Any short legged Husky riders out there?

[klondike300 0]

Trying to make myself go down to the Husky dealer and check out one of their plated 310/410 or whatever they have. Currently riding an 06 KLX 250 but had to add Kouba links so I could actually get on the thing.

Anyone got a lowered Hucky or know if it's possible for someone with about a 29" inseam to swing a (40 year old) leg over?

[dirt dame 559]

No....my legs are long enough for the rest of me, just too short for my Husky.

You can drop older models of the TE such as my 07 450 with a Kouba link, not so with 08 and later. You will have to send the shock to a suspension specialist who will install a spacer between the piston and the seal head of the shock to shorten it and lower the ride height in the back. In the front, you can easily slip the fork tubes up into the stanchions another inch with no problem.

[dsfox 0]

My dream bike is a husky TE250, but you can't seem to ever find one used (those older models that can be lowered)..so the owners must love them.....I searched and searched before purchasing my 09 klx250 last year, but gave up... found a tc250 but no plate)........I saw 2 older TE250'S on the Mojave road 400 last year, such a great looking bike......I hear the maintenance is tough, parts hard to get, etc...but I still love Husky's...

the only reason I didn't buy a new one was the seat height..(and the $3000 extra to the price tag).........if you have an inseam less than even 32"....there are not many dual sport choices...someday I hope to find one though....

[Zenosan 2]

My dream bike is a husky TE250, but you can't seem to ever find one used (those older models that can be lowered)..so the owners must love them.....I searched and searched before purchasing my 09 klx250 last year, but gave up... found a tc250 but no plate)........I saw 2 older TE250'S on the Mojave road 400 last year, such a great looking bike......I hear the maintenance is tough, parts hard to get, etc...but I still love Husky's...

the only reason I didn't buy a new one was the seat height..(and the $3000 extra to the price tag).........if you have an inseam less than even 32"....there are not many dual sport choices...someday I hope to find one though....

FYI.

One of the main reasons I stopped trying to keep up with modern bikes in the mid 80's was the creeping seat heights. I have a 30" inseam. You may remember Trophyhunter's Nate Harrison Ride. I was on my 84 Honda XL350R with a seat height of 32 inches. Very comfortable for me. When I sit on it the compression allows me to be flat footed on the ground. Until the motorcycle manufacturers remember that most of the wolrd's population is not over 6' tall I will keep my Vintage bikes. My neighbor in Page Az. own's the local Honda Dealership and he is about my height. His personal bikes are from the 80's and early 90's with lowering links. He is the first to admit that the new bikes are way too tall for most people (unless of course you are a short person trying to buy a new bike ). Afew months ago he tried to get my 4'11" wife to trade in her 1981 Honda XL185 and she sat on every bike in his show room. She could not reach the floor on any of them. She said thanks but no thanks an she still has her 81 XL185.

Keep Looking you are not alone.

[Joliet 0]

I ride a Husky and have just learned to live with the height of it. I fall once in a while on easy stuff, because I can't reach the ground, but not too often. On the positive side, when I go to ride my DRZ (which is also too tall) it seems plenty short now. Check out cafeHusky and the husky forums on thumpertalk, they have much info on lowering them.

When it comes time for a new bike I will be looking at Husky again. Ken