Here's a photo from another site - purportedly to be the 2015 KTM390 Supermoto - and, a 390 'Trailbike' will come from this, the Duke, and the RC.
This is how they can really pick up on sales - a good quality product, made in India / China, for a price that should equal Japanese bikes, such as the Thailand made Honda 250(s).
These, and making Freerides in India / China, are the sort of thing that could bring them from a just over 110 / 120, 000 bike a year manufacturer, to on the way to those sorts of figures, per month - of course, that would take a few other, more basic models. Everything I've seen and heard of the Indian made KTMs, has been good, so far. I'd expect them to do the same with Husky - well, judging by a few quotations attributed to SP, Husky might be the more logical one for more Indian / Chinese made, simpler bikes.
I've noticed that you Yanks may have a bit of a wait on 2014s - this may indicate good things to come - KTM / KTHusky using up a goodly proportion of base stock, leading to either new engines - and I'm 'dreaming' 2ts, as my preference - coming in as 2015s / 2016s, earlier than the KTM version. Sort of how the EFI on 4ts came in far earlier with 'Bergs - the 09s, as against the KTM 4ts being in 2012. Though, I'd seriously doubt there would be such a gap, the 2nd time around. Well, perhaps it may just mean you Americans getting 2015s (that are that further step to individuality) in June / July, like you get with KTMs.
This is how they can really pick up on sales - a good quality product, made in India / China, for a price that should equal Japanese bikes, such as the Thailand made Honda 250(s).
These, and making Freerides in India / China, are the sort of thing that could bring them from a just over 110 / 120, 000 bike a year manufacturer, to on the way to those sorts of figures, per month - of course, that would take a few other, more basic models. Everything I've seen and heard of the Indian made KTMs, has been good, so far. I'd expect them to do the same with Husky - well, judging by a few quotations attributed to SP, Husky might be the more logical one for more Indian / Chinese made, simpler bikes.
I've noticed that you Yanks may have a bit of a wait on 2014s - this may indicate good things to come - KTM / KTHusky using up a goodly proportion of base stock, leading to either new engines - and I'm 'dreaming' 2ts, as my preference - coming in as 2015s / 2016s, earlier than the KTM version. Sort of how the EFI on 4ts came in far earlier with 'Bergs - the 09s, as against the KTM 4ts being in 2012. Though, I'd seriously doubt there would be such a gap, the 2nd time around. Well, perhaps it may just mean you Americans getting 2015s (that are that further step to individuality) in June / July, like you get with KTMs.
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