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COMPARISON
P48
ance to keep your tires on the
ground through technical ob-
stacles and enough hold-up to
handle the occasional miscalcula-
tion of speed and trail obstruction.
Its limitations come up only when
pushed outside this preference for
ground contact. If it's flowing trails
and finding a rhythm you're after,
with the occasional root-infested
technical side-hill or rock garden,
this do-it-all setup is for you. If you
want to jump, look at the FX for
your closed-course fix.
two maps on hand to adjust power
is fun, too.
HUSQVARNA FE 350 –
MORE THAN MIDSIZE
The 350-class of Austrian dirt bike
engines needs little promotion.
Most of the top GNCC and Enduro
and EnduroCross racers race with
the powerplant at least most of the
time. And it's an engine package
that keeps on giving with impressive
overall power numbers and a tame
demeanor that translates into a
(Above) The FE 350
does the rare trick of
feeling like a small
bore at lower rpm but
surging with plenty of
top end. (Left) The FE
350 comes in $600
less than the 501.
One standout feature on the
2020 Husqvarna FE series is the
dual-map switch and traction con-
trol. This was actually very cool
to use during our tests. When
applied, traction control provided
noticeable stability through loose
rock sections, even with haphaz-
ard throttle whacking. Having the
very capable tight-trail and open-
desert weapon. It does the rare
trick of feeling like a small bore at
lower rpm but surging with plenty
of top-end to catch the open-
class racers if motivated to do so.
This is a motor that has lined up
and beat 450 MX machines on
the world stage.
