SWM in the USA

We received the SWM parts diagrams yesterday and many of the part numbers look suspiciously like those used by IT-Husky.

A nice review of the SWM SM 650 in the german Motorrad Online Magazine:

http://www.motorradonline.de/vergle...m-sm-650-r-und-yamaha-xt-660-x-im-test/704900

You can find the Google Translate version here :

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http://www.motorradonline.de/vergleichstest/husqvarna-701-supermoto-ktm-690-smc-r-swm-sm-650-r-und-yamaha-xt-660-x-im-test/704900&edit-text=




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Looks like the 650 did great

So you're kind of suspicious that we are just sitting around doing nothing because we have not posted in 7 days...
Well, that is almost accurate. Unless you consider that Pete and cronies have been riding the RS300R and RS500R bikes to see if there are problems...So, far nothing other than a leaky oil line fitting at a banjo joint, recurring air in the RS500R hydraulic clutch line, and the tall o.e.m. gearing. We are also doing planning for the website and initial marketing. We are still waiting on SWM to finish the 2 US spec bikes to be sent in for DOT/EPA/CARB certifications. They did receive the final "US accessories" they needed earlier this week. Now we wait for the next production run to get the VIN#s so we can give the US DOT and Customs a 3 week notice prior to them coming into the country. BTW, "they" don't make this easy or inexpensive to get bikes approved.

I want a 500 & a 300

New video posted four days ago, SWM's RS 650 R in the Australian desert :

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZepsD8vW-k

I hope that is not marketing material.

Kevin Conroy provided this link on our SWM Motorcycles USA facebook page. It is a solid write up on SWM, it's history, and where were are today.
http://www.motorcycle.com/features/swm-motorcycles-the-italian-oem-you-dont-yet-know.html

you think they will keep the 2t husky guys in parts???? thats what im worried about

So, there was a 10hr MX endurance event yesterday at Glen Helen MX and we don't have any MX bikes...but we do have bikes ! Take off all lights, add front number plate, stiffen up the suspension, mount the new Hi Point rear tires, and get 3 friends to join the team with Pete Vetrano and race the RS300R and RS500R. The team finished 16th overall ! The 300 made it all the way. The 500 had two "dirt samples" on the first, the fuel injector was dislodged in a "get off' and no one detected it. It ran ok after re-seating and securing the injector. However, we pulled the 500 out of the race upon a second "dirt sample" when the hydraulic clutch perch broke and we had no spare ......ugh!.

All in alll, a pretty good day racing "enduro trail bikes" on a MX track in a MX event. ! Check out the photo of the full MX style scrub !

The event report was changed(6.23.16) in this post after reviewing my notes and confirming the editing with Pete Vetrano.

Well, that's crazy...the photos are not rotated on my computer, but showed up here as rotated. In a similar post on our FB page has the photos correctly positioned.

Sounds like a very good day.... That 300 will sell like hot cakes....

HI -POINT TIRES !! LIKE RED DOTTED HI-POINT TIRES HI-POINT RED DOT TIRES ! WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN????

Another legacy brand revival by Pete Vetrano and associates.

https://www.facebook.com/HiPointTiresPV37/?fref=ts

which followed https://www.facebook.com/FullboreusaTires

from 3 years ago.

Hot off the presses and available at a newsstand or shop near you ! More publicity for the SWM brand in the USA from our friends at Dirt Bike Magazine.

Real Husky bloodlines... Compelling price points and proven machines. Doing the right thing targeting the hole KTM left. A win for US.

We have received and submitted to the DOT/EPA/CARB certification agency 2017 Vin numbers for one each RS500R and RS650R USA spec bikes. We now may have to wait for up to 3 weeks before we get the customs certificate to have those 2 bikes air shipped in for testing. ...red tape...red tape...red tape etc. LOL.... The SWM factory does not yet have the RS300R USA spec bikes ready for testing yet, nor any of the 440s. ETA on them being ready to submit is unknown.

In lieu of an unknown period of time for the "cert" process and the typical August Italian holiday shut down by practically every factory, plus 30 day production times and 30 day transit time, we're probably looking at late fall 2017 before we have bikes to sell.

I really like the sound of the 300 but the 500 may have to do for now....

From your post, I parsed the following:
Wait 3 weeks... 2 bikes air shipped... August holiday... 30 days production... 30 day transit... Does that mean late fall of 2016? Or like you typed: 2017?

I am all worked up about the Superdual
Can't wait for more information.
Will it be the ADVENTURE bike to replace my heavy 800GS?

Fingers Crossed

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