Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine

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The biggest Husky has received an upgrade. Punters wanted the “old” Norden to be more dirt-focussed, and the factory has responded with this new model named the Expedition. The biggest change is the XPLOR suspension taken off the KTM 890 Adventure R.

Now sporting 240mm of travel front and rear, the Norden Expedition has been transformed into a hill climbing (and descending) weapon. We threw this bike at all sorts of obstacles from water bars at speed where it landed beautifully to bombing down rocky strewn steep four-wheel-drive trails where it handled them easily, composed and in control. The ABS brakes worked very well in slippery conditions to provide the rider with the feel of confidence. With

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