Johnnymannen
Husqvarna
AA Class
I just bought the English magazine Enduro Extreme. There they have a comparison of the Husky WR 300, KTM 300 EXC, KTM 450 fourstroke EXC and the Gasgas EC 300. The KTM 450 was included because it´s known of being the most complete bike of all Endurobikes with it´s smooth character and to be known to fit all kinds of riders. They split the test in three different categories:-When the going gets tuff, Slowing the pace, and The racing line. The first test put the KTM 450 in fourth place because of it´s higher weight which took a lot more effort from the rider. The other three bikes was all very close, but the GasGas took third place. Second place went to KTM EXC 300, and T´the WR 300 won the first round because of it´s gutsy engine. They also said it maybe needed a little more experienced rider to manage it!
Second part of the test:-Slowing the pace. In trail conditions the GasGas took last place because of it´s lower stability. Third went to Husky here, because the KTM`s "easiness" was better, but the Husky was a bit more damanding to ride. EXC 300 on second place and the 450 first.
Third and last part:-The Racing line. They had quite short test track, but it was both sand, grass and slippery sections so it represented of what could be found on a championship round they thought. Two different rider did this test. One rider who´s used to ride fourstrokes, and an experienced rider whocould manage whatever he got his hands on. They recorded the best time on each bike, and they thought that the fourstroke would benefit because of the slippery sections of the track, but that wasn´t the case! The fourstroke was effective, but had to give away to the power of the Husky! It was very comfortable in these conditions. The fourstroke specialist was surprised when he found out that he set the fastest time on the Husky! Behind the Husky it was a bit of a free for all, but they agreed that the fourstroke came second and the EXC and EC 300 was to close to separate. So what they recommended was:
When the going gets tough: 1:Husqvarna WR 300,2: KTM 300 EXC,3: GasGas 300 EC and4: KTM 450 EXC
Slowing the pace:1 KTM 300,2 KTM 450,3 Husqvarna 300, and 4 GasGas 300
The Racing line: 1 Husqvarna WR 300, 2 KTM 450, 3 GasGas 300, and last the KTM 300
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Who´s the daddy
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By the way: The Husky was 1,4 second faster on the Racing line with the fourstroke rider and 5,6 seconds faster with the experienced rider than the EXC 300!
Second part of the test:-Slowing the pace. In trail conditions the GasGas took last place because of it´s lower stability. Third went to Husky here, because the KTM`s "easiness" was better, but the Husky was a bit more damanding to ride. EXC 300 on second place and the 450 first.
Third and last part:-The Racing line. They had quite short test track, but it was both sand, grass and slippery sections so it represented of what could be found on a championship round they thought. Two different rider did this test. One rider who´s used to ride fourstrokes, and an experienced rider whocould manage whatever he got his hands on. They recorded the best time on each bike, and they thought that the fourstroke would benefit because of the slippery sections of the track, but that wasn´t the case! The fourstroke was effective, but had to give away to the power of the Husky! It was very comfortable in these conditions. The fourstroke specialist was surprised when he found out that he set the fastest time on the Husky! Behind the Husky it was a bit of a free for all, but they agreed that the fourstroke came second and the EXC and EC 300 was to close to separate. So what they recommended was:
When the going gets tough: 1:Husqvarna WR 300,2: KTM 300 EXC,3: GasGas 300 EC and4: KTM 450 EXC
Slowing the pace:1 KTM 300,2 KTM 450,3 Husqvarna 300, and 4 GasGas 300
The Racing line: 1 Husqvarna WR 300, 2 KTM 450, 3 GasGas 300, and last the KTM 300
!Who´s the daddy
!By the way: The Husky was 1,4 second faster on the Racing line with the fourstroke rider and 5,6 seconds faster with the experienced rider than the EXC 300!
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