Snarky "they don't make parts for those Italian huskys anymore"

Some people I ride with(that have ktm's) are constantly throwing these comments out there. I tell them yeah but they are required to have parts for ten years onwards plus ktm wont leave them in the lurch. I just get the "roll eyes" after that like "i just dont get it" or something.

What also can I say to shut them up for good(lol)?

I don't believe ktm's are bad, it's the ppl that ride them. Some how ktm engineers found a way to guarantee that a douchebag will connect the handle bars to the seat and foot pegs. Unfortunately no aftermarket companies make a replacement for this particular part.

Ever notice that there are so many parts available for KTMs? Ever wonder why? Retailers don't make money from dusty parts.

You can't explain things to people at that level of intellectual deficiency, so I just say, " Yeah, I know".

Tell them, if ktm's are so great then why did dungey look so uncomfortable when he got on the 450. In the end they had to build a bike from scratch, and i'm sure that since decoster was involved they made it handle LESS like a ktm and more like a normal bike!
I have ridden friends Kmart Trail Machines and never got comfortable on any of them. Not a single one of them turned worth a crap!! And yet when i get on any jap bike everything is fine. They can make the argument that the pro's do fine on them, but when you have a team that can throw tons of money at it eventually it will work. After all that it still is less ktm and more after market goodies which explains why it work better.

Sure they can say what they want. And the funny thing is it is probably no big deal because someone in Italy or something will take over. If you really think they have to make parts for 10 years think again. If they stop making parts who is going to enforce it? The same Italian government that allowed the keys to be handed over to there arch rival motorcycle company? Kill a cub. Get rid of the late model Red and white scheme. Run back to Sweden, and take your KTM and put retro Husky plastic and decals on it and reintroduce it as a rebirth. OMG please find me a toilet.................. ITS ALL ABOUT MONEY AND POWER and sheer numbers. Had Husky not been killed within ten years the sales ratio would have been effected greatly enough to take money out of KTM's pocket. I feel confident that for many years to come we will be able to get parts for Italian Husky's. From KTM? who knows. If you knew a bike in a torture test would beat your bike 29 out of 30 times and was easier to work on and less maintenance prone I probably wouldn't make parts so the rebirth would be focused on the original place they were manufactured and forget about that rival.................................. I will ride and Italian Husky next year. With pride and glory and a real Husqvarna crown sidecase. Not a restamped crown bolted on a KTM engine. And not because of the price either. While I have had a very tough time being loyal ti much of anything over the years I will never forget what I thought was state of the art and I was on cloud nine and feeling like the man. My first Husky a twin shock 84? 85? 4 I think Husky 125. And drooling over a 88?WRK 125 and my countless road trips to pick up a new Husky. While I may have jumped ship a few times here and there. The truth is I have a scar on my pinky from one Gas Gas. I had a new house and another Gas Gas because of the sidestand tipped over and gouged the heck out of the floor. Another Gas Gas knocked me out after hitting a tree(ok part operator error) I have a gazillion trophy's mostly ALL from Italian Husqvarna's. Can't wait to ride next year and not to worried about parts Disregard what you here from a brainwashed zombie on orange Koolaid !!!Where is my new Cagiva !!

Amen!

I don't explain it, I just chuckle in my head when my parts get shipped to me from Halls (IL to OK) faster than my buddies get their KTM parts from the LOCAL dealership.

Same here but IL to IL next day on doorstep.

Just say "Thanks for the info but so far I haven't needed parts"

Can't you just say $%#* off peckerheads (old time southern ME slang) and be done

"hah, we only stopped for a chat to let your bike cool down. Forget about the parts that I won't need for years and put some freaking engine ice in that pumpkin"

Just passed by a couple electricians in the cafeteria here at work

Me: "Hey, did you guys ride last weekend?"
Them: "No, mechanincal difficulties"(jokingly)
Me: "Ohh, must be a KTM"