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2019 HUSQVARNA TC 125 & TC 250 FIRST TEST P82 I also like the bottoming feel of the AER 48 fork. It is totally con- trolled in the big hits for me and I'm always confident it will hold up when I make a mistake. The TC 125's ultra-lightweight feel means it can be manhandled and put where you want it with a shift of your weight. Using muscle instead of skill isn't a great long- term success plan. Soon, I was huffing and puffing and missing my marks and shaking my head and 18-year-old Jesse was super disappointed with me. Where once I had the bike singing through the heavy berms, I now dabbed and clutched my way through a momentum-less arc. Ugh, I've been so lazy! So, I rested. And I came out swinging for another round with the TC 125 after a romp on its TC 250 bro and all three of Husqvarna's four-strokes. It was the end of the day at Baker's. We were being asked to wrap it up. I wanted redemption. And I wanted to feel the sing of the 125 again because, frankly, the other bikes made it a little too easy. I was addicted to motocross again. But I was addicted to 125 motocross. And I knew this track was decid- ing which bike I could ride effec- tively more than the bikes were. On my last attempt at 125 glory I felt a little better. The track had dried out considerably in the middle of the day as lines devel- oped and a flow showed up. The temp and humidity levels dropped to human-friendly levels. And I could finally get on the pipe for a few more sections before falling back into the hole where my tal- ent should be. As the rain began to fall I succumbed to the fact that I'm not good enough to ride a 125 at Aldon Baker's house. I'm blam- ing four-strokes. As I sit here back on western soil, there isn't a 2019 Husqvarna motocross bike I'm more excited to ride. I have a fondness for 125's that is fueled by my first race experiences. And my mod- ern rides on them have reminded me that earning a good ride on a 125 is often more fun than expect- ing one on a four-stroke. Husqvarna has a legacy of building motorcycles that carve their way into our memories with time-leading performance. Continuing on with that trend, the 2019 Husqvarna TC 125 is the most advanced 125 they've ever created. It's ultra-modern and supremely high quality. If you buy one, it's a bike you'll remember for the rest of your life. Just 192.9 pounds, the TC 125 is as you would expect— super agile and easy to throw around.