New member with first Snowbike need some help - Husqvarna TE510

Te510

I ran a te510 for 300 hrs on the snow. I was first to put thermobob on one. Wattman has my photos. It is tight but doable. I think it makes a great snow bike. The powerful torquey 510 is a great match to the six speed close ratio gear box. I never knew it had a rev limiter till a riding buddy said "you never hit the rev limiter", I said didn't know it had one. It would pull third gear at 3500 or 8000 rpm. Never worry about maxing rpm so you can carry next gear, if reving 7500 in second it will pull third going uphill. First ride on my 17fx hit the rev limiter in second trying to pull third and had to downshift back to second. I though wtf.

Only issue was vibration. Loose bolts and chaffed wires were issues. I kept it warm by covering the rads and thermobob. Never had gas in oil. Never used a drop of oil. Never apart. Made one slight valve adjustment in 300 hrs. It's still running on a Snowbike. Another good thing, it hold two quarts of oil. It has the highest output stator that I'm aware of in enduro, I think it was 260 watts. It would charge the battery at idle with heated grips, fan, and all lights, everything on. It's a tractor. Watch for loose bolts and chaffed wires..

510

I have a few photos but, cannot post here. Tried. I will pm you.