Husqvarna 450 reviews

I would not buy from Husqvarna again period. I have a 2023 Norden 901 and in the 1st 3 months it has been in the shop 30 days for heat radiating off the motor so bad it gave me heat blisters on my leg thru jeans and socks. It is un rideable in tennessee. I installed a Decat to make it run cooler and the dealer says its fine and will do nothing. I have $19,000 in a bike that if its above 70 degrees here I cant ride it. When I 1st got it home I was checking all fluids and adjusting thing and there was no radiator fluid in it at all. After searching forums a ton of people say the same thing about heat and loose clamps on the radiators and leaking. Show less

Husqvarna has a long history of building high quality offroad motorcycles and this model is exceptional. Top of the line components like Magura, Excel, Brembo, Kayaba, and Sachs make this bike a work of art and it is so easy to work on with everything accessible. This bike is definitely built to last a long time and the performance is fantastic! Show less

Bought the bike used with 3400 miles on it and a two year full warranty. Bike is just how I imagined. Feels like a slightly lowered MX race bike. Fast as any 450 on the market. Handles better than I can push it. I can also take anyone in a zero to 80mph race. Pins at 105. Perfect considering I'm not trying to kill myself. Suspension can take dirt well and is balanced good in the air. If you want a SM bike there is no comparison! Show less

This is the most awesome bike that I have ever owned. I feel like this bike should not be street legal. Every time I ride it I have a big smile under my helmet. It's perfect for any canyon run and carves like none other. It's a total rocket/wheelie king and it will make you feel like Jeff Ward. I have had many bikes through the years with a motocross background; this bike is not for putting around, it's a serious race bike with lights on it. Show less

I am currently campaigning this bike in the 2007 Mexican National Supermoto series, in both Intermediate and Masters divisions. It is my first Husqvarna, and I've been pleasently surprised at the handling, the power, but mostly bullet proof reliability. Not having a kick start worried me, but battery/starter/switch combo has NEVER failed to get things lit instantly. Stock power is competitive, although not overly impressive. Smooth and adequate with lower gearing, but will not help you if the track has a lot of long straights. Stock exhaust is super quiet, and upgraded system didn't add much power, but sure transforms the sound into a race worthy mount! Suspension rebound is a bit hard on the moto/dirt sections. Mostly durable, although the radiator is a bit small and light, shroud mounting tabs have all broken off. But this bike gets the job done, without having the expense of modding a motocross bike. Race it hard, and it will do its part, you just have to do yours! I have tried the factory replica 450 RR, and this, my friends, is a serious race machine. I believe it is worth the money. Show less

Too much bike for the street - for the rider of average skill and above average enthusiasm, but a refined weapon for the talented. Bike needs nothing in the way of mods for the street - even the exhaust system flows well enough to leave alone, and restrictions are minimal. For the track, of course, pipe and rejet - not much else is necesasary. Brakes are phenominal. Engine likes to rev (get the 510 if more torque is called for) but is a monster power-maker for a 450. This machine is superior to all other strret-legal supermotards - and by a LOT. The hypermotards are a separate, anomalous breed - apparently a designed AND contrived market niche that has no basis whatsoever in professional racing. The lightweight single clearly does, and has been the world champion configuration for a long, long time for credible reasons. The 450 SMR doesn't have a slipper clutch (the 450RR does), but one could be added easily enough (a likely priority for racers due to engine compression issues when cornering). Battery is improved for 07 so starting problems are no more. Beautiful craftsmanship - this bike is a piece of artwork, just so much more than most could use on the street (without getting badly hurt). Show less

I bought a new 'leftover' 2005 Husqvarna TC450. I got a great deal since the 06's had been out for a while. The dealer shipped the bike to me in Florida, new in the crate. It arrived in 3 days! The bike started right up the very first time after I put it together. I put the 'race' muffler on right off the bat (the bike came with a spark arrestor pipe and a race pipe from the factory). The bike is very light for an electric start bike. There were no problems with hesitation, jetting or anything with this pipe(knock on wood). The magazines seem to only give the bike an 'ok' review, but they are comparing it to US spec motocross bikes. Now the TC is supposed to be a motocrosser, but I would call it an 'European motocrosser'. It is more of a very serious woods/hare scramble, enduro racer than a motocrosser. don't for a minute think that I mean it is a foo foo trail bike, I mean a nasty, fast racing woods bike compared to a indoor or short track motocrosser like Americans are used to. Speed and power seem on par with the Japaneese 450's, but the Husky seems to rev higher, and pull a little longer up top. The Jap bikes might have a tiny bit more in the mid-range. Although the bike does fine on motocross tracks, it absolutely destroys most everything in the woods. The closest thing to this bike seems to be a KTM or a Husaberg. The bike seems to rev MUCH higher than my 2004 Yamaha YZ450f, with about the same power everywhere in the powerband (the Husky just revs out a ton more). The weight seems about the same too once you are riding. Factory gearing seems fine, with a good combination of low end, mid, and top end speed. The bike does great through the soft Florida sand and through the nasty whoops where I ride, but I had to do a lot of adjusting to get it to feel 'just right now it is PERFECT (I didn't have to buy anything just tuning/adjusting). The quality of the Husky seems VERY GOOD. A few minor nit picks are the chain seems to hit/rub a little on the frame in one spot the stock bars a tad bit too low and the graphics were not stuck on very well. The plastic seems to be very good quality and the components are high end pieces. I especially like the hydraulic clutch and the Brembo brakes. Parts availability seems decent (use the internet to find stuff). Overall I am VERY happy with this bike in all aspects! Show less