VOLUME 58 ISSUE 7 FEBRUARY 17, 2021 P89
Rocky terrain is no
match for the TE's soft
suspension.
But right out of the crate, the TE300i
makes plenty of useful power overall—
boring powerband or not. You won't be
disappointed with the overall output. I
found the TE's motor to be easy to man-
age at just about any speeds, especially
way down low. The TE is all but impos-
sible to stall, even with the clutch lever
fully pulled in at idle, and it would chug
itself out of any seemingly dire situation.
As long as you are moving, second gear
is 99-percent of the time the lowest
you'll need to go. The more technical
the condition, the better the TE per-
forms, as should any good enduro, or
trail, bike.
At higher speeds, though, the TE has
a slightly lean feel. I could detect some
minor detonation at times, as well, usu-
ally under a load at low rpm. Husqvar-
na tunes its two-stroke TEs as lean
as possible from the factory
for emissions reasons, which
