2019 HUSQVARNA FS 450
FIRST IMPRESSION
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There's one thing missing
from the race equation here,
and that's a quick shifter. The fit-
ment of one as standard would
mean you'd hardly need to do
anything to make this a great
race bike, but hey, Husqvarna
can't do it all themselves! On
the plus side, the gearbox shift
is lovely and light, and the Suter
slipper clutch just works. Bang
down the Pankl-build gearbox,
dump the clutch and the chas-
sis pulls itself into the corner,
leaving the rear wheel perfectly
in touch with the tarmac—unless
you've pulled a stoppie by ham-
mering the front brake too hard.
I could go on and on, and I
will at later times because we
are getting an FS 450 as our
new long-term race machine
next year. There's not a huge
amount we need to do to this
bike, but that's not going to stop
us having fun with it.
All I can say is, if you've ever
wanted to have a go of super-
moto—especially if you're
coming off a motocross
bike—there's never been a
better time to do it. CN
Road race style or proper supermoto—it doesn't matter
with the FS as both can produce fast lap times.
