Apologies if you have already seen this!!!

[justintendo]

absolutely. just trying to stay positive. doesnt bother me much as the its been quite some time since the real husqvarna motorcycle took a bow. the cagiva is a great bike, always has been. too bad the factory couldnt just change their name back to cagiva and continue making bikes.

 

[Kartwheel68]

True. Since it appears KTM doesnt intend to use the Italian facilities for anything, I wonder why they didnt buy just the naming rights? Possibly BMW wouldnt sell just the Husqvarna name, but that would have been a lot cheaper, or maybe they wanted to ensure a competitor didnt have a turn-key manufacturing facility?

 

[troy deck]

man that was kool think of the ass Jarvis would kick if you could beam him back 40 years

 

[justintendo]

True. Since it appears KTM doesnt intend to use the Italian facilities for anything, I wonder why they didnt buy just the naming rights? Possibly BMW wouldnt sell just the Husqvarna name, but that would have been a lot cheaper, or maybe they wanted to ensure a competitor didnt have a turn-key manufacturing facility?

it would end up being like having another gas gas around, bugging ktm. they figured they would eliminate that. all they had to do was switch the husaberg look with husky. now its like they dont know what to do with the rest of it.

 

[Norman Foley]

True. Since it appears KTM doesnt intend to use the Italian facilities for anything, I wonder why they didnt buy just the naming rights? Possibly BMW wouldnt sell just the Husqvarna name, but that would have been a lot cheaper, or maybe they wanted to ensure a competitor didnt have a turn-key manufacturing facility?

BMW didn't own the naming rights to sell... Husqvarna AB still owns that and has licensed it to SP/KTM. Rumor still is, that BMW paid KTM to take the factory, previous model support and employees.....

 

[Kartwheel68]

BMW didn't own the naming rights to sell... Husqvarna AB still owns that and has licensed it to SP/KTM. Rumor still is, that BMW paid KTM to take the factory, previous model support and employees.....

Hmmm...I didnt know that. So all these years Husqvarna AB has always owned the name and licensed it to Cagiva and BMW? Interesting.

 

[Norman Foley]

Hmmm...I didnt know that. So all these years Husqvarna AB has always owned the name and licensed it to Cagiva and BMW? Interesting.

Yes, Cagiva and BMW had to pay to use the name. BMW management, was said to be quite shocked to learn this, well into the purchase negotiations with Cagiva.

 

[justintendo]

then there will always be hope the bike returns to sweden

 

[Kartwheel68]

BMW management, was said to be quite shocked to learn this, well into the purchase negotiations with Cagiva.

I bet they were!

 

[troy deck]

absolutely. just trying to stay positive. doesnt bother me much as the its been quite some time since the real husqvarna motorcycle took a bow. the cagiva is a great bike, always has been. too bad the factory couldnt just change their name back to cagiva and continue making bikes.

is Cagiva buildin anything these days? id give one a good hard look if they were

 

[justintendo]

is Cagiva buildin anything these days? id give one a good hard look if they were

not anymore with the factory getting shutdown. you could still buy a 2013 model, tho, and a few 2014 ones.

 

[troy deck]

not anymore with the factory getting shutdown. you could still buy a 2013 model, tho, and a few 2014 ones.

U MEEN CAGIVAS OR HUSKIES? I HAVNT SEEN THE CAGIVA NAME ON ANYTHING SINCE THE LATE 80S

 

[Bengt Husky]

But it is still "badge engineering" is it not ?

Yes it is, but they have made a small concession to their original root....great marketing, as we are now talking about it.

 

[justintendo]

U MEEN CAGIVAS OR HUSKIES? I HAVNT SEEN THE CAGIVA NAME ON ANYTHING SINCE THE LATE 80S

as far as two strokes go, same thing isnt? all they did was slap husky decals on a cagiva.

 

[Nikel]

Hmmm...I didnt know that. So all these years Husqvarna AB has always owned the name and licensed it to Cagiva and BMW? Interesting.

Yes.
Husqvarna AB is still a really large company here in Sweden, it was just the motorcycle part of it that was sold.

 

[Joe Chod]

Yes, Cagiva and BMW had to pay to use the name. BMW management, was said to be quite shocked to learn this, well into the purchase negotiations with Cagiva.

yes true Norm. why the mid 90's Itie Huskys have the squashed H logo as they thought if they used the modified logo (15% or greater change) and used a close standard font (I think they used "ariel") that they would not have to pay Husky AB and name or logo royalties. That did not last long.....LOL

 

[suprize]

I bet a swarm of Swedish lawyers descended on them real quick...

 

[Joey Thompson]

I kinda beg to differ..JT and Travis P trashing their Huskys,but Travis still won a SX on it?can't be that damn slow.I've watched many 2001 outdoors were Lamson,Thomas,Preston, and Gosselaar were all pulling great starts.Slow bikes don't get good starts in the AMA..

 

[Kartwheel68]

Lammy said the first bike he got, a works bike from Italy, was the fastest 250 he had ever ridden even faster than his Honda works bikes. He said the clutch basket exploded at the 2nd or 3rd race and took the entire engine out, it was replaced with another engine and it was much slower. The bikes had many other problems also, they broke swing arms in almost every moto outdoors, Sachs shocks blew up, one time Preston blew up a shock and the team didnt have a spare so he wandered the parking lot until he found a guy with a Husky in his pickup truck. He borrowed the guys woods bike stock shock and he said it felt exactly like his works shock.

I dont see any reason for JT and Preston to lie. Not a single rider who rode for that team has anything good to say about the bikes or the team.

 

[Joey Thompson]

That might be true,but it's kinda unfair for JT to blame his results,which weren't even that bad,on his Husky. If you compare his results from other seasons on different bikes they weren't much if any better.