Australasian Dirt Bike – June 2019

60 |JUNE 2019 http://www.adbmag.com.au

Nodoubtaboutit,thisisatough
marketsegmenttocompeteinthese
days.Allthebikesareworthy
candidates,buttherecanonlybeone
winner,orinthiscasethree.

GRASSTRACK
Afterthescoresweretalliedup,the
TE300itooktophonours.The
Husqvarnaissuchawell-rounded
packageandtheEFIengineiseasily
themostusable300cctwo-strokeon
themarket.TheShercowasavery
closesecondthankstoitsraceyfeel
andgrasstracksetup.Itsenginewas
crispanditscorneringabilityonthe
off-camberterrainexceptional.

ENDUROCROSS
Endurocrosstophonourswenttothe
GasGasEC300.Prettymuchalltest
ridersscoredittopinthesuspension
department,soit’snosurprisetosee
itwinonanobstacle-strewntrack.
TheHusqvarnawasnippingatits
heelswiththebestenginescorein
thegroupfortheendurocrosstrack.

EXTREMEENDURO
TophonourswenttotheHusqvarna
withgoodscoresinbothengineand
suspension,followedbytheEXC
which,notsurprisingly,hadsimilar
scoresinengineandsuspension.

Verdict...

Interestingly,theHusqvarnaandGas
Gasmadethetopthreeinallthree
disciplines.Shercoprovedithasone
ofthebestsetupsforracing
grasstrackandtheBetaperformed
bestintheextremeenduroformat.It
iscrucialtoconsiderpricewhen
makingyourdecision,soincaseyou
missedit:Sherco-$12,390,Beta

• $12,395,GasGas-$12,490,KTM


• $14,495,Husky-$15,295.

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Cloudsinthesky,butnotwo-strokeonesneartheground.Congratulations,TPI

GasGasisstillmakingwavesthisyearwithrelativelyminorchanges

The Husqvarna was impressive in all three categories but comes with a bigger price tag

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