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 />
In the rush at the KTM <strong>2017</strong> launch we<br />
didn’t get to ride the 500EXC, so we can’t<br />
compare the two, but this is quite a different<br />
proposition to say Beta’s RR480. The Husky<br />
might be three kilos lighter, but it’s the<br />
engines character that dominates, so without<br />
having them back-to-back, you’d say that the<br />
Beta feels the lighter of the two. Not that the<br />
TE501 is heavier to ride as such, but engine<br />
character – the dominating effect of that<br />
extra stroke (the Husky is long stroke 72mm<br />
to the RR480’s short stroke 60.8mm) – really<br />
makes for a certain dynamic. In such a<br />
comparison you could say the Husky feels<br />
old school.<br />
For big guys, who like traditional big<br />
singles, this is as good as it gets.<br />
<strong>RUST</strong>’s QUICK CHECK<br />
2016 TE501 <strong>2017</strong> TE501 <strong>2017</strong> KTM 500EXC-F<br />
Dry weight 113.3kg 109.3kg 106.5kg<br />
Seat height 960mm 960mm 960mm<br />
Fuel 11 litres 10 litre 9.5 litres<br />
Wheelbase 1482mm 1495mm 1482mm<br />
Steering head angle 63.5º 63.5º 63.5º<br />
Ground clearance 345mm 370mm 355mm<br />
<strong>2017</strong> Husky TE501 £8049<br />
<strong>2017</strong> KTM 500EXC-F £7849<br />
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