2019 HUSQVARNA FC 250, FC 350 & FC 450
FIRST IMPRESSION
P100
For many, this is a gift from the mo-
tocross spirit animals. It's got 450
power with 250 agility, if you listen
to the marketing folk from Austria.
And that's so true in so many ways.
Here, the difference between a
KTM and a Husqvarna really start to
shine. The Husqvarna FC 350 is my
favorite of those two. The power de-
livery comes on smoother and with
more torque allowing me to use the
extra cc's to my advantage without
scaring me (again). I can get, and
keep, the revs high with careful gear
selection and really enjoyable clutch
abuse and use the massive mid-to-
top power to do whatever I want.
There isn't a better feeling in recre-
ational motocross than stretching
a 350 out to clear a jump or close
in on a competitor. The bike just
does what it's asked, and the 2019
Husqvarna FC 350 does it better
than ever.
The FC 350 gets an updated cyl-
inder head, dropping a few hundred
The FC 350 is
Husqvarna's do-all
motocrosser.
FC 350
grams but keeping the high-rpm
attitude alive and well. And the
suspension updates Husqvarna
made for 2019 seem to get better
as you go up in bike size, as well.
For me, the FC 350 handles better
than the 250. It settles more under
acceleration and braking and pro-
vides a more stable platform
for which to slay.
At Baker's Factory, the conditions
were challenging to say the least.
Enjoyable, yes. Amazing, yes. Com-
fortable, no. But the FC 350 made
the championship-caliber facility feel
like I was riding in my own backyard.
It really might be the magic dis-
placement—combining just the right
amount of rider engagement to keep
your mind in-tune with the experi-
ence with the all-out monster power
output that lets you cheat your way
around a bit. This is a 450 you need
to shift. Or, it's a 250 you don't need
to shift. Either way you look at it, it's
awesome and as my very experi-
enced MX friend put it at the track
one day this summer: "That is all the
bike anyone ever needs."
