Beta and Gas Gas are on my 2015 watch list. Was hoping for something interesting from Husky, but I just can't get interested in a white KTM. Gas Gas really lost some weight in 2014 and the 2015s are supposed to have vastly improved estart.
We were told "2014 bikes will be KTM based , but expect to see a difference in 2015 " ! I said at the time we are stuck with "White KTMs" and so it seems . I have already seen one post saying "2016 we will see a difference" BS !!! Husky is dead as far as I am concerned, I didn't want a KTM years ago and I don't want one now ! I have bought a Sherco 300 4st, and love it ! Similar power to my Husky 310s but without all the little problems. Easier to ride , handles better , overall could not be happier ! RIP Husqvarna , you served me well, but time to move on !
You dont always need to buy a 10,000$ dirt bike guys. Used is good as new to me. I bought a new 511 because it was the last of a breed. That said, if I had not I would definitely pickup a used 449/511 because I like to tinker. But a real bike? Shooot a 06-07 husky 450-510. One of the best street legal bikes ever made. RIPS, lightweight, fun fun fun fun, reliable (to a point) and did I mention they rip? Yep. Miss my old 450 but my 511 is much better after a few k of tinkering
http://dirtbikemagazine.com/home-features/husqvarnas-2015-lineup I'm happy to see a street-legal 350 & 501. I'm waiting impatiently for my new Sherco but could see another Husky in the shed in a couple years.
I got my news in a press release from Husqvarna....and I am in the US.....so Im not expecting any different news until I hear different news Instant Update: And apparently Cycle News got a different press release than I did
I was only living in America the first ~50 yrs of my life ... Never, ever saw a single one of these off-breed bikes models whose names are tossed around here daily... So, if you think I would ever consider buying and riding a machine I have never ever saw, as often as I ride here, in this land I live in now ... Well, best you go back to Hollywood and try again... Does that mean I'm gonna buy these new ktms? Nope, does not mean that either. I did see the black birdy sppy plane once sitting on the ground and it was small! -- DISCLAIMER: I am not saying these other bikes are not good machines on some level ...Didn't Knight just win a national level race on one of these smaller brands? That's all the proof I need to verify a bike ... Then you have to add the few other tangibles needed to have the overall sales model complete.
rabskyline .... you fell for it! The longer I live here, the more I feel homesick. For what we are, thereĀ“s none better!