2019 HUSQVARNA TC 125 & TC 250
FIRST TEST
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the bigger machines, where back home I prefer
something smaller that I have to ride harder. In
Florida, count me in for more horsepower in place
of natural talent, please.
I love this Austrian 250. It pulls with super con-
trolled torque and big top-end performance that
doesn't require quick shifts to stay in the power.
In my opinion, they're the best displacement for
technical off-road (I prefer them even over the
hugely popular 300s). And on the track, the TC
250 proved to be a desirable choice, especially
when I ran out of 125-level talent.
Chassis and
suspension
updates keep
the TC 250
tracking straight
in the rough
stuff.
The updated chassis and suspension balance of
the Husqvarnas are really good. The AER 48 fork
from WP is one of my favorites for front-end tire
feel and resistance to bottoming. It just hangs in
there no matter how hard I try to hurt it by com-
ing up super short on jumps, and if I have the sag
setting just right at 104mm, the front-end traction
in corners is amazing. And I don't feel too much of
the reported air fork harshness
on these WP forks as others.
I need to go up at least one
spring rate on the shock to set
this bike up properly (there,
I admitted it again) but I can
crank the stock spring down
enough to get it close.
