MAUNO HERMUNEN DEBUTS ON THE HUSQVARNA SM449RR The Finnish rider Mauno Hermunen will debut in the Supermoto World Championship this weekend on the SM449RR at Busca in Italy. Mauno finished well in last year's Championship and is looking for top results this year with his new ride.
Nice pics ray-ray but IMO his gear looks cool but the bike looks a bit bland and unexciting? Still not digging the BM Huskys. Painful to say. Ouch... apols..
I hear ya .... myself, I've been waiting to see this machine run in this series .... Husky has dominated the SM stuff in EU for years with the 450 machinery that many here in the states never liked apparently .... Until this engine dominates this arena as the past engine did, it is not on the same level, no matter what is written ... This will be interesting to follow This also puts that new fangled rear suspension on the hard top and off dirt ... I was asking some other knowledgeable people why this type of CS on swingarm suspension is not on street bikes and the answer was something like ' their is not that much to gain here on a street bike so why bother ?' What is that big Husky emblem on the upper right side of the engine? PS -- That helmet looks pretty cool
Looks like the seat goes up to the triples. I'm not a fan of the new model. Maybe it will grow on me.
The new bike is fantastic. Ride one and all your fears / reservations will be gone. I rode my TE511 on some sweet trails this weekend with two semi fast guys on a new 2011 KTM300 and FE390 Berg and smoked them. I felt hero on the bike in slick clay single track. I'm serious in saying this IMHO is the best husky going. I decatted the muffler and it took on a new attitude and has bark off the bottom and afterburner on top. Mix that with sweet suspension, butter smooth trans / clutch / motor and add excellent handling and the bike is a freaking winner. 2011 KTM300 rider gets tired of me on his ass an waves me by. Rode up front the rest of the day and was gapping them EZ. The new bike is amazing. Ride one.
I was a hater at first. But there starting to grow on me. I'm just happy that he is still with Husky. He was fast at the end of the season last year.
Where do you guys follow the SM races on TV? I know there's a bit of a geographical issue here! but not seeing any coverage here. Not that I have Sky - is it there? Thanks.
Oh, ok thanks. So from the crank vent rather than direct to the air intake the excess is caught and then any fumes carry on up into the intake? Makes sense. I'll have to take a trip to Huskysport to see these new bikes in the flesh methinks.
