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https://youtu.be/UGpRJ1OGtq8
Pretty sweet channel and interested review on the husky vs the honda! I think my next bike might be a rockstar husky in a year or two.
Pretty sweet channel and interested review on the husky vs the honda! I think my next bike might be a rockstar husky in a year or two.
" Husqvarna motorcycle production at Mattighofen in Austria started on 7 October 2013.[14] At the same time, Husqvarna-spin-off Husaberg was re-united with Husqvarna, terminating the existence of the Husaberg brand."
The Shop
He would surprise himself to ride the husky 250f with minimal work IMHO.
Be a smart move as well - and I think he may end up doing that to keep one brand around...
Trying to add in America’s race and Ironman. Logistics are going to be hard unless a KC guy goes to both.
Pit Row
https://m.vitalmx.com/forums/For-Sale-Bazaar,26/2017-CRF-450,1359200
I've been a LONG time Honda guy (ever since superminis on a crf150r in 2009), so it was definitely tough for me to make this change. I've actually been pretty vocal about my dislike for the Austrian bikes in the past! However, after riding one of my friend's 2019 KTM 450 in stock trim, I couldn't deny it anymore....the Austrian bikes are better in almost every way than all of the 2019 Jap bikes I've ridden. And that's extremely hard for me to admit!
Over the past few months, I've kind of conducted my own independent "2019 450 Shootout" by convincing my friends to let me ride their new bikes for a few laps. Most of my testing was done in Florida on sandy, wide-open tracks and I wasn't overly impressed with the Husky when I rode it down there. When I rode the KTM last week, it was up in Michigan on a really gnarly and rutted/rough clay track which I quickly discovered is where these bikes shine! I was struggling to get comfortable all day on my Honda, so my dad convinced me (against my will) to try my buddy's KTM. My expectations were so low that I didn't even change anything on the bike to suit my liking except for the lever position. Let me say this: my mind was blown. The first time I cracked the throttle, the thing hooked up like I've never experienced before. No fish-tailing, no burnouts; just pure traction. Within half a lap I felt like I had been riding the bike for months, if not years. I was scrubbing sketchy jumps that I was struggling to not boner-air on my Honda. I was railing corners and sticking in ruts that I was struggling to just stay upright in before.
I thought to myself "no way is this possible, the track must have gotten WAY better since the last session". So I went back to the pits, immediately got on my Honda and went back out on the track and my fears were confirmed. It felt like a heavy boat that was trying to spit me off and rip my arms off every chance it got! I had arm pump in one lap and I could easily tell my lap times were slower. That night, we put the Hondas up for sale and haven't looked back since!
Overall, I couldn't be happier with the change and I don't see myself owning another Jap bike for quite some time unless they can drop 20 pounds, smooth out the power delivery, and somehow make their bikes stick in a rut like my Husky does! Very excited to race this thing at Hangtown in a week and a half.
Felt like I moved 10 years back in time riding the kawi.
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