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12/20/2019 7:22am
So I have decided to do a little build on my 2020 FC350. I figured since Husky doesn’t make a “factory edition” 350 (understandable), I will build my own. I’m going towards the look they had at Red bud and fed nations this year. To be quite honest, I really hated this bike when I first got it. Hated the suspension, hated the power delivery, just about everything about it. But I’ve done a few things since I’ve gotten it and it’s become probably my favorite bike I’ve ever owned.
So I rode the bike bone stock for the first 3 weeks and I had nothing but problems with my forks. Something internally on the air side had failed and cause my forks to loose air and slide down the tube. Not all the way but a noticeable difference. I’ll add some pics at the end. But I turned to my local Race tech guy Tyler at “Applied race technologies” Her in Colorado and let him work his magic on the suspension. We did a “worcs” style valving cause I do a lot of off-road races with moto mixed in. I don’t know what he did to that suspension but it is LIGHTYEARS better than stock form. I’ve never had an air fork work this well in all types of riding. I highly recommend him if you need suspension work.
The other thing I was not a huge fan of was the motor. Coming off Yamaha’s I was used to “exiting” motors. This 350 seemed very tight and starved for air. I had always read about the ktm/husky lineup needing a “break in” period. Again, coming off Yamaha’s this was something I’ve never had to deal with. At this point I got ahold of Kris keefer and asked his suggestions on what to do cause I was ready to trade the bike back in on a 2020 yamaha. But Kris assured me the motor would come around about the 6-8 hour mark, and gave me a few parts to swap out.
So I rode the bike stock with the suspension work for a while and really ended up liking it. I drilled some holes in the air box cover (Per Keefer) to let the bike breathe a little. (My dealer never gave me the vented cover that was supposed to come with the bike). This setup works very well for your average guy but at this point I’m still looking for that “excitement” factor.
For those of you with a 350, what other things should I look at? Keep in mind an exhaust is on its way and I have some other parts coming as well.
These first 2 are the fork issue I had.
So I rode the bike bone stock for the first 3 weeks and I had nothing but problems with my forks. Something internally on the air side had failed and cause my forks to loose air and slide down the tube. Not all the way but a noticeable difference. I’ll add some pics at the end. But I turned to my local Race tech guy Tyler at “Applied race technologies” Her in Colorado and let him work his magic on the suspension. We did a “worcs” style valving cause I do a lot of off-road races with moto mixed in. I don’t know what he did to that suspension but it is LIGHTYEARS better than stock form. I’ve never had an air fork work this well in all types of riding. I highly recommend him if you need suspension work.
The other thing I was not a huge fan of was the motor. Coming off Yamaha’s I was used to “exiting” motors. This 350 seemed very tight and starved for air. I had always read about the ktm/husky lineup needing a “break in” period. Again, coming off Yamaha’s this was something I’ve never had to deal with. At this point I got ahold of Kris keefer and asked his suggestions on what to do cause I was ready to trade the bike back in on a 2020 yamaha. But Kris assured me the motor would come around about the 6-8 hour mark, and gave me a few parts to swap out.
So I rode the bike stock with the suspension work for a while and really ended up liking it. I drilled some holes in the air box cover (Per Keefer) to let the bike breathe a little. (My dealer never gave me the vented cover that was supposed to come with the bike). This setup works very well for your average guy but at this point I’m still looking for that “excitement” factor.
For those of you with a 350, what other things should I look at? Keep in mind an exhaust is on its way and I have some other parts coming as well.
These first 2 are the fork issue I had.
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What are the main benefits from the remap and exhaust for the FC350?
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