Filed under “bikes I couldn’t find much information on,” this 125 motocross bike is an early example of TM’s offerings as the company was founded in 1976.
Unfortunately, that’s pretty much all I can figure out about it. The company was formed by two friends (Claudio Flenghi and Francesco Battistelli), and they named the company after the first letter of their son’s names (Thomas/Mirko). According to this Dirt Rider story, TM currently pumps out about 1,300 bikes a year, ~200 of which come to the US. But I’m stumped about this early model, and I’m hoping one of you has some experience with it!
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COVID-19 interfered with the original rally plan
A 2019 Husqvarna FE450, with a severe makeover.
Every once in a while, we talk about race bikes we see for sale: Superbikes, rally bikes, whatever. Not long ago, we had a glimpse of a cool BMW rally bike from the days when full-size 650s were allowed. Vintage machinery like that is cool and all, but this week, we’re looking at a bike that could be competitive at Dakar today. In fact, it raced the 2020 event, and would be at the 2021 event, if COVID-19 hadn’t interfered. Thanks to that bad luck, you now have your own change to buy this race-prepped 2019 Husqvarna FE450. And, the asking price (15,900 Euros) isn’t as crazy as you might think.