as the wheels rotate forward (remember the traction bars of the old musclecars). The four link reacts to the torque by pushing the axle downwards relative to the chassis.
Four link rear suspensions for bikes have been tried in the past (try some googling) . One problem is maintaining the correct amount of lateral flex with four arms and 8 pivot points. (the bump is vertical while the bike leans at 45 degrees.
The four link setup can be analyzed as a simple swing arm. The net result of the four link motion is the same as a simple arc. This has been used to create a virtual swingarm pivot centred at the countershaft sprocket thus eliminating chain slack.
Also, if DI is as clean as they say, then a Dual Sport Husky 300 might be in the future. If that was avail today I would go to a dealer and pick it up. Also, with DI a 2 gallon tank may be equivalent to a 3 gallon on my current ride, more range would be nice.
If they can make it work and be reliable and not weigh 20+ lbs.....
Believe it when I see it.
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