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

I'd rather buy from a local dealer!! Not a valid reason to be excited about this deal

If this turns out to be true Mr. Pierer is my new hero I feel like I just read a script for an up coming soap...as the Husky turns!!

Great thread

Husky isn't going anywhere. The new BMW state-of-the-art production facility came with the deal and will be utilized. Pierer will bring solid offroad-oriented philosophy to the brand. Two-word summation of the company's philosophies.... Ktm= hardcore offroad >>> BMW = Quirky streetbikes / adventure tourers. All of this is only my opinion and may be complete garbage!

Why go on and on over this ? Please go start a new thread on this angle ...

Can the Husqvarna Company build engines? They seemed to do pretty good before the GER people came around ...

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This guy just dumped the pimkins and if he sold his shares to Bajaj, he just gave them the keys to that lovely pimkin patch so many are still bent on here ...

This guy is a business man for sure and will milk whatever he can from whoever he can ... But to start begging this quick for a pimkin engine ...makes me wonder what your agenda is all about ...

This may be a repost. But its enlightening.
http://www.enduro21.com/index.php/c...r-industrie-ag-acquires-husqvarna-motorcycles

2014 Husqvarna DI 2 stroke. Beleedat. Its a'comin.

Mine also ... And I don't care what he does after he has kicked all the dingleberries and riff-raft and pimps off Husqvarna's butt ... Mr. Pierer owns the Husqvarna World pretty much as it stands now ...

I don't want KTM anything in my Husky if i wanted KTM i'd go buy one, same goes for Berg motors.
I would love to see further development/refinement of the X-Light which i think is an awesome motor and great handling bike.
In the future i'd like to see an X-Light 350/450 and maybe an all new Husky 500/550 as well as new 2 strokes, not that i ride them but for growth of the brand they need a new 2 stroke.
Most of all out of this deal i want to see Husqvarna treated with the respect they deserve. After 110 years of motorcycle manufacturing no other brand in the history of off road motorcycling even comes anywhere near what Husqvarna has been able to do for our sport, no other manufacturer comes close to the history and tradition of Husqvarna and i hope Mr Pierer resurects Husqvarna back to the mighty brand it once was and they dominate MX and Off road once again, i just hope he doesn't bastardise the brand by putting KTM parts in Husqvarna bikes.

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/husqvarna-bought-by-ktm-s-ceo-stefan-pierer-54632.html

Not what we wanted to hear

Could be true ... The USA (and the ama) might be the last card played in this new Husqvarna company ... It is a EU based company remember?

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FIM racing is OK with me ....

What was bad here? The Bajaj money?

Sweet .!

My insignificant thoughts on this whole mess... I own 5 Huskies, 5 Hondas, 1 Husaberg, and 1 Aprilia. They are all fantastic, super fun bikes to ride (but in their own way). If my garage could accomodate more I'm sure there would be some Ktm's in there as well... How to choose what bike to buy next? How it boils down for me is who is the best dealer in my area? Who do I want to spend my money with? Right now I drive 400 miles round-trip to visit Bills Motorcycles Plus in Salem to buy new bikes because he is the best dealer I've met and I want to support his shop. My local Ktm dealer is a grumpy old turd and doesn't deserve my business. If Bill's suddenly starts selling Ktmskies because that's what Europe sends us, guess what? I will have to enlarge my garage for some new Ktmskies, or start parking my unridden Hondas in the living room (wife permitting). I look at it like this: History has shown that bikes evolve for the better (Cannondale exempt from this theory). Don't worry dudes, we are going to have sweet bikes to ride for years to come... Regardless of who is pulling the strings overseas.

Amen!

But seriously this is a good thing for husky. A new and exciting future for husky and the folks that ride them. The new owners have skin in the game so I'm looking forward to the future not back past.

I will have to take this in and look at what happens to the brand. I have seen the Hussaberg brand gradually succumb to the Austrian nee Indian ownership with this years enduro line up. I have loved Huskies since the 60's, never had a bad one and can't help feeling a sence of loss. BMW did some good things initially but to my mind foisted some of their ordinary product on to Husky who admittedly improved the product but imho would have done a better job out of the box. Hmmm cant help but feel it is more a case of getting rid of a determined and continually improving competitor than any economies of scale.

I haven`t read all 27 pages of comments over this, so I appoligise if this has been said but, from what I read about this is that whatshisface, who is the CEO of KTM bought Husqvarna personaly, totaly indipendant from KTM. So KTM don`t own Husqvarna, their CEO does. Who the hell knows why! Who knows what influence KTM will have on Husky.

Possibly but KTM outsells Husky 10 to 1. Seems kind of expensive to buy a company just for that sliver of marketshare. Stefan Pierer farts out more bikes before breakfast than Husky makes all year. Hmm, so THAT'S why they're that orangey brown color...