Good point. I bet we'll see the Bajaj built Husky's in Au' next to the KTM Duke thats on our roads now.
I'm seeing the latter part of that statement here on Cebu now ...Just started seeing this a few months back ... I'll stop and get some pics of what ever Husky bike that might show up here in a nice clean showroom...
I wouldn't doubt it if something is quite a bit different. Maybe it will be the 690 motor as a start for 2014. They can share the same parts and have a completely different feel. Look what husky did with the 449/511 and terra/strada. Obviously the first year may not be a complete overhaul but really even if the frame is different and slight engine mods it can bring a new bike feel. Heck even suspension changes seem to make a heck of a difference like the husaberg with the 4cs forks. In my short time being into Husky they've turned crap into gold. All it takes is an open minded engineer and KTM's parts bin.
Sounds like Husky might get back to doing what it was intended to do BUILD RACE BIKES gone will be the fu fu bike with suitcases on the side
Branching out with a fu fu bike may be smart with that 690 motor. Those types of bikes are in right now and would help sales which means more racing
those "fu fu bikes" are actually earning the money for for manufacturers' race activities. no "fu fu bikes", no race teams. r
Looks like that Maico is made of completely new "old" parts, by that I mean new production of old pieces. Even the frame appears to be a new part because its not exactly like an '81 Maico, very close, but not identical.
I sure miss the days of watching guys on the tracks with the old maicos, bultacos, czs, pentons and huskys. I think I smelled castrol r mile way!
640 690 are KTM bikes BWM tried to build some with the 650 But it was a BMW thing not a Husky thing Just face it Husky was know world wide as a RACe BIKE company BMW tried to change that and looked what happened Husaberg is a RACEbike Enduro off shoot of KTM Now Husky and Husaberg are one SO please built race bike Leave the FUFU stuff to KTM I heard the upper mangement of Husaberg Hates when they are compaired to KTM The people at Husaberg want nothing more then to beat KTM So let s build some bike and go racing You want a trail bike or Adventure bike KTM builds them. Husky is a race bike company and i hope it stays that way
How does adding a few street and adventure bikes take away from the brand? It is actually those models that they really make money on to afford the race program not the other way around. Quads, side by sides, scotters, light weight street bikes are what sell and make money. Dirt race bikes are probably a break even prospect at best. And, prepare yourself to see indian built "Duke" 3rd workd commuters (125, 250,390) and the sort with husky logos on them. Already been part of the discussion. Its a bold new world for husky with nearly zero Swede, Cagiva or BMW huskys left and replaced by KTM models. Lets be completely honest with ourselves, husky as we knew it is dead. We lost a brand and huskys are now KTM/Bergs with husky stickers on them. Yes they will evolve into something more and probably cool just as Berg has been doing. You want a new husky go buy a KTM or Berg and get on with it. Some will embrace this some will not just like when Cagiva started slapping husky logos on their bikes after that buyout.
Because They have KTM now go build the other bike there. Husaberg builds Competition Enduro bikes so if Husaberg and Husky are to be one then my hope would be to continue to do just that.Build Race Bikes and go racing.Husaberg now Husky is a small nich market why go to all the trouble of supporting another line of bike only to have the same bike avalible in orange.from the sister company I only hope for the best and will try to support the brand no matter how they do it. The thought of a Quad,Side by side Adventure bike being built by Husky when they can do that at KTM is just hard to understand Bottom line time will tell untill then we all can wait and see
The last direct link to Swedish Huskys, died with the 630...... It still used the same frame design, as the first single shock, Swedish bikes of the 80's. My '86 250WR, '87 430WR, '93 WXC350, '01 TE400 and '03 TE610E, use the same basic frame. The bottom end of my '82 250WR is strikingly similar to the bottom end of both my single cam/left kick 4T Cagiva bikes and my Swedish water cooled 2T bikes. When BMW killed the 630 for the 650, they broke that last link to Swedish Huskys. Was that a bad thing? I don't think so and I'm happy with my KTM sourced Husaberg 2T bike. I embrace the future with KTM, just as I embraced it before with Cagiva and BMW.
I prefer a white frame myself. Looks great on my 2011 TE310. Personally, I don't think blue and yellow belong on the Husky. It's not remotely swedish. The Austrian flag is red and white...
