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KTM/Husqvarna... now how will this play out?

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It was probably Bajajs money that paid for it. :) Again, I think SP bought it personally to get around anti-trust laws.
 
ScottyR said:
It was probably Bajajs money that paid for it. :) Again, I think SP bought it personally to get around anti-trust laws.
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Why didn't Bajajs just buy it for themselves - no anti-trust issue there. From what I hear, SP wanted complete control of this enterprise. The Indians are just using it for marketing reasons because of the "loose" relationship.
 
The TE449/511 is on the 2013 lineup, so do you think they will be available for the rest of the year?:excuseme:
I had a test ride on a TE449 last fall, but can't buy one just yet ($). That bike fit like it was made custom to fit my wants (except for a higher 5th and 6th). ;)
 
4eyes said:
The TE449/511 is on the 2013 lineup, so do you think they will be available for the rest of the year?:excuseme:
I had a test ride on a TE449 last fall, but can't buy one just yet ($). That bike fit like it was made custom to fit my wants (except for a higher 5th and 6th). ;)
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Call some of the good dealers and ask? Everything seems up in the air. The 449/511 was said to be dead anyway which sucks cuz I really like this platform. Good news is I have one and will just keep riding the red headed bastard step child that it is.

As for the gears I got the 511 and eared it up slightly and it does everything I need. Single track to fast road.
 
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I think BMW's interest in the Nuda was to amortize the engine cost/engineering. They will have little interest in having Husky dealers eat into their market since they are using versions of that engine in multiple models. This was an area where what was good for Husky dealers was not good for BMW dealers, and the same can be said of the 650s on a lesser scale.
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Thanks for the reply on that. I kind of feared it would signal the end of the Nuda development. Explains why BMW didn't go through the NA approval process. Too bad, it really intrigued me. It will be interesting to see what happens with the TR as it looks more like a BMW than the Nuda (the Nuda was too bad A$$ for Beemer).
 
Planepower said:
So, will that mean no Nuda anymore? I was really hoping that bike would come to NA. That was really my next purchase idea. This way i would have 4 Huskys in the garage.
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Maybe they'll bring it, we can hope at least. But SP made the statement that Husky dealers weren't ready to sell two cylinder street bikes.
 
oregonsage said:
I think BMW's interest in the Nuda was to amortize the engine cost/engineering. They will have little interest in having Husky dealers eat into their market since they are using versions of that engine in multiple models. This was an area where what was good for Husky dealers was not good for BMW dealers, and the same can be said of the 650s on a lesser scale.
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Agreed. BMW isn't selling many F800R's, and for good reason, the Nuda R blows it out of the water. Jason and Derek said at the NW Gathering that *if* the Nuda came to the states, it would be like a V-Strom (what they didn't say was "so that it won't compete here with the BMW"). Want the roadster version, buy the arm-numbing, underpowered, ill-handling F800R.
 
What's the chances the new Husky heavy weight will have PDS suspension?
Motosportz said:
Call some of the good dealers and ask? Everything seems up in the air. The 449/511 was said to be dead anyway which sucks cuz I really like this platform. Good news is I have one and will just keep riding the red headed bastard step child that it is.

As for the gears I got the 511 and eared it up slightly and it does everything I need. Single track to fast road.
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Our 449's are BMW Tech and you know that didn't transfer in the deal.
 
4eyes said:
The TE449/511 is on the 2013 lineup, so do you think they will be available for the rest of the year?:excuseme:
I had a test ride on a TE449 last fall, but can't buy one just yet ($). That bike fit like it was made custom to fit my wants (except for a higher 5th and 6th). ;)
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In case you missed it, with all the other posts, I'm fairly sure there is just under 2% BMW financing until the end of February through bmw on everything except TR650s (I believe 5.99% for those).

Personally I've no idea what the future will bring or how well they will be supported, but I do know if any group of people can solve a problem it will be the members of cafe husky.
 
ScottyR said:
It was probably Bajajs money that paid for it. :) Again, I think SP bought it personally to get around anti-trust laws.
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Same here, otherwise there wouldn't be a mad scramble behind the scenes at KTM ramping up to take over distribution as fast as possible. If Pierer wanted it for himself why put the fox in the hen house to keep it safe???
 
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In case you missed it, with all the other posts, I'm fairly sure there is just under 2% BMW financing until the end of February through bmw on everything except TR650s (I believe 5.99% for those).

Personally I've no idea what the future will bring or how well they will be supported, but I do know if any group of people can solve a problem it will be the members of cafe husky.
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Here r the numbers: http://heroesridehuskys.com/pages/13promo.html
 
Read this:

"Initially, Husqvarna was bought by my private company, Pierer Industry, but in the future this may change and possibly involve our Indian partner Bajaj.”

It's a line taken from this interview:

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2013/02/stefan-pierer-on-purchasing-husqvarna/

Now, I'd Love to see Pierer do Husky as his Own company - his own personal project.

But, I have had my suspicions that he may just be an initial front for Bajaj.

That line from the interview, makes me think my suspicions are very much on the mark.

Let's hope Pierer , or Bajaj, do good things with the Husky brand.
 
I don't know if anyone noticed, but KTM dominated the Dakar this year. It wasn't until the race was over that I discovered KTM had 69 bikes that contested the race compared to Husqvarna's 10. It would have been interesting if the field were level, how many Huskys would have been in the top ten.
 
"Thus Bajaj-KTM will offer three alternative in the 200cc segment – Pulsar 200 NS at the entry level, Duke 200 in the middle and the Husqvarna 200cc bike at the high end. "

Are you guys reading the same thing I am [see quote above from the article]? I read it just the opposite -- that Husky is more of a premium brand. :excuseme:

Although I must admit -- I could care less about the street bike component of either KTM or Husky.
 
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