I know a lot of folks though it would not work, but we are moving 3 times what we did with Husaberg. I have never had a 300 or 350 hit the floor. Its proving to be a great move getting Husqvarna. Several dealers in hindsite that passed now wish they had signed up.
Yep, it's good to see. We've noticed it too. A couple of our KTM Husky crossover products are moving faster than they ever have. Especially the blue versions. Good stuff.
Hope things work out well for you dealerships owners .. Yep, brand-name alone can sell and can help with the butter ...Don't really matter, but just about everything is a clone on some level. Don't think I'm a dreamer and I do not doubt the brand Husqvarna just yet. I'd like to see some real sales numbers of dirt bikes sold by this KTM AG Company with regards to their Husqvarna and ktm dirt bikes. (4fitty CC size and below..) .. Still thinking the orange crush is gonna defect over ... I'll add more one thing ...Racing\advertising your product on the biggest stages of the world is gonna close this decades long gap of too-weak of company support and is gonna play a big part of pushing the Husqvarna brand back into the main stream around the globe.
Beyond brand name I think it is the look. you see ktm's all the time buy the huskies are not regarded as "ktm's" to the privelaged. Only the educated buyers :P
Funny, I cruised by the upscale part of Asheville today where Eurosport the BMW MC dealer is. I looked at GSs and red Huskys there a few years ago. At the time everything was MSRP+. Today I saw they also had a new KTM/Husqvarna sign, so I stopped to see. The salesman told me they weren't stocking Huskys because sales were so poor previously and that in '14 they waited 6 months for bikes that didn't ever arrive, including a few pre-orders. He also said the SM610 was his fav bike ever and agreed Husky was selling well now. Thought I might get to fondle a '15 model, but no luck.
It's all been a little weird to me being on this site (because I purchased a 4t bike) and following the company ... I wanted the bikes raced but didn't realize the previous owners would not spend the money ever maybe and it would take a buyout to get the bikes on the TV series races around the world ... High cost but the brand is winning and sales numbers are making you guys feel ok...
I'm just curious if they could have done the same with husaberg. The only addition to the brand is mx/sx and they could have taken those too.
One version I read somewhere was that the 'berg team would be doing the Huskys. I like the sound of that and wonder if there's any truth to it.
It was no surprise to me that from the ~08 period forward that when a world class rider got on a Husky, he'd whip the beloved japan bikes. I'm glad the world caught up with what I already knew.
It is a fine bike. My new FE 501. Except for the forks in the stock factory configuration IMHO. I always wanted an FE570- 70 degree Husaberg. Don't think Husaberg, unless we are talking way back before KTM bought them out, ever did a linkage shock set up while using KTMs check book though. Or did they? It is cool if KTM AG actually reunites these few still remaining engineering teams together to build the "Husqvarna's" as he says he has already done now. I mean really, how many of them are still around and not retired already. Since the sell out to Gagiva many years ago, whom refused to relocate to Italy and started "Husaberg" and really begun pioneering the modern water cooled 4T thumpers we have today. Its got to be down to about 30% or less remaining of these teams of engineers if that.
Hey NC Steve, there's a dealer up in Lexington KY that has two 300's and a two fifty (five key on my keyboard doesn't work) on the floor I believe. Look them up online, Central Kentucky Motorsports. They've been selling new huskies like they're six packs of beer!
Thanks! If I come up there can I ride your WB165 Anyway, I was just seeing what they had. My red 300 is still faster than I am, so happy for now.
Awesome bike. Loved the FE570 and FE390. Funny thing is they had really good stock suspension and i kinda hate PDS.
Kelly I know you kinda hate PDS. You ever rode a G450X before. How about with a WP Trax shock and WP 4860 Open chamber well set up forks? Probably not to both of those questions. It would also maybe change your mind about PDS.
Yes, test rode a stock one, thought it was horrible. Never tried or have seen a Trax shock. For some reason I liked the PDS on all the 70 degree bergs. The shock angle is very different than the KTM based bikes. I rode the FE390 for three long days and loved the stock suspension. Rode the FE570 many times and also loved it and that crazy motor. Ridden some KTM PDS I thought were good but not many. personal preference only.
