Australasian Dirt Bike — June 2017

ENDURO TEST I 250T SHOOTOUT

That thing will

rip your pants

off if you’re not

careful

56 | JUNE 2017 http://www.adbmag.com.au

Husqvarna TE250

enduro

250

SHOOTOUT

Just like its KTM

brother/cousin/clone/

whatever you wanna call

it, the TE250 has received

a huge overhaul.

Everything is new, well

almost everything ... the

rear brake pads are the

same. Just like the KTM,

the Husky’s engine is

smooth and linear, and

very easy to ride. There is

something about the way

the Austrians have

developed these units that

makes them strong yet

rider friendly.

We noticed at the 300T

shootout that the Husky’s

motor felt cleaner and

stronger than the Kato but

this was not as noticeable

with the 250. The Husky’s

powerplant is easy to

handle and, just to satisfy

his curiosity, we let Marty

change the power valve

setting. “I played around

with the power valve and

set it to a more aggressive

setting and it made it feel

like a rocket!”

As on the Kato (next

page), the jetting of the

Mikuni TMX38 was an

issue at the start of the day

but once we rectified the

issue, the TE ran spot on.

The feel of the Husky when

you ride it is different to

the KTM, which is

probably due to the fact it

runs a monoshock. The

linkage has been refined.

Changes within the

structure of the frame

result in the bike having

more flex and better bump

absorption. This is most

noticeable under

acceleration out of corners

on the choppy stuff. The

carbon polyamide

subframe is a unique

feature to the Husky and

the way that the shrouds