New trail bike

[gregp]

Since Alex's bike looked so nice, I had to go get one myself. I am much older, and slower than he is, so i had to tame it down a bit. Still, this thing is very aggressive, and much more powerful than I expected it to be:

[hatchet]

Great looking bike,Best of luck with it mate

[Chippertheripper]

I wanna ride one of those so badly. Seems like the ultimate in street legal dirtyness.

[Stromper]

Looks great good luck head for Pachuag

[GearHd6]

That thing is sick Greg! Congrats! Just out of curiosity, how many miles can that go on a tank, roughly?

[burnham]

Nice. Fuel injected?

[typeone]

very nice! congrats, Greg

[slowkermit]

Will it wheelie?

[slowkermit]

JK Nice bike you'll love it! What size is it? I can't read the sticker.

[R7]

I don't want to see that bike up close

Awesome bike Greg, can't wait to ride again! My guess from prior posts, it's the 350?

[gregp]

Yes, it is the 350 - Fuel Injected - roughly 50 miles per gallon/100+ per tankful. It revs unbelievably quick, and is super twitchy at speed. The power is just like most people would expect a 350 to be - in between a 250F and a 450F. For me, it is too much, from what I could tell on my short break-in ride yesterday. I was amazed with the throttle response and overall power. It also feels as light as my KDX200. On the down side, it does vibrate more than I thought it would, and it is louder than I thought it should be. The suspension feels much firmer than I am used to, but it swallowed the rocks and trail junk amazingly well. I try not to go that fast anymore, so I might not even need stiffer springs, but we will see after it breaks in well.
I am waiting for a tank sock, so I don't even want to put more fuel in it until I get that.
I still can not get over the throttle response of the motor, and the light flywheel feeling. We will see once I get some serious time on it, but right now, even my stock '94 CR250 felt more tractable. I am used to XR400/DR350/DRZ400 type of bikes, and this bike is nothing like any of those.

[maxim_X]

Great looking ride! 4T scare me.

[gregp]

Maxim - 4T's scare me, too, but it is the wave of the future. There are currently *zero* 2-stroke dual sport bikes sold in this country, and it has been that way since 1982(?). Fortunately, modern technology has these things running longer and longer without major services. This particular motor has DLC finger/followers, the piston looks like a communion wafer, and it revs ridiculously high. Still, my brother's 520 swallowed a valve last year, and it cost him big.
You do what you have to do, so you can twist the throttle and get your jollies.

[gregp]

Mark, *now* I will swap bikes with you for test rides. :-)

[maxim_X]

I thought the new XCW 200,250,300 came with street titles and lights and all that junk. Have fun with that!

[R7]

Mark, *now* I will swap bikes with you for test rides. :-)

I won't turn down the offer for a bike swap. I'm in no possition to buy something new, so if I like it, I can only dream of having it at the moment..haha

[Chippertheripper]

I thought the new XCW 200,250,300 came with street titles and lights and all that junk. Have fun with that!

It's sort of a loophole, but there's no factory dualsport a that are 2t. That 350 comes as pictured. Fully street legal out the crate.

[gregp]

Believe me, if I could have bought a 200 XC-W that was fully street legal, one would be sitting in my garage right now. I have always favored the 175/200 2-stroke class for New England trail riding. The 350F is as close as I could get. I truly considered them all - from the Husky TE250-310, to the new Honda CRF250L.
It was kind of disappointing that Husaberg does not offer a street legal bike any more. Their FE570S is no longer offered. I had a good deal on a left over (2011) 70 degree 390, but it was not street legal. When I went in to pick up my EXC, I saw that the price on that bike is now at a very low (IMO) $6,999. I believe that was a $10k bike when it was new in 2011.
So, Yes - You could get an XC-W, jump over or through a few hurdles, and end up with a street legal 2-T, but as I have been reading forums all over the place, I began to notice that some states have begun to revoke registrations based on VIN identification (TX, CA, and a few others). It is really getting scary (and stupid).

[breakdirt916]

wow! nice bike!...I'm thinking street plated dual sport for my next bike too

and I know sportbike technology has increased exponentially between 1985 and 2012...but it's cool to hear that dirtbikes are on point as well (I'm also used to the XR/DR type of bikes...heck I dumped the CR125 in favor of a little XR for tight trails)

[Chippertheripper]

Dr Patel, go buy a exc350.

[slowkermit]

GregP you're gonna love that bike, once you get a feel for the throttle response. A G2 throttle cam will fine tune the throttle response if need be.

I've heard these bikes are going approx 125hrs before the piston goes out of spec, and the valves are usually still within spec at that point. Not bad for a high performance thumper.