Story from NZ "Perhaps the real reason that BMW suddenly sold Husqvarna was the embarrassment it caused when the Italians made a far superior single-cylinder dual-purpose bike than the G650GS." See here for more... http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/bikes/8399439/Husqvarnas-sweet-super-single
I'll go with these bits, both of which were important to me when buying the bike. "promoted standing on the pegs" & "generous lean angles"