As requested: Husqvarna Cousins

Discussion in 'Husqvarna Cousins - Cagiva, etc' started by Coffee, Nov 1, 2013.

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  1. Coffee CH Owner

    Location:
    Between homes - in ft Wayne IN
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2006 TE250, 2013 TR650 Terra - sold
    What bikes besides Cagiva should go in here?

    My understanding is that the Cagiva Bikes ((Castiglioni Giovanni Varese) where made about 1978-1989.

    I really think that Husaberg is more of an 'other bike' at this point, and it is going away soon anyway.

    So unless someone can give me a clear idea what other bikes should go into this "Husqvarna Cousins - Cagiva, etc" I will probably just rename it to "Cagiva" and keep things simple.
    Coffee, Nov 1, 2013
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  2. troy deck Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Republic MO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    87 250wr 12 cr125
    Other Motorcycles:
    kx65 ty80 rm80 kdx250
    . Monark
    troy deck, Nov 1, 2013
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  3. dukepilot Viva l'Husqvarna d'Italia!

    Location:
    Morgan Hill, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    450 SMR, TE250, CR125, SM610
    Other Motorcycles:
    Duc, Buell, Honda
    Vor and Vertimati
    dukepilot, Nov 1, 2013
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  4. Coffee CH Owner

    Location:
    Between homes - in ft Wayne IN
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2006 TE250, 2013 TR650 Terra - sold
    Sounds great, keep the input coming (if there is any more input).
    Coffee, Nov 1, 2013
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  5. dukepilot Viva l'Husqvarna d'Italia!

    Location:
    Morgan Hill, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    450 SMR, TE250, CR125, SM610
    Other Motorcycles:
    Duc, Buell, Honda
    Its a stretch and perhaps no longer relevant but Aermacchi, which I believe was once owned by Harley and then bought out by Cagiva. Could be wrong about this!
    dukepilot, Nov 1, 2013
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  6. Norman Foley Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Trumansburg, NY... The Beautiful, Finger Lakes
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 250WR 86 250WR 93 WXE350 03 TE610
    Other Motorcycles:
    '85 Fantic 300 '12 HUSABERG TE250
    You can't put Vertimati and VOR in, without Husaberg.... Vertimati was the Italian Husqvarna distributor before Cagiva bought Husqvarna. That sale ended their ties with Husky and they became the Italian Husaberg distributor, when production started. They were also Husaberg performance tuners and racers. This led to the Vertimati motorcycle. Vertimati started to concentrate on Supermoto and some engineers spun off again to start VOR (Vertimati Off Road). All these motorcycles common antecedent is... the Husqvarna 510 4T.

    Husaberg going away yes, but very much a cousin of Husqvarna...
    Norman Foley, Nov 1, 2013
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  7. Coffee CH Owner

    Location:
    Between homes - in ft Wayne IN
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2006 TE250, 2013 TR650 Terra - sold
    Sounds good.

    Keeping in mind that my only goal is to make this site as easy to use as possible, I will leave the title: "Husqvarna Cousins - Cagiva, etc"
    And the description: "Bikes Related To Husqvarna Bikes"

    That way the people that know all of the history of the brand can post Husaberg things in here, and those less in the know can put Husaberg things in "Non-Husqvarna Motorcycles".

    Hopefully that should make the site reasonably accurate and reasonably easy to use. :cheers:


    EDIT: I would like to point out that while I am sure most people are keenly aware that Husaberg is related to Husqvarna, people with Husabergs that want to talk about them may not realize they are "Husqvarna Cousins" as opposed to "Non-Husqvarna Motorcycles". Just want to make this site as easy as possible to use.
    Coffee, Nov 1, 2013
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  8. organ donor Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Berlin
    Think you can quite safely assume that most readers will be prepared to accept Bergs as part of the family.
    organ donor, Nov 2, 2013
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  9. WoodsChick Administrator

    Location:
    Oakland, CA Miramonte, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    3 Terras, 2 `07 SM610s, `09 WB165,
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM, GasGas, Suzuki, Honda
    Husabergs were born of Husqvarna blood. They were way more Husqvarna than KTM for most of their production life. They totally belong here, although your explanation as to why you're leaving it the way it is makes sense to me, Coffee :)
    WoodsChick, Nov 2, 2013
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  10. MonoShocker Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    KS
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TE630
    Other Motorcycles:
    Cagiva Gran Canyon
    I know this isn't exactly what you might have been after but....How about a thread for the Cagiva Gran Canyon 900, it's an "adventure bike" of the 19" front wheel type with the great 2v Ducati 905 engine. It's the updated version of the Cagiva/Ducati Elefant, I know several members here that own them.
    The more bikes in the family tree of Husky the merrier I think :thumbsup:

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    MonoShocker, Nov 2, 2013
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  11. Muddy Waters Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    On the islands
    When I was young I had such a hard on for the 900cc, Lucky Explorer Dakar Elefants
    [IMG]
    :cool:
    Muddy Waters, Nov 2, 2013
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  12. troy deck Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Republic MO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    87 250wr 12 cr125
    Other Motorcycles:
    kx65 ty80 rm80 kdx250
    And I thought I was the only one
    troy deck, Nov 2, 2013
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  13. WoodsChick Administrator

    Location:
    Oakland, CA Miramonte, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    3 Terras, 2 `07 SM610s, `09 WB165,
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM, GasGas, Suzuki, Honda
    Were we separated at birth? Are you my brother from another mother?
    WoodsChick, Nov 2, 2013
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  14. Muddy Waters Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    On the islands
    Only if we were from west Virginia love.....:love:
    ( ;),;), nudge, nudge, say no more...:busted: )
    Muddy Waters, Nov 2, 2013
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  15. panhandlebars Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Hayden, Idaho
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '11 wr 300
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm200sold!klx125&drz 70 kids
    Curious as I am thinking of an adventure bike next summer...how different is the cagiva gran canyon for an early Ducati multi strada ... Just can't afford the used bmw gs ...but I passed up a cagiva gran canyon this summer ...a low mile 10k for 4500$ ...the exotic parts $$$??? Kinda scared me...I found an 06 multi strada for 5k$ ...still a nice bike but still seems like a gamble parts wise...always did love the big elephant Paris to Dakar bikes ....opinions? Would love to have had that cagiva now but was dumb and drug my feet...looking at the Ktm 950/990 as a possible they appear a little more off road worthy ...thinking camp/explore/fire roads gravel travel!
    panhandlebars, Nov 3, 2013
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  16. 2premo Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Northern NV
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    98 WR360, 1987 WR430, 1988 XC430
    Other Motorcycles:
    Sherco 300, 2002 KTM 380EXC
    funny but Husaberg is the other bike as in the "other bike" the engineers would have offered if they were in charge and not bean counters :oldman:
    2premo, Nov 4, 2013
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  17. juicypips Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    gloucestershire
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    wr 360. 2002
    Other Motorcycles:
    Gas Gas TxT 300, Yamaha wr250f
    cousins, humm in my family of bikes thats kawasaki and honda.
    interesting who the factory names were emalglamated from
    juicypips, Nov 4, 2013
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  18. NYCMX Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Spring Hill Florida
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    13 TE310R,13 Strada,
    Other Motorcycles:
    1977 Rm125,78 Rm125, 80 RM125...KTM
    I raced 1 1988 wmx250 7.jpg
    NYCMX, Nov 4, 2013
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  19. NYCMX Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Spring Hill Florida
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    13 TE310R,13 Strada,
    Other Motorcycles:
    1977 Rm125,78 Rm125, 80 RM125...KTM
    After 1989 Cagiva put Husqvarna Graphics on thier Two-strokes and they pretty much stayed the same till 2013.At least the 250-300 platform.
    NYCMX, Nov 4, 2013
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  20. silverpilen Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2004 TE450, 2005 TC450, 2013 TE250R
    Other Motorcycles:
    Cagiva Navigator 1000
    Don't forget about the Suzuki powered V 1000 twin version, I still have mine along with my Cagiva huskies...the best thing about it is that the muffler cans look like they were straight off my old TE610. Great sound, great bike.
    silverpilen, Nov 5, 2013
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