Australasian Dirt Bike — June 2017

http://www.adbmag.com JUNE 2 017 | 57

The

Gringoes

say...

TOM:The Husky felt like it had

the strongest motor. Didn’t rev

the fastest or hit the hardest

but it just had good power

everywhere. Front-end is very

stable and the entire set-up is

very rideable. This bike is the

all-round package.

WILL:The Husky has probably

the most versatile engine on

the market. Great torque for

the techo stuff and enough

punch to be aggressive on the

track. Linkage is awesome and

progressive. A pleasure to ride.

MARTY:The motor is super

linear. So easy to ride. Bike

feels planted and tracks well

out of corners. I felt at home

on the bike as soon as I sat on

it. The brakes were progressive

and strong.

SPEX

ENGINE

TYPEDOHC, four-valve

DISPLACEMENT249cc

BORE & STROKE66.4 x 72mm

COOLINGLiquid

COMPRESSION RATION/A

FUEL METERINGMikuni

TANK CAPACITY9.5L

TRANSMISSIONSix-speed

CLUTCHMagura, wet multi-plate

DIMENSIONS

WHEELBASE 1482mm

SEAT HEIGHT 960mm

GROUND CLEARANCE 370mm

WEIGHT 111kg wet

SUSPENSION

FRONT WP USD XPlor 48mm

REAR WP shock with linkage

BRAKES

FRONT Brembo two-piston,

260mm

REAR Brembo single-piston,

220mm

RUNNING GEAR

HANDLEBAR Neken

FRONT TYRE Metzeler

Six Days Extreme

REAR TYRE Metzeler

Six Days Extreme

PRICE & CONTACTS

THE BILL$12,995

BROWSER

husqvarna-motorcycles.com.au

BLOWER1800 644 771

WARRANTY

6 months parts and labour

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and seat clip on to the tank
with one bolt is handy.
The XPlor fork is the
same as on the Kato, but it
comes with an on-the-fly
preload adjuster which has
six settings. The action
feels similar to the KTM,
stiff but plush, and thanks
to the monoshock, the TE
doesn’t feel as active
beneath you as the KTM
linkage setup. The TE has
an ignition map switch on
the ’bar with two settings,
standard and mellow. All
our testers preferred the
standard map.

The Husky wins the title

for grippiest seat. That

thing will rip your pants

off if you’re not careful.

The airbox cover on both

the Husky and Kato can be

a little fiddly if the clips

get dirty but once its off

the air filter is idiot proof.

The grills in front of the

radiators act as braces as

well which is pretty clever

but you need to use tools to

take them off and clean

them. The Husky is the

priciest bike of the four,

but once thejetting is

sorted you’ll forget that.

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MAIN: The Husky was the best

overall package

1.Odi lock-on grips

2.Black sprocket looks trick

3.Jetting is an issue but it’s

easily sorted

HARPER

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