2019 Husqvarna FE250 Review and off-road ride

My friends at ToroTrail have recently upgraded their entire fleet of off-road bikes to the new for 2019 Husqvarna FE250 and 350 machines. I was very lucky recently to get invited out to their fabulous Malaga HQ to give one a try. As an off-road numpty I opted for the 250cc version - more than hairy enough for me - and thoroughly enjoyed the experience riding with Lyndon and TWAAPT! This video is sort of a combination review of the bike and a look at what ToroTrail does - stand by for the bonus at the end!....hope you like it!
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[@markpeter1968]

i dont have a bike at present. But in the future id love to be a motorcyclist. and riding these off-road /dual sport bikes on road is what i fantasize about

[@RichardvanDijk]

That ending was worth waiting for 👍 also the hero 7 stuff really shows up a quality difference from your usual camera.

[@yamahavmx76]

Great to see you off-road, love to see you incorporate a dirt road ride into your adventure bike tests.

[@chr15b]

Looks like great fun, loved the drone shots TMF!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

That’s my drone called Lyndon!

[@English-Motorcycle-Adventures]

Great video again Andy it was a great trip as always with #Torotrail . I’m the one dressed like Santa 🎅 in front as Lyndon put it 😂😂 keep up the great work 👍👍 ride safe👍😁

[@SteveInskip]

Fantastic vid Andy. Love dirt bikes and ride nothing else from in my teens in the 70’s, trials, motocross etc. They’ve come on a bit since nice then 😉! All my off reading is on MTB’s nowadays but always fancied having another crack with a engine attached....the new electric Ducati might sort that one out! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gdscheiwe01]

Great video TMF. Always a treat to see sunny Spain. Fantastic to see some more of you off roading. Husky would be quite fun back on the green lanes in Blighty huh? Peace!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Sure would!

[@Dan-56]

The picture of you between Spence and Blake made me laugh 😆👍.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Lovely blokes and seriously tall dudes....

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

Like you, I'm a road rider so respect to you for trying it out...looked fun though..!

[@mrbenowen1234]

Thanks for the vid. Can you buy this bike uk road ready?

[@iainian]

Nice riding TMF, looks fun and would like to give a try!

[@Banditmanuk]

Ha ha love how the camera moves from the side of the helmet to the front for 'your wheelie' shots.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

You’ve rumbled me...

[@t4ketsuru]

haha at least you been off road. The only thing i ever done is gone straight down a gravel road because the asphalt stopped.

[@737adventure]

Excellent! Thank you very much! Looked like you flew your drone in chase-mode in some shots. :O Cheers, Tim

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

That was Lyndon doing his impersonation of my drone 😜

[@p9917j]

I mountain bike during winter in UK and my old MTB had magura brakes on it, never had any issues what-so-ever. Excellent after care brand too with continued service support for many years after the model was superseded.

[@dannyracer25]

Great review 👍 Tmf thanks Danny

[@glenns6923]

Hate to keep on adding a bunch of comments...but..well just watched one of my countrymen US. review a big BMW GSA .....? Well that SUCKED!! Thank you for your GREAT reviews, full of complete knowledge of the bike! Thank you, thank you.

[@MDHenry4]

Seems like a great grope-nice wheelie!

[@nyleen]

Got a FE350 2015 not long ago for supermoto. Love the Husqvarnas! Been watching Twaaaps Toro videos for a while and I'm extremely envious. Would love to do ToroTrail or Adventure some day. But between spending on going Supermoto racing with Scottish Supermoto and other things, I just don't think I'll be able to afford it any time soon. Lovely video as always! Thank you!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thanks for watching! The set up at Toro is brill, I think you’d love it!

[@glenns6923]

It's good for you to learn a little off-road for the next time you hit a little mud on the big GS.....sorry just poking a little fun my friend, love your videos, keep them coming. Thank you.

[@billcotton1551]

Nice wheelie at the end!

[@kevindaly5093]

You look good with a little dirt on you. A refreshing change. Perhaps this experience will carry over into your other reviews. I expect to see a little dirt, or at least some evidence of sod, on your next scrambler on loan. You can do it! The dirt washes off. ;-)

[@MaxieTheManiac]

I love my modded fe250! Heavenly bike all around

[@spetersonmusic]

Was that you ripping wheelies at the end? NICE! Great to see you on some dirt, always great insight to offer.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

What do you think Scott? What would I do without my stunt double (Lyndon)...

[@spetersonmusic]

@@TheMissendenFlyer I figured but knowing you from watching your videos all these years... didn't really think it was. Tongue firmly in cheek with my comment. LOL!

[@stevecade857]

My guess is a lot of that vibration you felt was those off road biased nobblies on the tarmac. Bet it smoothed out a lot on the dirt. Very gentle off road sections though. Would of loved to see your off road biking skills being improved on with the assistance of Lynden and Husky. Is TMF attending off road school a future vid?

[@paulscr]

Nice. Thinking of getting into trail riding (uk), started looking at the crf, then read a couple of suggestions for the husky and thankfully found a trusted tmf review. Will add to the list.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

You should!

[@iangriffiths9930]

Would love to see more content of this type, maybe you could come over to wales and try some of our trails, there a few companies that will take you out for a smallish fee

[@Syncronizeification]

Your videos always stutter on my TV but are fine on my PC. Weird!! But as always great video. Nice little bike too!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

How odd!

[@koffieslikkersenior]

Your tv might not be able to show 60 fps properly.

[@PhilC184]

Now THAT looked like fun!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

It was!

[@dannyracer25]

Great review Tmf thanks from Danny

[@lynsmith1096]

Good review TMF. I don't do off road because I think i'd be more on the ground than upright.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

That’s why I try and avoid it...Lyndon is very persuasive though!

[@PsychoPaul13]

Looks like you got better by the end 😆

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Yes amazing improvement eh? 😉

[@paulstredwick]

What a great setup Toro have. BTW, a little more TWAAP wouldn't have gone amiss ;-)

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Now now Paul!!

[@Moonfleet41]

Looks like a long and arduous day at work mate... i don't know how you cope... Seriously.. Great review buddy, lots of bunce for a 250, i think i saw the 701 Moto versioin over at Fowlers for about that money... Still.. Good aint cheap and cheap aint good aye.!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Yes I do suffer for my art - I’m typing this to you from my hotel room in Slovenia where I’ve been forced to ride bikes in stunning scenery and blistering sunshine all day!!

[@Moonfleet41]

@@TheMissendenFlyer You poor thing, i feel your pain brother... try to stay cheerful, it'll soon be over..!

[@bradleyalexander5821]

Bravo to the wheelies.......👍🏼 👏👏👏 😎

[@karlosh9286]

The sheer drops my stomach go funny, at 7:47 I would have pooped myself, and at the end it looks like you were doing wheelies ! You've got an excellent day job, I'm jealous in the best possible way :-D

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Sadly the pay isn’t much to write home about!!!

[@rumien1383]

TheMissendenFlyer if you’ve got to write home about it, you must be away. Can’t be all that bad.😎

[@karlosh9286]

@@TheMissendenFlyer So your previous or other occupation must have paid well for the garage full of nice bikes ? :-D

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Paid very well but was no way to spend your short time on the planet.....

[@karlosh9286]

@@TheMissendenFlyer I'm not too badly paid ( I can't afford a garage of six bikes ;) ), and I can think of worse things to do than my current occupation, but I know what you mean about spending the short time on this planet. I guess lots of jobs just get a bit boring after a few decades of doing them, even the better ones. The lucky people are those who really love what they do and get well paid for it. As much as I like motorcycles, I'm not sure I'd want Peter Hickmans and the rest of the road racers job, even if I could do it ! Now Lewis Hamilton's job in a much safer motorsport I guess I wouldn't have minded.

[@noelsatterley2996]

Another tour video 👍👍👍👍

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Plenty more tours to come this season yet! Stay tuned....

[@palantir135]

Offroading over there looks quite nice. Here in the Netherlands offroading is only possible at some gravel and sand roads. Outside any road is forbidden almost everywhere.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Same here in the UK - Spain is brill for trail riding (any riding in fact!)....

[@eubikedude]

Magura are top notch (German I think) kit. They make the hydraulic clutches also used on the top KTM bikes (SA, SD, SD GT).

[@leroygodkin3756]

Hi your channel is wonderful. Have you done a review on the new nortons at all Cheers Leroy

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Not yet but one day hopefully!

[@mrbojangles4394]

Great footage of you riding. Was that a drone or from somebody following. Regarding the wheelies, my guess is it wasn’t you?

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

It was someone following...what makes you think the wheelies weren’t me I wonder 🤔

[@leweee]

Single cylinder and knobblies on tarmac will always cause vibrations 😁

[@timfreer6492]

Now THAT is s shirt Mr F!!!!

[@rumien1383]

Tim Freer not his worst, by any means !

[@Andy_Bat]

No credits so I guess the guitar etc was you. Great video now go for some real hard core off roading. Will we see you at the LAA Rally at Sywell

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Nope....

[@LambChopRides]

Looking at those trails Lydon went easy on you!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

I didn’t have the bandwidth to film the gnarly stuff he sent me down, was concentrating too much. Did you like my wheelies at the end??

[@LambChopRides]

@@TheMissendenFlyer yes very impressed with them 😆

[@rumien1383]

An entire day pulling wheelies, can’t believe you weren’t there. 👍

[@captainwin6333]

lol at 0:12 that picture pops up and for one moment I'm thinking, he wont be able to see the road.

[@stevedunn9354]

Aye aye captain, cheeky little show off at the end! Has someone spent the day at Finmere wheelie school?

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

My stuntman (Lyndon) may have done....

[@stevedunn9354]

Bear it in mind, it would make a good video!

[@dirtyhabitz2888]

A great vid, Andy. I learnt to ride on a dirt bike when I was 13 (39 years ago 🤫) so I’ll always have a soft spot for them. I’ve not ridden off road for around 15 years, but that looks good fun out in Spain and the trails look fairly easy for an old boy, like me. Might have to persuade a couple of pals to book a winter trip out there. Andy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Nice one! Go for it you’d love it...

[@frankstocker5475]

Wheely good times.

[@ciprianjurge]

When a review about MV Agust Turismo Veloce ??? How about a review BMW GS 1200 vs MV Agusta Veloce ?

[@johnrouse8100]

How did Blake and Spencer find the bikes? I’m a big lad myself so always curious to find out how others get on, cheers.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

They looked hilarious on them!

[@babannchhetri9370]

How much horse power it has got?

[@acvn-hg9gy]

hey good ol' chap, about your speed twin. i myself am stereotypically Dutch, and 1,92m (about 6ft 3 inches?) long. would i confortably fit a speed twin?

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Yeah!

[@shaunbarclay1309]

Is it worth the £2000 over say the CRF 250?

[@scottmitchell6371]

😮 Don't tell me that was you at the very end doing wheelies! 😊

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

....what do you think? 😉

[@robh952]

Of course it was you TMF! You've been hanging out with that Lambchops fellow! 🙂

[@andrewhartshorn3691]

What a Horrible job, but someone's got to do it! 😊

[@MrTimberob]

OK tmf who was pulling the wheelies?

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Might have been me, may have been my stunt double (Lyndon)....

[@ithaca3929]

Nice. Probably could have been done as easily on a big trail , with more comfort maybe. But to expensive and heavy should a crash happen....

[@davidbesant]

So, you decided not to share any crashes with us(?). I may be wrong, but could have sworn I saw you fall off in Twaap's video of the event. Mind you, she fell a few times, so I guess that's just part of the off_roading fun.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Wrong event I think you’ll find...I didn’t come off 😇

[@TwoWheelsAndAPonytail]

More dirtbike riding more more! 😁😁😁😁

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Good to see you here! Hope you’re well??

[@TwoWheelsAndAPonytail]

@@TheMissendenFlyer yeah! I am really fine. 🤗🤗 You also? Hope to see you again at the Toro base!! 👍😁🏍

[@kwak1k]

@@TwoWheelsAndAPonytail TWAAP, do you live there now?? 😀

[@TwoWheelsAndAPonytail]

@@kwak1k 😂😂No! But its like my second home haha

[@kwak1k]

@@TwoWheelsAndAPonytail It seems like you're in Spain more than home! I'm not jealous of course ☹😀

[@ydarbg]

I didn't see the 'review and ride out' bit so needless to say was a little let down😂

[@husky5]

hp?

[@bobvandick2546]

Is that you popping those wheelies at the end of the vid?😮

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

...what do you think?

[@bobvandick2546]

I was thinking possibly 😊

[@edwinrussell153]

Change crf250l for this?

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

If I had the spare cash it would be very tempting....though on road the CRF is better (I know that’s not the point)....

[@canturgan]

Even earlier than usual.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

I like to vary things every now and then!

[@stewartnorton6386]

I've been on holiday in Marbella for two weeks and one thing I've noticed is that no, and I mean no bike riders out here wear any gear at all apart from helmets from mopeds to super sports bikes it's espadrilles, shorts and t-shirts all the way .

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Crazy eh!

[@Miata822]

Hmm. That did look like someone else's gloves doing those wheelies ;)

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

It was my stunt double!

[@robertwbeams9929]

Sorry I dozed off after the walk around. Offroad?? Nah, not my definition, so was disappointed. But the bike appeals, 105 kg, lightweight Single, must be brilliant on soft gravel, sand, rocky outcrops - get the drift Andy! Oh but 9k yipes. For a bike you are just going to slide, drop, hit rocks, never clean, and have a ball . . . . Lucky sods 😊

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Watching ain’t compulsory my friend!

[@brianmorse8811]

What do those bikes and meat balls from Ikea have in common? they are both Swedish and have both been previously ridden. LOL

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Eewww

[@PURAO45]

Which country is this?

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Spain....near Malaga.

[@morrisminor56]

trouble with these kind of bikes is you need a step ladder to get on them :(

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Well the suspension does compress a lot on this one when you jump on...

[@returnedtotheearth1326]

Ah I see you swapped to your special wheelie clothes 😉. It was all going so well until you mentioned the £8.5k price! Single cylinder, small, almost mountain bike brakes, plastic, going to drop it a fair bit I guess but then smack a big price on it. Kind of goes against my idea of what dirt bikes is all about but I guess that’s the market now. Overpriced bikes in all sectors are here to stay.

[@mrbenowen1234]

Can you buy this bike uk road ready

[@PowerPete999]

www.huskysport.co.uk/

[@PowerPete999]

Yes you can www.huskysport.co.uk/

[@mrbenowen1234]

thank you

[@stevec9959]

Do not tell that you were doing wheelies 😀

[@bobz1736]

£9k for a 250... OUCH!

[@olliereed4206]

Yep but by the time you have knocked a Honda or Yamaha up to the level of components its pretty good value. Just had the front end done on my CRF. The price would make your eyes water. That motor is seriously trick as well.

[@olliereed4206]

@tittlemouse92 I only know how much parts like that cost as I have crashed so many times... Interesting that the rental company has bikes like that in their inventory. Not going to get many hours out of those engines before they need rebuilding. I guess there must be some kind of sponsorship deal going on. Pretty good though, something to consider doing. Far cheaper than buying one and you wont cry when it gets dropped.

[@davidrobinson4118]

Yep, I thought that too.

[@davidparry2301]

As a newbie I'd probably go for the ktm freeride for around £7k

[@karlosh9286]

My thoughts exactly

[@zakmilas]

No way thta;' you doing the wheeley :)

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

What makes you say that?😉

[@j4zzx297]

Misread the title, missed out the "p" in the last word. Oh well!

[@Matt43]

Love GoPro but hate the fisheye effect

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Fair enough!

[@Matt43]

@@TheMissendenFlyer I should qualify my response was to your question about cameras in the last video you posted - the bad fisheye effect was apparent during the walk-around in this one, but I think you usually do it with your phone.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Correct.....

[@stevehome4856]

Nice shirt, did you dress yourself that day?

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Cheeky!

[@loki1066]

Disappointed... You didn't get a bit closer behind TWAAP

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

How do you know i didn't?

[@loki1066]

Because you didn't fall off! 😂 Perhaps your powers of concentration are better than mine 🙁

[@loki1066]

I'm afraid I wouldn't get close enough to 'gawp' as she's a bit quick 😥

[@loki1066]

I wish you hadn't reminded me about TWAAP... I've been watching all her vids again. I've ended up feeling very weak and I've been told off by her indoors 😥

[@rumien1383]

Be honest, did you fall off ?

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Actually now I think about it I did - but not while off road!!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Shame I didn’t have the camera rolling - would have been KZbin gold!!!

[@rumien1383]

👍🏻

[@FuzzyScaredyCat]

There's no way you're wearing knox gloves.

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Why’s that then?

[@FuzzyScaredyCat]

@@TheMissendenFlyer kzbin.info/www/bejne/moqleYKQosaAgck Not knox kzbin.info/www/bejne/moqleYKQosaAgck Knox

[@christophereaves7108]

that is so expensive. cost more than my z1000.

[@sharpbends]

1st :-) Loved the wheelies !

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Thought you might like them!

[@brucehornet]

Sorry TMF the promotion of wheelies at the end of your video on public Spanish roads is not good, there's anough idiots out there with out your help of publication 🧐.

[@brucehornet]

😍😍😍😘