Directly under the tank you will find two ends of a gray wire that are plugged into each other by white male and female ends. Although there is no map switch, we did find a trick to mimic the function of using two different maps. For 2017 Husqvarna decided to do away with the map switch on the TC250-maybe because we never used it in the first place. Q: IS THERE STILL A DUAL-FUNCTIONING MAP SWITCH ON THE HANDLEBARS?Ī: No. Although, this time, it is a good thing, as the lack of air tames the potent midrange burst. Once again, the Husky airbox constricts the throttle response with its lack of air vents. It has a forgiving feel that allows the Husky TC250 to conquer any terrain. The new-generation frame works together with all the other components on the bike. It was always doing something that we didn’t want it to do. The old frame had a rigid feel that did not allow the bike to settle. They make other air forks look like the instrument cluster on a nuclear submarine. KTM’s AER forks are both an engineering marvel and an idiot’s delight. Motocrossers are tired of complicated air forks with a zillion clickers and more air chambers than Aquaman. We not only like the new WP air fork, we love it. ![]() For 2017 Husky upgraded the entire TC and FC lines to WP AER 48mm forks (drop-kicking the WP 4CS coil spring forks). That’s what you call turning a sow’s ear into a silk purse.Ī: With the combination of the new chassis and the suspension refinements that Husky made to its 2017 line, the TC250 handles exceptionally well. Most MXA test riders give it credit for the TC250’s better handling, longer shift points and improved over-rev. The Husky’s restrictive airbox wouldn’t be a plus on very many bikes, but the side effects of the plastic airbox extend far beyond just the power delivery. Bottom line, this potent powerplant makes the KTM 250SX harder to ride, but this is not true of the Husqvarna TC250 powerband. Additionally, the new engine’s shift points are short, and the power falls off on top very quickly. It has a hard midrange hit that is prone to breaking traction in a split second. Why not? The powerful new engine runs like a scalded cat. But, we didn’t drill holes in our TC250 airbox cover. Q: DOES THE AIRBOX COVER HAVE TO BE DRILLED TO PRODUCE THE SAME POWER AS THE 250SX LIKE BEFORE?Ī: To make the Husky TC250’s powerband feel like the KTM 250SX’s powerband, you would need to allow more air into the engine. All the Husky’s plastic is shaped differently from that of the KTM’s, save for the fork guards. The price that Husqvarna pays is that the white paint on the frame starts to wear off mighty fast. The black Husky frame guards are much shorter because the engineers did not want to cover up too much of the white frame. The KTM’s black frame guards match its black frame paint. The Magura clutch has a smoother overall feel, and the lever is an unbreakable folding design with a more petite shape. Husqvarna’s clutch is equipped with a Magura clutch lever, master cylinder and slave unit, while the KTM has Brembo components. Many testers felt that the extra width made the TC250 easier to grip with their knees. Because of its large size, it makes the Husky TC250 feel wider than the KTM 250SX. In fact, the Husqvarna airbox cover is the complete left-side panel, with the radiator shroud, airbox cover and rear number plate all encompassed in one plastic piece. The Husqvarna airbox cover is much larger than that of the KTM. As was the case last year and the year before, the Husqvarna airbox restricts the flow of air into the engine. That includes a new chassis, WP AER 48 forks and a more powerful engine. The 2017 Husqvarna TC250 is all new from the ground up. Every MXA test rider credits the plastic airbox with giving the rear end of the TC250 a softer feel than the 250SX. Since it bolts together in three segments, it has more resilience at the joints, which makes it less rigid than KTM’s aluminum tubes. It is a composite of 70-percent plastic and 30-percent carbon fiber particles. Don’t be fooled into believing that Husky’s airbox is made from high-tech carbon fiber. Compared to the 2016 TC250, the subframe has been significantly downsized, allowing it to shed some weight however, the same can be said for KTM’s aluminum subframe and plastic airbox combo. Husqvarna’s three-piece, carbon fiber-infused subframe is the biggest difference between the two bikes. Therefore, the flex characteristics of the two swingarms are different. The TC250’s swingarm starts off with the same thickness as the 250SX’s, then tapers off with a step in the metal. ![]() The difference between the two is in the cross-section, made evident by the hard line running down the center of the Husky swingarm, while the KTM version is less angular. The two competing swingarms share the same overall shape, but a closer look reveals that they are different.
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