VOL. 50 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 22, 2013
Husqvarna is
obviously confident
in their new offroaders. They cut
journalists loose
on some very
challenging trails in
the Swedish woods.
And, yes, they are
all outstanding
machines.
P75
impossible, especially when the
enduro loop took approximately
45 minutes to circulate, but I
gave it my best shot, of course,
and managed to throw a leg over
most of them, concentrating entirely on the off-roaders.
What stood out in my mind after a full day of rocks, mud and
roots was suspension. Both the
four-stroke and two-stroke Huskys have remarkably good suspensions that made negotiating
the extremely challenging enduro
loop very do-able and even fun.
Despite having zero time to custom-tune suspension settings on
any of the bikes, all of the Husky's felt as though their WP Dual
Compression Control rear shock
and WP 4CS fork were tuned
specifically for me and my 170
pounds. On all of the TE bikes,
initial stroke at both ends was
comfortably soft and cushy yet
had enough left over to soak up
the bumps and g-outs at speed,
