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Blueray · Clubman A

husqvarna fe 350 report

doug9270 · Powermonger!!

Very interested on the plastic rear sub frame and its strength ?

Blueray · Clubman A

Only time will tell on that one doug

RichT4 · Champion

Lovely bike!

Are you going to trust Husky/KTM or will you be stripping and greasing all the chassis & suspension bearings soon?

ttr steve · Devon's Best

Not jealous......much! That is a very nice looking bike. If mrs blueray will buy me one, I would be happy to do the ironing biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

Think you need to bring it to north devon soon!

Blueray · Clubman A

I will be in touch relatively soon Steve about the ride not the ironing

Blueray · Clubman A

Was not planning on doing then any time soon Rich

wardy · Clubman A

I'm on my 3rd husqaberg/husky with the plastic subframe and never had a problem on over 200 hours of riding

Andybow · Sportsman

I think I'm in love!the bike not you blueray!

jt · Powermonger!!

Looks nice - too nice, not sure I could bring myself to take it out in the mud wink

RichT4 · Champion

sweet bike.. the lanes will be so easy to ride you'll hardly even know your out on them. wink

Blueray · Clubman A

Only 2kg heavier than a 250 but incredible smooth power instant when you need it but very managable which cuts down on rear wheel spin incredible torque and engine breaking on really steep drops

Blueray · Clubman A

No kicker on these

Blueray · Clubman A

I haven't had to kick start a bike in over three years , but I do keep the battery on a optimiser and my bikes do get loved

Blueray · Clubman A

I must admit I never looked at it that way before

Harty · Devon's Best

My TE 310 has a kicker and electric, odd how yours isn't or perhaps part of the austerity measures

Cubber · Expert

Why worry. confuse

When I were bur a lad ALL cars had crank-handles, a hole in the bumper and a ratchet slot on the crankshaft end.

They even fitted them on lorries and buses. wink

In the late 60s they stopped providing them. No Mini had one as standard - but there were kits to put a crank-handle and you had to put the steering on full lock to align the handle.

I bet there is no cars with crank-handles these days as standard.
Plenty of stranded motorists when the batteries go flat - but that's what the RAC and AA are for, innit? aww

Martyn

ttr steve · Devon's Best

Ha ha martyn

Bet you are not the only one to remember crank handles biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

Loading the air ambulance app is a bit extreme for not having a kicker wink

jt · Powermonger!!

Cubber wrote:

Plenty of stranded motorists when the batteries go flat - but that's what the RAC and AA are for, innit?
Martyn

Yes but not a mile up some unsurfaced lane in 8" of mud - Not quite the same is it hmm I would not want a trail bike with no kicker even with optimate, good battery and RAC/AA membership!

TTR · Powermonger!!

Could carry a pair of jump leads if you are going out with mates confuse

jt · Powermonger!!

Not If you went with Doug on his 250 Husky, or me when I had the 2t KTM..... wink

jt · Powermonger!!

I wonder if this would be any good?

doug9270 · Powermonger!!

Strange seeing the 2 smoke has both ?

RichT4 · Champion

Maybe they decided to install a good starter motor & battery rather than doing half arsed job because there's also a kick lever?
I haven't needed the kick starter in 12 years on my bike. biggrin

jt · Powermonger!!

It's not been out the garage for 6 of em

Blueray · Clubman A

jt wrote:
Cubber wrote:

Plenty of stranded motorists when the batteries go flat - but that's what the RAC and AA are for, innit?
Martyn
Yes but not a mile up some unsurfaced lane in 8" of mud - Not quite the same is it I would not want a trail bike with no kicker even with optimate, good battery and RAC/AA membership!

shame really JT as you will never know what you are missing biggrin good point though messege to one self check who I ride with has a battery fitted biggrin biggrin

jt · Powermonger!!

I'm not missing anything, have button and kicker now unlike this chap (warning as he cusses a bit) wink

-- Edited by jt on Monday 26th of January 2015 05:17:15 PM

Blueray · Clubman A

Yea I have seen that one before not 100% sure but is that the new 2 smoke and did the new ones have a bit of a starting problem when they first came out ?

jt · Powermonger!!

I think they did - anyway, I think your bike looks great and as long as your happy with it thats all that is important wink I'm just a bit of an old fart, ride on my own quite a bit and as such for me a KS is important - for others its not smile Rich and I have a bit of history re this subject biggrin and I'm sorry to have taken over your thread on it hmm .

I do think that little jump start pack (if it worked) would be a good little item to consider though for these more modern bikes with no Kicker - would like to know if they would actually crank something over.....

Blueray · Clubman A

Not a problem JT I value every ones opinion good or bad , I personally like most bikes 2 or 4 stroke at the end of the day if we all liked the same bikes it would be boring. I also would want a kicker if I rode alone , but normally always have some one to push me if needed lol

SK1970 · Clubman B

I love that bike Blueray, looks very nice

Am I right in saying it's basically the same spec as an XC but with full road kit ?

I been thinking of a KTM/Husky 350F as my next bike, let us know how it's doing after a few more rides
Does it turn in nice and easy? I got a two-stroke now after 2 four-strokes and really notice how much lighter the front end feels, but I miss a bit of the engine braking - I can't quite settle on whats right for me just yet - I'll just have to keep buying more until I do !

enjoy it