Ok, did you see the chicken fall from the sky, or did it run across the ground? Alice Cooper was once accused of biting the head off of a chicken on stage (way before Ozzy choked down the bat). Seriously, the real drama of this whole thing is being played out in Italy still. However, without Pierre AG being in Austria, I don't really know what the Italian government will accomplish beyond words....
Hmmm, they did just throw some different plastic, headlight, and an Akro can on a KTM. Here's my surprised look
I would welcome the Husaberg airbox and rear grab handles (yeah I know our Huskies have them, but the ones on the Berg are pretty nice), but let's keep the good ol Husqvarna steering geometry. I hate the quick-turning feel of the KTM/Husaberg.
It looks uncomfortably close to BMW's rather anonymous efforts to me. No gunsight = no deal. The stylists of upcoming brand new Huskies have an interesting problem - there will have to be a nod to Husky heritage (no point in buying the company otherwise), but they will have to differentiate themselves from the immediate past somehow. Blue and yellow might be seen as twisting the knife by Husaberg customers. I always liked tricolore graphics but obviously there's no Italian connection any more. Red, white and a little bit of blue is always a good combo... I'm just hoping that they resist the urge of gaudy coloured frames. It can work, but it usually ends ip looking like something a kid with a bunch of spraycans would knock together in his dad's garage. It's always fun to see people's photoshops (especially when some lazy journalist gets fooled by one!).
She does have a little of the alien grey about her. Or maybe the Borg Queen. A logo on the front mudguard does not a brand make though, imo. Even when it's not covered in mud. Some time ao I had my Husky parked outside the factory where I used to work. It had the badge on the front mudguard, but spare "naked" blue tank panels fitted. Some damn fool asked me if it was a Yamaha! The Italian technicians on site knew what it was though.
TXC449 in white and I peeled the black sticker off of the front fender logo, too. Still looks like nothing else on this planet I may do black no-logo side panels on the 511 beside it..arent big bore Huskies supposed to be black?
