First Ride on 2020 Husqvarna TE 150i

Описание: This is a vid of my first ride on my 2020 Husqvarna TE150i and it is an evolution of how I became comfortable with the bike. My bike prior to this was a 2015 Beta Xtrainer and was essentially my first bike. I have only been riding for 4 years and I ride technical terrain instead of fast trails or motox jumps. In this video I am not hitting super gnarly trails for I don't have any extra protection beyond a skid plate and flag hand guards.

Key differences between the Beta and Husky are the Beta is a 300 2 stroke and has tons of torque. This is my favorite part of the Xtrainer. The Husky is a 150 2 stroke and has significantly less torque, but is surprisingly luggable. This is mainly attributed to the pipe design, but I'm guessing cylinder diameter and stroke length played into this, too. Most 150's tend to need a lot of rpms to be ridden well since they lack torque, but this bike was happy to lug and be in the mid range.

My Beta has a Rekluse autoclutch where the Husky is manual clutch. It took a while to get used to clutching, changing gears more often and matching the rpms while feathering the clutch, which is seen in the vid. I have no plans to put a Rekluse on the Husky for I think clutching is essential in technical terrain, especially in regards to hill climbing for this bike.

The weight difference is dramatic between the both bikes. Fully gassed up and ready to ride my Beta is 260 lbs. Not every Xtrainer weighs this much for I have put on a lot of guards and protection, but this is very heavy for me and was the top reason why I purchased the Husky.

The suspension on the Husky is miles ahead of the Xtrainer even after a Beta insert upgrade and a custom revalve. When I first got the Xtrainer I could only adjust rebound on the forks along with rebound and compression on the shock. The front forks are an open orifice design used by many trials bikes that makes the forks way to mushy for low speed fork velocities so deflection and wash outs occur. On the other end the hi speed is way too stiff.

On the open cartridge Husky forks I can adjust rebound, compression and spring preload on the fly. For the rear shock I can adjust hi & low speed compression along with rebound. This bike feels very planted, does not deflect or wash out easily and I feel a lot more confident and comfortable. This equates to higher speeds. After putting 15 miles on the Husky my heart rate bpm's were not as high when I typically ride the Xtrainer. This tells me that I am not fighting the weight of the bike or its tendency to wash out and deflect.

Beta .....if you're listening, the engine on the Xtrainer is fantastic, but you need to stop outfitting the Olle' suspension on the Xtrainer in an effort to keep the price down for the beginner market. Put modern suspension on the bike like the 300RR instead of offering it as an aftermarket option.