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light and agile, which are the
main reasons why you would
want to ride a 125cc two-stroke in
the woods in the first place. And
there is a lot to be said for that.
This bike is a blast, and when you
take full advantage of the TE's
strongpoints—its feather weight,
its extreme agility, its great sus-
pension and its stall-proof mo-
tor—it can be, in certain situa-
tions, competitive against the big
bikes without question.
TE250/300
If you're an off-road guy that loves
two-strokes, then you'll love Hus-
ky's TE250 and TE300. They
are, of course, very similar to the
much-loved KTM 250 and 300
XCs but with plastic subframes.
Not much has changed over the
previous TE250 and 300 mod-
els, but they did receive new
suspension, mapping, carbure-
tor and exhaust-valve settings to
make them more manageable
on the trail, which seems impos-
sible, really. They both feature
the bar-mounted mapping adjust-
ments, electric starting, adjust-
able exhaust power-valves and
hydraulic clutches.
Both bikes are incredible on the
trail. The harder the trail, the more
you appreciate both of these
bikes. Both of them feel light on
their feat, handle extremely well,
turn quickly, and have easy-to-
manage motors and are just about
impossible to stall. Both bikes
have great bottom-ends and ex-
cellent lugging capabilities, more
so on the 300, which delivers
awesome torque. The 300's mo-
tor can at times seem a little much
in the ultra tight stuff, but, once
you realize that you just can't stall
the thing (and if you do, no wor-
ries, because of the e-start),
you can, without worry, ride the
300 up a gear and be gentle on
the throttle and be just as fast—if
not faster—on the super techni-
cal trails as your competitors on
smaller-displacement bikes.
FE250
As much as I enjoyed riding the
TE two-strokes, the FE250 was
hands down my favorite weapon
The TE125 is the only production
bike of its kind in the U.S.
