76 | SEPTEMBER 2017 http://www.adbmag.com.aucent drop in power due to the thinner
air but I believe the 250 had a bigger
drop than that. The ECU worked its
magic well enough but the 250 really
struggled up there.
Something made me feel like the
sudden change of elevation kind of
confused the ECU for a split second
and there was a hesitation from
quarter to half throttle – almost as if
the sensors were making the bike run
rich and then it would catch up with
itself and lean out.
Other journos also noticed the slight
flat spot on the 250 under load. If I
could compare it to a carby bike, the
TE felt like it had a slightly blocked
pilot jet and the response off the
bottom was inconsistent.
At the summit, the 250 struggled in
the mid to top-end. I rode it along a
fireroad and gave it some stick,clicked third, fourth and then it just
flattened out like it had a badly jetted
carby. Of course, anyone who’s run a
Kato or Husky two-stroke in the high
country knows that they would never
even run at that elevation without
changing every jet, but I expected the
TPI bike to adjust better to the altitude
than the 250 did.
In speaking with the engineers and
a few other Husky personnel, they
noticed the 250 was affected by the
altitude a lot more than the 300 and
mentioned that if we had ridden the
250 all day, the ECU would have got a
better feel for the conditions and
would run stronger.
So, the second time I headed up the
mountain on the 250, it was later in
the day and a lot warmer and the bike
ran much cleaner. It still had a lack of
power but, off the bottom especially, itWORLD LAUNCH | 2018 HUSQVARNA TE250/300i
HUSKY
TE250i
SPEX
ENGINE
TYPE Piston-port, reed valve
DISPLACEMENT 249cc
BORE & STROKE 66.4mm x 72mm
COOLING Liquid
COMPRESSION RATIO N/A
FUEL METERING Synerject EMS with
twin, transfer-port injectors
TANK CAPACITY 9.25L
TRANSMISSION Six-speed
CLUTCH Magura, wet multi-plate
DIMENSIONS
WHEELBASE 1495mm
SEAT HEIGHT 960mm
GROUND CLEARANCE 370mm
WEIGHT 105.2kg dry
SUSPENSION
FRONT WP XPlor 48 fork, 300mm
REAR WP DDS monoshock, 330mm
BRAKES
FRONT Magura two-piston, 260mm GSK wave
REAR Magura single-piston, 220mm GSK wave
RUNNING GEAR
HANDLEBAR ProTaper tapered
FRONT TYRE Metzeler 90/90x21
REAR TYRE Metzeler 140/80x18
PRICE & CONTACTS
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WARRANTYTBAHUSKY
TE300i
SPEX
ENGINE
TYPE Piston-port, reed valve
DISPLACEMENT 293.2cc
BORE & STROKE 72mm x 72mm
COOLING Liquid
COMPRESSION RATIO N/A
FUEL METERING Synerject EMS
with twin, transfer-port injectors
TANK CAPACITY 9.25L
TRANSMISSION Six-speed
CLUTCH Magura, wet multi-plate
DIMENSIONS
WHEELBASE 1495mm
SEAT HEIGHT 960mm
GROUND CLEARANCE 370mm
WEIGHT 105.4kg dry
SUSPENSION
FRONT WP XPlor 48 fork, 300mm
REAR WP DDS monoshock, 330mm
BRAKES
FRONT Magura two-piston, 260mm GSK wave
REAR Magura single-piston, 220mm GSK wave
RUNNING GEAR
HANDLEBAR ProTaper tapered
FRONT TYRE Metzeler 90/90x21
REAR TYRE Metzeler 140/80x18
PRICE & CONTACTS
THE BILL TBA
BROWSER khusqvarnamotorcycles.com.au
BLOWER 1800 644 771
WARRANTY TBAInjectors sit on
top of the transfer
ports with a
quick-release fuel
line running to the
petrol tank.Balance shaft was
a revelation on the
two-strokes when
it was introduced
last year.Italian brand
Dellorto supplies
the 39mm throttle
body. Throttle
position sensor is
on the left.Power valve
housing is behind
the exhaust port,
with a fuel injector
going in the hole
on the right.