2015 HUSQVARNA FE 350 S AND FE 501 S DUAL SPORTS
FIRST RIDE
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BY JASON ABBOTT
PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE COX
M
y recent journey to Sweden left me
a little unfulfilled. You see, I went
there with fellow journalists to sample
Husqvarna's latest offerings, a sort of sneak
peak of the company's 2015 off-road and MX
models. After our arrival, we were disappoint-
ed to learn that of the 10-plus bikes in Husky's
arsenal, two of the models—the ones I wanted
to ride most—would not be available. I'm talk-
ing about Husky's all-new FE 350 S and 501
S dual sport bikes. We were told that the dual
sports weren't quite ready yet but would be
soon. For now, unfortunately, we would just
have to wait. Well, the waiting is finally over.
This time, however, I didn't have to pack a
passport and hop on a plane for Sweden to
ride the bikes. Instead, I hopped on the free-
way and made the hour-long four-wheel jour-
ney to Husky's U.S. home base in Murrieta,
California, where Husky officially introduced
the two FEs to the media before leading us on
a quick one-day ride.
The FE 350 S and 501 S are Husky's first dual
sport offering since merging with KTM two years
ago, and like the Husky off-road and motocross
models, the S-models are closely related to their
new siblings, the KTM EXC dual sports.
DOUBLE
DOUBLE
THE FUN
WE RIDE HUSQVARNA'S ALL-NEW
DUAL SPORTS
