2023 Husqvarna Motocross and Cross-County Lineup

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b_kowalsk 5/17/2022 1:33pm
5/17/2022 1:33pm
Husky went from having the cleanest looking bikes in 17-18 to some of the strangest.
The plastic is a step up from the odd split number plate last year. I think the colors are growing on me but it's certainly not as much of a looker as the KTM.
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GhettoPharoah 5/17/2022 1:38pm
5/17/2022 1:38pm
I ride a Husqvarna and love the way they have looked but this year seems a bit off on the color palate... A grey or white frame would make the bike looks so good
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Bruce372 5/17/2022 2:26pm
5/17/2022 2:26pm
Since the TC250 is fuel injected, I wonder if it will be easy to get the cylinder from the 300sx or buy a kit to make a TC300?
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CLT809 5/17/2022 2:26pm
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Permeance_Flux wrote:
Is the suspension still lowered 10mm?
I looked up the specs on both sites… they kept them different heights. 939mm on the husky, 958mm on KTM. So 19mm, almost an inch lower. Pretty neat little difference to make a bike more suitable to a different customer.
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RichieW13 5/17/2022 2:51pm
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Now when NBC uses a gray icon to represent Husqvarna on the leaderboard it will make sense.
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Cayden Thompson 5/17/2022 3:29pm
5/17/2022 3:29pm
Permeance_Flux wrote:
Is the suspension still lowered 10mm?
CLT809 wrote:
I looked up the specs on both sites… they kept them different heights. 939mm on the husky, 958mm on KTM. So 19mm, almost an inch lower...
I looked up the specs on both sites… they kept them different heights. 939mm on the husky, 958mm on KTM. So 19mm, almost an inch lower. Pretty neat little difference to make a bike more suitable to a different customer.
Perfect, that just sealed the deal. I'm buying one for my short ass...Thanks!
Kennyfreemoney 5/17/2022 4:09pm
5/17/2022 4:09pm
Fouled Plug wrote:
Damn, that's the ugliest colour design I have ever seen on a production off-road motorcycle. How did THAT get to production? :sick: Aftermarket plastic companies will...
Damn, that's the ugliest colour design I have ever seen on a production off-road motorcycle. How did THAT get to production? Sick Aftermarket plastic companies will benefit from this.
Heard from my dealer that there will be a “Heritage” Colorway coming that brings back the white frame! Hopefully they announce it soon
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rohleder644 5/17/2022 4:41pm
5/17/2022 4:41pm
It’s a shame the KTM group hates Husqvarna so much they keep making them the ugliest bikes on the track.
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thepelican 5/17/2022 5:38pm
5/17/2022 5:38pm
I'm loving those new colors! One of the best looking stock bikes in my opinion.
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DownSouth 5/17/2022 6:09pm
5/17/2022 6:09pm Edited Date/Time 5/17/2022 6:14pm
Good move by Husky. They come in primer gray so you cant paint it whatever color you want.
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Cayden Thompson 5/17/2022 7:40pm
5/17/2022 7:40pm
rohleder644 wrote:
It’s a shame the KTM group hates Husqvarna so much they keep making them the ugliest bikes on the track.
The KTM Group makes the KTMs the ugliest bike on the track....
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wr74 5/17/2022 8:55pm
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b_kowalsk wrote:
Husky went from having the cleanest looking bikes in 17-18 to some of the strangest. The plastic is a step up from the odd split number...
Husky went from having the cleanest looking bikes in 17-18 to some of the strangest.
The plastic is a step up from the odd split number plate last year. I think the colors are growing on me but it's certainly not as much of a looker as the KTM.
yep, they've gone backwards in terms of aesthetics for two generations in a row now.

The 16-18 was stunning visually.

19-22 was first step into "weird". It grew on me, but still think the previous gen was a much cleaner looing bike.

This new one just takes weird to whole new levels. The RE bikes with the black plastic hid a lot of the lines, but now you can see them, these bikes are just incredibly ugly. The rear fender design is just so strange. All the plastic parts seem totally disjointed. And to top it all off, they insist painting the frames the strangest shades of blue, which don't tie into anything else on the bike.

I'm sure they perform great, but no way i'm plonking down 14k AUD (i guess they will cost that much here) on a bike that looks like a colourful turd.
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mxdoctor 5/17/2022 11:38pm
5/17/2022 11:38pm Edited Date/Time 5/17/2022 11:39pm
Permeance_Flux wrote:
Is the suspension still lowered 10mm?
Yes, Husky suspension is still 10mm lower than KTM ;-)
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Richy 5/18/2022 12:57am
5/18/2022 12:57am
I wouldn't mind the colours IF they hadn't carried on with the blue frame, that's a pretty weird choice.
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Motofinne 5/18/2022 1:35am
5/18/2022 1:35am Edited Date/Time 5/18/2022 1:44am
I'm usually not the one that complains about prices of bikes. But holy shit the new Austrians are expensive. FC450 msrp in Finland is 11890€. That is a lot of money for a stock 450 dirt bike.
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#434 5/18/2022 2:26am
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I kinda like the look!
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mx313 5/18/2022 2:58am
5/18/2022 2:58am
Way to many colours that don't make sense. If your going grey, yellow and white. Why have a blue frame?
Also I don't like how it has the bronze clutch cover and black valve cover. All the engine covers need to be the same.
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vansnxtweek489 5/18/2022 3:57am
5/18/2022 3:57am
I do agree that what does it matter when were all going to change graphics and stuff anyways...but between these and the '23 KTMs....they sure made 'em ugly.

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mpy 5/18/2022 4:54am
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I like the grey... here's my version without any blue.
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Fouled Plug 5/18/2022 6:08am
5/18/2022 6:08am
Fouled Plug wrote:
Damn, that's the ugliest colour design I have ever seen on a production off-road motorcycle. How did THAT get to production? :sick: Aftermarket plastic companies will...
Damn, that's the ugliest colour design I have ever seen on a production off-road motorcycle. How did THAT get to production? Sick Aftermarket plastic companies will benefit from this.
Kennyfreemoney wrote:
Heard from my dealer that there will be a “Heritage” Colorway coming that brings back the white frame! Hopefully they announce it soon
Right on. The white frames looked amazing (and colour match with everything)
Cayden Thompson 5/18/2022 9:09am
5/18/2022 9:09am
Motofinne wrote:
I'm usually not the one that complains about prices of bikes. But holy shit the new Austrians are expensive. FC450 msrp in Finland is 11890€. That...
I'm usually not the one that complains about prices of bikes. But holy shit the new Austrians are expensive. FC450 msrp in Finland is 11890€. That is a lot of money for a stock 450 dirt bike.
Austrian bikes are worth the premium price IMO since you get premium components.
Especially Gasgas, they are a good bargain.

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