RUST magazine: 2017 Husqvarna Special
RUST tests the 2017 Husqvarna enduros. The new model season continues, this time it’s the turn of Husqvarna. And so RUST travels to Husqvarna – the town – in Sweden, to connect with Husky’s heritage and to test its future. It’s all new engines, all new chassis for the 2017 enduros, so there’s a lot to discuss – and to evaluate. Do they make the grade? Only one way to find out... Happy reading! Jon Bentman (Editor, RUST)
RUST tests the 2017 Husqvarna enduros.
The new model season continues, this time it’s the turn of Husqvarna. And so RUST travels to Husqvarna – the town – in Sweden, to connect with Husky’s heritage and to test its future. It’s all new engines, all new chassis for the 2017 enduros, so there’s a lot to discuss – and to evaluate. Do they make the grade? Only one way to find out...
Happy reading!
Jon Bentman
(Editor, RUST)
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World Launch<br />
<strong>RUST</strong>’s QUICK CHECK<br />
2016 TE125 <strong>2017</strong> TX125 <strong>2017</strong> KTM 125XC-W<br />
Carb<br />
Keihin PWK36S Mikuni TMX38 Mikuni TMX38<br />
Dry weight 95.8kg 92.0kg 91kg<br />
Seat height 960mm 960mm 960mm<br />
Fuel 11 litres 10 litre 9.5 litres<br />
Wheelbase 1471mm 1495mm 1471mm<br />
Steering head angle 63.5º 63.5º 63.5º<br />
Ground clearance 355mm 370mm 370mm<br />
<strong>2017</strong> Husky TX125 £6199<br />
<strong>2017</strong> KTM 125XC-W £6099<br />
thing to ride, it’s in its nature to scream out in<br />
high revs, so just live with that.<br />
As ever with 125cc two-strokes a lot seems<br />
to depend on the jetting, sometimes you get<br />
a mellower 125 that will pull low-revs surprisingly<br />
well, sometimes they’re either on the<br />
pipe or doing nothing at all. This one, on this<br />
occasion, was the latter. Hey ho.<br />
One day soon we’ll find a 50-kilo teenage<br />
space cadet with the skills needed to give<br />
these 125s a real thrashing. Assuming we<br />
can wean him off his social media feed for<br />
long enough, we’ll try for a comparative test<br />
and see if there really is a difference<br />
between these bikes.<br />
tx125
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