My 2024 TE300 First Ride [DID NOT GO WELL]

My first ride on the 2024 Husky TE300 didn't go as planned.

[@garthlundquist3623]

Beautiful video of some of Washington’s best. Your skills as a videographer complement your skills as a rider. Your videos allow others who will never ride there share the joy we find hidden in the mountains. That is a gift.

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

Appreciate the kind words - we're lucky to have such awesome, challenging terrain in our backyard. Oh and great people to ride and build with too!

[@HotPlates.]

Such a great bike. Absolutely love mine. First hour for me was exactly the same. Now every hour it just keeps on getting better! And how’s the scenery you have there! Wow!

[@darinvanderpol3351]

Congrats on the new bike! They are awesome. What a beauty day to ride the gnar!

[@MrDirtrdr22]

Awesome video! My first hour on my 24 spent on the ground too. Learning the new bike. 😂😉

[@hulkhulk5141]

Wow, thanks for an awesome video and showing that I would have no business on tough trails like those.

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

I have no business there either, but it doesn’t stop me 😂

[@michaelwaitekus8852]

I sold my 21 te300. Last yr like a dumbass. I’m goin back. 1000 off 24 te300 for the month of Feb. There so nice. Great video

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

They have great rebates right now!

[@michaelwaitekus8852]

10800 Out the door. Bahahaha

[@CoolEyeColorado]

Love my 2021 Te250i. Great lug bike for the steep stuff. Your 2024 looks like a great bike 👍🏼

[@mikeburnett6222]

You sure accomplished you goal!! The power valve never opened thru th whole video. That thing grunts and you were in the green map.

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

I'm finding that I prefer the green map all the time. It's more responsive and consistent, even if I'm just lugging around and never really getting on it. It's definitely spicier when you open it up though!

[@Rugsadventures]

In that down hill decent the camera did not do that justice you can tell it was steeper than camera portrayed it 😮 awsome video

[@Mxfourfun2]

Trails looks awesome, and the bike sounds great! Love my 300 as well, and if you wanted the bike to lug even more at super low RPM adding a 7oz clutch weight helped mine in tight 2nd gear hard enduro trails . Im near Federal Way, and never seen these trails. By chance, and gps cord you can drop or mile marker to have another tight hard enduro place to ride? - This looks like Canada (love some Vedder or Maple ride riding) but if in WA this is legit!

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

I had a flywheel weight on my TPI, and it was nice, but not sure I'll put one on the TBI - it doesn't seem to need it :)

[@Justvisiting498]

That looks incredible. I mean exhausting, but fun...tires must last a few seasons riding that terrain.

[@dustingroesbeck507]

I dig the grey headlight lower looks way better than the yellow, would you help a brother out and let me know where you got it from?

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

It’s an oem part from the TE Pro

[@tjorgy7854]

Just picked up my new TE300 this week. First time owning a 2 stroke!

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

You’ll love it

[@deepcovemoto6217]

I'm in BC. Would love to check this trail. Would you play tour guide? 😊

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

Sure let’s trade! I’ve had vedder & mcnutt on my list to try forever but never seem to find the time.

[@deepcovemoto6217]

@@WASemiHardEnduro Absolutely. I know those 2 places really well. What's the best way to contact you?

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

[e-mail] -

[@TheKitchenTechnician]

Is this a GoPro with a max lens mod? Great quality video and very enjoyable to watch.

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

Hero 12 just regular Superview, with lots of tricks in post to make it true HDR.

[@MackAdventures]

@@WASemiHardEnduro could you share you settings on the camera and show us or link to a tutorial look really nice :)

[@shawnh2590]

Hey, I started looking at the clake clutch because of your videos and I’m just curious if you would do a video review on it. Also great videos! Thanks

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

Seriously do it - it’s the best mod I’ve ver done to a bike. Not a whole lot to cover in a review other than that! 👍👍

[@Jwilly323]

Man what part of Washington is this?! I ride single track in central Idaho. That looks like some fun riding!! Let me know please!

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

Northwestern WA. I need to get out to ID more too.

[@Siskiyouoffroad]

Now that you’ve had it on single track, how does it run compared to your remapped TPI? Just curious. Still love my ‘23 TE300 and wouldn’t get rid of it but would be cool to know if the new ones are that much better!

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

It’s pretty comparable to a well-mapped TPI, honestly. The biggest difference so far is the lug-ability. My TPI didn’t give a lot of warning before it would stall, but the TBI gives tons of warning, and it’ll pull out of a deep, low lug with throttle alone. My TPI needed just a bit of clutch. Power-wise, the TBI has a bit more low-end, but feels about the same above that.

[@onthethrottle7104]

@@WASemiHardEnduro I've had times where I stall on super gnar but the motor comes back on somehow, like a fake stall. The KTM TBI is a complete game changer system. Get it tuned by TSP and you will be super super amazed at the lugging ability.

[@rideonenduro4700]

Impressive machine, sounds very smooth and predictable.

[@onthethrottle7104]

Nice ride! What are the white spots on the ground 🤣 Still a little cold, ah?

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

We were riding at 3000' elevation with barely any snow - it's usually April/May before we can go that high. Crazy low snow amounts this year.

[@onthethrottle7104]

@@WASemiHardEnduro That's great. Your bike sounds excellent - great riding and amazing scenery. Thanks for the excellent content!

[@ADV_explorers]

👌👌👌💪👍

[@marcopomponi8482]

Is that heated grips controller I see?

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

Yup. Lock-on heated grips by Koso

[@Hendy711]

@@WASemiHardEnduro What type of heated grip? Is there a specific model? I was thinking about the ones that are like a sheet that goes under the grip but from what I saw on a quick search those look so much better

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

kosonorthamerica.com/product/mx-1-heated-grips-for-dirt-snow-bikes/

[@Hendy711]

@@WASemiHardEnduro Thanks!!! I live up in N Idaho and have been looking for something like this. Awesomeness

[@GregDavidson-si8kt]

Wow! What kind of gopro is that? Looks like some fancy Hollywood movie camera!

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

Thanks- it’s a Hero12 but I do lots of trickery in post.

[@GregDavidson-si8kt]

@WASemiHardEnduro Aha! You mean you do a little doctoring during the editing process? Let me tell you, I have never seen one with this quality and high definition. Also, the ride itself was awesome! and I love your bike. I gotta say though, I have seen several brand new huskies that were blown up, straight off the stock room floor. I don't think that I myself would ever buy one just because of what I have seen from people who have owned em, but it is a beautiful bike! Keep on riding and posting those journeys. Definitely have a new subscriber!

[@shannonschimkens7261]

Someone’s riding the struggle bus!

[@shannonschimkens7261]

Have you had the suspension done? I had Travis do mine at TBT and made a world of a difference for the technical stuff.

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

I got my struggle-bus-driving license that day!

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

Suspension-wise, I see zero need to ever change it, it’s amazing. Check back in a year tho, but so far I’m very happy with it.

[@Fontainebleauify]

How the new xact suspension compared to previous bikes?

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

Best I’ve ever ridden. My ‘21 had the AER forks, and they really weren’t too bad at all. But these new forks are amazing.

[@dezniqqadez]

Gnarly trail system, id spend more time restarting/picking my bike up off the groumd than riding 😂 i dont like the super root-heavy trails

[@grantbowen5047]

Blame the tires!

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

😂

[@stevenlapierre1742]

Try hitting the gym and getting stronger in the legs and arms

[@WASemiHardEnduro]

For riding, endurance > outright strength; and core strength > beach muscles. Most pros specifically don’t train their arms much to avoid arm pump. So maybe stick to what you know.