Why the Husky?
The FC450wasaconvincing
winnerintheend.Infact,it
claimed the highest weighted
overall score in each category:
Motor, Suspension and Ergos.
It narrowly defeated the
Yamaha in the motor score,
finishingwitha7.01outof10.
DanielhadtheHuskyengineas
hisfavouritebutHogeshadthe
Yamaha as his.
TheYamahamissedoutonthe
topstepbecausetheHusky
suspensionandsteeringwere
superior, but Yamaha still
finished second in that category.
TheKTMfinishedthirdinboth
motor and suspension, but
trumpedYamaha’sergos.But,the
ergosonlyaccountfor10percent
of the overall weighted score.
Alltestersthoughttheall-new
Suzukiwasmuchbetterthanlastyears’ model, but conceded it
needed more power, which could
befoundwithafewverybasic
mods. The Kawasaki was one of
thebestall-rounderswithplenty
ofpower,butsometestersjust
couldn’tgelwiththeairfork.
The Husqvarna FC450 is a
premium product, and that is
reflectedintheprice.
Whilemoreexpensivethanthe
others,itwasthebeststock450
on the day.
Butitwasn’tjusttheextra
luxuries you get with an FC450
that gave it the win, it was the
way Husqvarna seamlessly
married them altogether to form
thebest450for2018.Got something to say about this yarn?
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More images and info atadbmag.com.au2018 MX SHOOTOUT I 450CC BATTLE
WINNER
HUSQVARNA FC450
Previous MX
shootout
winners
2010 - SUZUKI RM-Z450
2011 - SUZUKI RM-Z450
2012 - SUZUKI RM-Z450
2013 - KAWASAKI KX450F
2014 - YAMAHA YZ450F
2015 - KTM 450SX-F
2016 - KTM 450SX-F
2017 - HUSQVARNA FC45074 | JANUARY 2018 http://www.adbmag.com.auU.S. OR EURO SPEC. BIKES?
Wondering why the Honda was late and why our
results differ slightly to the U.S.? The answer is
simple, most Australian importers have to bring in
the European spec bikes, rather than the U.S. spec
bikes. This mainly concerns KTM, Husky, Yamaha
and even Honda. The bikes are signifi cantly
different, with different suspension and motor
settings. If Australia received the U.S. spec. Honda,
it would have been here months ago.