KTM/Husqvarna... now how will this play out?

Husaberg's do have KTM engines and the fe501 has a unique state of the art high powered KTM engine.

And just when it seemed like some light at the end of.......

I thought things were heading in the right direction as well. Husqvarna gave BMW a play room to toy with ideas that should never be branded as BMW, e.g., dirt bikes, mx bikes, etc. And lots of cash, too. The Moab was on its way to being something pretty cool, IMO. Most certainly dead now.

Now I can buy all my parts at one dealer. My 511 is half KTM already anyway.

Trying to view things positively here, it could be a good thing. Might see the wide ratio gear box option for instance, in some models that some riders have wanted. Maybe other options too. Fuel range etc. Who knows yet?

How dare you, it isn't April 1 yet!!

Well it could be worse. Hitler made people pay up front with a sort of coupon book for the "Kafer" or Beetle as we know it. You could pick any color you liked, as long as it was black. At least in the future we'll be able to buy a KTM in Orange, Blue, or Red.

Don't forget white, my Husky is all white. Now I can go Red white and blue! Mix and match. Course I wouldn't mind going back to blue, yellow and white, I kinda liked those colors.

Maybe they saw it coming so they called the new motors red-heads because Husky has been treated like a red-headed stepchild for a long time

Wasn't Husaberg started by the original Husky engineers who didn't transfer over to Cagiva? If there are any of those guys left, we could finally be reuniting the swedish Husqvarna.

Hey, Olav! We're getting the brand back together! Go tell Henrik!

Maybe Bajaj can consolidate to Husqvaberga? If it has 2T DI, I'll buy it.

A BMW Triumph dealer nearby started selling Huskys this year. Hows that gonna play out? Maybe some dirt cheap 2013 Huskys floating around the dealer network the end of this year...?

Does this mean our forums will become Cafe Kusky?

been lurking over on Beta and GasGas side myself..... Hate to say it....

Ah, they will keep the brand going. They will have to pay down the debt thru this acquisition.

I see this as a good thing. I think they are grabbing more market share towards jap brands.

I think Husky has been chopping at there heals too much.

Hey, why all the long faces in here? C'mon, any true Husky purist knows that Husqvarnas haven't really been "Husqvarnas" since 1987 when they became Cagivas (MV Agusta) and then later owned by BMW and now possibly KTM. I won't go throwing my Husky off a cliff just yet.

Well I could see the Huskys being KTMs "lesser, cheaper" brand. I dont think they'll ask nearly $10000 for Husky dual sports, do you Ladds?

This makes me a little nervous about my TE449. If CCM bought the KYMCO motors for their new small adventure bike they built, is that a sign of things to come? Lots of discounted 449/511 engines?? And no more TE/SMR 449s or 511s?

keep tellin you guys on the fence go out and snap up them WR 250/300's and left overs for cheap while ya can. i got mine. last of the '12 bomb proof big bore right hand drive mohicans round here with the good bits 'n boingers on it and im never selling it.