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and the new footpegs that have 26.8 percent<br />
more contact area than before while being<br />
tucked further inboard, thus reducing the<br />
likelihood of snagging.<br />
Kyle says:<br />
“It’s a very small bike, but in the high revs it<br />
really pulls big time! She loves to be ridden<br />
hard. When you think it’s about to slide out…<br />
it doesn’t, as you get that feeling that you are<br />
about to lose the rear it just finds traction and<br />
it pushes and goes. As a package it is a little<br />
dynamo, a pack of dynamite just waiting to<br />
go Ka-Boom as soon as you hit that power<br />
band. It’s got everything in the chassis and the<br />
suspension to keep you straight on the rails…<br />
it’s crazy fun to ride!”<br />
Mike Says:<br />
Every MX rider should start on a 125cc<br />
2-stroke!<br />
There are riding techniques and fundamentals<br />
learned on the small-bore two-strokes that<br />
riders keep with them for decades to come.<br />
Proper shift timing, gear selection, weight<br />
transfer, and the importance of body positioning,<br />
along with the pace at which everything<br />
happens all at once…<br />
“Super fun, reminds me of my childhood,<br />
bringing back so many memories, super fun.<br />
You have to keep it in its power band to get<br />
max out of it, the moment you tap off you have<br />
to rev it up again and it does bog just a little<br />
bit, but that is normal for a 125 two stroke.<br />
There’s still a 125cc powerband, but it’s nothing<br />
like years past. The hit is tamed, but tractability<br />
is higher than ever before. Essentially,<br />
the power curve is more usable and broader,<br />
which means less mistakes. I had to get used<br />
to that again after having been on a four stroke<br />
for a long time, I forgot how that feels. There<br />
is a big difference between the Husky and<br />
KTM, I thought they might feel so much alike<br />
being a 125 from the same group, but WOW! It<br />
is actually a very different bike, the handling,<br />
the geometry, the overall feeling it gives you<br />
is completely different. The power delivery is<br />
smooth on the bottom end and once it is going<br />
it has a huge top end. A very different set up -<br />
an awesome bike – I love it!”<br />
The Four Strokes:<br />
For 2023, the four strokes are all new with<br />
a new hydroformed chromoly steel frame<br />
designed to combat a bike’s natural characteristic<br />
of squatting while under heavy<br />
acceleration. In addition, Husky switched to a<br />
combination aluminum/polyamide-constructed<br />
subframe as well as die-cast aluminum swingarm<br />
to optimize overall chassis rigidity and<br />
durability while keeping weight to a minimum.<br />
Meanwhile, new bodywork is even more rider-friendly,<br />
permitting the sudden gymnastics<br />
that are sometimes required when attacking<br />
a track. That bodywork includes a new airbox<br />
whose inlet ducts are designed to reduce<br />
drag and airflow deformation. No tools are<br />
required to access the Twin Air filter and each<br />
bike comes with a vented side panel/air box<br />
cover should the rider desire snappier throttle<br />
response.
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