WOW, GasGas employees hang KTM dude and say KTM is not welcome there...

Sherco are making great bikes that aren't owned by Stefan.
If/when I get a new bike, they will get my money.
I see no point to buying a KTM, putting a white plastics kit & a Husky sticker on it and calling it a Husky.
Just buy the KTM (cheaper) and get a Husky t-shirt to wear away from the bike to show your support for the brand....

Remember, this is not the first time Husky is wearing another brands clothes. It happened with the buyout of Husky to Cagiva. Where the bikes were the same (accept stickers). Dare I mention BMW G 450 and the TC 449,TE and TXC 511. So this problem is not new to Husky. With KTM it is a much bigger scale and way more noticeable. Quite frankly KTM can give to Husky what the previously two owners could only dream about. Will a separation happen between KTM and Husky? One can only hope. Until then it is what it is.

I sold my 2011 Txc 511 to a friend of mine. He calls it the unfair advantage

When the news that KTM was going to gobble up Husqvarna l didn't like it but looking back on it, it could have been the final death of Husqvarna had KTM HQ decided to keep Husaberg and merge Husky together instead of the other way around.

So really, we should be glad that the brand name survives even though it probably should have died that many times with misguided management but it also shows how powerful the Husqvarna brand name is.

Will KTM HQ grow tired of Husqvarna and sell it off? I don't think so as there are so many Husky's on the trail that it's both funny and sad that many had only turned to the brand due to KTM HQ's marketing strength - plus it bought out their only major competitor at the time.

Let's face, in the last 20 years, as far as pure enduro bikes there has only been two european manufacturer's to chose from in Husky and KTM/Husaberg. Sure Gas Gas had their time in the sun but they still struggled to be force and consigned to be a boutique bike like the TM and Beta. Honda and Yamaha made great 4t's but they don't last and they don't make a 2t.

End of the day, Swedish/Italian/German/Austrian, the brand has always made great bikes, at times quirky but always had a range to cater for the pure enduro/offroad world.

Kelly, you forgot the 350/400/410 also Swede born motor design that lived a long time under the Italians.

Cagiva bought Husky for many reasons, one being the most advanced 4T technology at the time and continued to develope it. As I have said before...First 4T MXGP Championship of the Modern Era... Not Husaberg or Yamaha, a single cam Husqvarna. First ISDE Overall win by a 4T in the Modern Era... Not Husaberg, Honda or Yamaha, a single cam Husqvarna.

KTM bought Husaberg to jump start its 4T developement, in 1995 and we got the RFS in 2000. Husky couldn't really compete in the 4T competition with KTM. Husky actually had better products in the original twin cam and the X-Lite, but financial problems delayed production and others caught up, before the Huskys came to market. If the twin cam came to market in 2001 and X-Lite in 2007 as planned..... total game changers.


Husky in 2013 didn't have better 2T or 4T technology than KTM, so nothing to keep but a Brand Name.....

Bergs were not salable worldwide due to not enough name-recognition was what was said about them in the early days of the buyout ... Bergs never sat as high in the company as Husqvarna as enjoyed day 1. This was shown in the block diagrams of the KTM company setup.

Riders here in this distance place know a Husqvarna ... Bergs are china made or some unknown brand here.

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Little interesting Norm on those delay words, but oh, well... water under the bridge flowing .... I gotta say someone should get the > 08 frames and release them in any form in these 3rd world places to rid them of honda and china frames of all ages ... Long-term stuff of 30 yrs or more of good fing frames ...

I'm content. I have always owned/raced both Husky and KTM. When I feel like riding my Husky, I will. When I don't want to ride either, I'll drive my Rhino.

Damn European moto culture clashes. All we have is one big country and no dirt bike industry.

I blame Kelly.

a union would get involved and ruin it, just like schwinn

I think it's doable. License a few engines and get to work welding the main frame. Then bolt up the same brakes and forks as everyone else. Look at where husky was... and BMW years ago. Pretty much shared platforms and different bores. So many race outfits with ability to dyno, weld and fabricate. Take the engine out of the equasion by sourcing and licensing and sell out limited runs of bikes. Don't build everything and get big. Just enough to sell out. Keep it simple and field a few racers to prove it. Polaris is the brand to take it forward.

like atk? oh wait nevermind..... easier said then done

Just a pipe dream and I don't know much about who has come and go in the dirt space but I look at a motorcycle and see parts... None which are different from bike to bike except the motor and choice of frame and materials. Beyond that it's workers, corporate, marketing, advertising, etc... Got to be a way for someone like Polaris to structure a brand that could work and bring pride back to the USA. They are building an AMA Pro Flat track racer for '17. They are fielding winning Razrs now in Baja and elsewhere. Indian and Victory with exciting new offerings. A dirt bike is the logical next step.