KIWI RIDER ARCHIVE
Words: Dene Humphrey / Photos: Geoff Osborne
Unchanged for ‘18, last year’s FE250
would make a great secondhand
option. This is what we thought at
the start of this year - and just loved
that fancy traction control.
B
aby steps would be the worst way to
describe Husqvarna’s re-invention
onto the world’s dirt bike stage. With
a little help from an orange friend,
Husqvarna has quietly chipped away
at regaining its status as one of the
brands to own. Chipped away that is
until 2017 when the brand seems to
have gone supernova and created
what are some of the most exciting off-road
dirt bike models we have seen in a long time.
The FE250 is certainly no exception with a ground
up re-design of the chassis, engine, suspension,
bodywork and a nifty new feature called ‘traction