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This week we got to ride the 2022 Husqvarna TE300i fuel injected two stroke. The Husky TE300i still uses Transfer Port Injection, as do all the off-road two-strokes in the combined KTM/Husqvarna/GasGas motorcycle lines. Mikuni carbs still come on the motocross models of the 50, 65, 85 125 and 250. There is a racing version of the TE300i called theTX300i. It also has transfer Port Injection, but is in a more aggressive state of tune, both motor and suspension-wise. It’s also over 10 pounds lighter, mostly due to the TX’s air fork. The TE uses the Xplor coil-spring fork and has lights and instruments. Both the TE300i and the TX300i have the same MSRP: $10,599. Yes, that’s more expensive (again). The nearly identical 2020 versions were $500 less. In case you haven’t noticed; everything is more expensive now from rent to gas. So it goes. There’s nothing I don’t love about the TE300i. The power is ideal for tight trails and it never, ever stalls. It’s light (235 pounds without fuel) and insanely easy to ride. Increasingly, I’ve heard riders complain that the TE and all it’s TPI brethren are too smooth. Some riders like the old-school hit that carbureted bikes had. I don’t think there’s any such thing as too smooth, myself, but I know that the TE lacks a little bit of a thrill factor. In terms of outright horsepower and acceleration, there was no measurable difference between the first TPI 300 and the last of the ones with Mikuni carburetors. It’s generally accepted that the 300 two-strokes with Keihin carbs had the best balance between smooth power and excitement. There are more kits showing up every day with different variations of fuel-delivery. Some relocate the injectors, others bring back carburetion. We’ll be testing them all, so stay tuned.The only mechanical change for the Husky 300 is the move to BrakTec hydraulic components for the clutch and the brakes. Last year, Husqvarna used Magura for all its off-road bikes. They haven’t said much about this change, but it seems to be about supply.
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