7/20/2017 12:37 AM
Edited Date/Time: 7/20/2017 12:56 AM
Oh yeah! Happy to see so many other jazzed TC250 owners.
2017 TC250 is the best motocross bike I've ever ridden. Don't ever get off this bike and not be smiling and stoked! It's wicked light, handles great, suspension out of the box is rad, is a two stroke, etc etc. Can't say enough good things about it.
For reference. Since moving to California in 2010 my previous owned bikes were a 2013 KTM 250SX (this '17 gen is far superior) and a 2006 CR250F. Ridden extensively (like long term loaners) on brand new 2011 Yamaha YZ250, 2012 Suzuki RMZ250 and 2014 YZ250F and some test days on 2016 CRF450.
My TC250 has 17 hours on it and the following
- Lectron HV carb, installed before first ride so I can't compare to stock. Had read enough good things about this carb that I just wanted to go for it and be able to sell stock carb brand new. Fun fact for you other 2017 TC250 Lectron owners. I got my bike so early and was first MX guy to get the Lectron carb that I had to work with Kevin at Lectron to dial in the settings. Initial carb (and settings) were way off and after 6 hours and tons of phone time and tweaking I sent it back. He dialed it in at the shop, re-dyno'ed it, hooked it up with the high velocity upgrade and been mint ever since. Prior to that his test setting were all based off trail riding for the 17's
Great guys there and happy to be running it.
- Domino throttle assembly (needed and came with Lectron)
- Fastway AIR EXT pegs, low setting (see bars comment)
- Pro Taper CR High bars. I'm 6'1 and long in the torso. This lowered pegs and raised bars worked wonders! Love it. Read bunch of threads here about tall riders so thanks for the info Vital guys.
- Renthal 49t rear sprocket
- Moto Tassarini VForce 4VR reeds (yup, my OEM ones had gaps)
- Fasst Company rear brake return spring (it was $20 wtf not)
- Bunch of blue anodized shit and a factory metal gas cap becaues it makes me go faster
- Currently running 50:1 Motorex split 25/75 with VP110 and pump gas. Will be going to 60:1 soon because the Husqvarna guys looked at me like I had two heads when I told them I wasn't running 60:1...
- I'm 190lbs buck nekkid and had to go up once spring rate on the back. Forks at 10.8 bar.
- My 2013 had fully revalved and serviced WP North America work done and my stock 2017 boingers with WP North America 'clicker settings and fork pressure' blows the revalved 2013 stuff out of the water... so that's nice.
Pipe coming up soon...not like stock pipe is holding me back...
I jump on 4-strokes pretty often and find them a little boring at the moment. No soul. Getting on 450's is always shocking how heavy they feel and sluggish they handle. 250F's feel pretty slow after riding a modern 250 two banger also. I have a 450 supermoto track only bike, four stroke roadracing bikes and am buying a four stroke dual sport, so not like I'm anti-four stroke just don't prefer them in the MX setting currently.
Only negative I have with the bike is the stock plastics seems to scratch up and wear faster than my 2013 KTM's did. I had 85hrs on my 2013 250SX, and multiple crashes, and I sold the bike with the original plastics on it still looking good! The TC has only 17 hours and way less crashes and the shrouds and side panels are pretty beat-up from my pants/braces/boots. I'll probably do full plastics and fancy graphics kit around 25 hours and freshen it up.
Enjoy your purchase mate!
Pic 1 - First day with bike. Carb detail shot.
Pic 2 - More recently
Pic 3 - Racing the Husqvarna World Champs (heh) at Cahuilla Creek


