http://www.swm-motorcycles.it/en/models/adventure/superdual/ Now I know they aren't branded huskies but ......... I wish this happened 3 years ago
I don't know....swapping one shonky/wonky manufacturer for another one doesn't make much sense to me. I don't trust the Chinese to build a fully-fledged motorcycle of any kind...yet! XT660R's are going for end-of-line-prices in Oz at the moment...that'd be my port of call instead.
thats what it is, basically the 630s were so expensive they didnt sell enough so the model wasnt viable, now they can be made for less money but same bike nearly and the kool aftermarket stuff still fits
I suspect these will be pretty cheap in a year or two--no way they will hold value. At $9,000 a KTM or Africa Twin (for bit more) look pretty good. TR is still the best bang for the buck in dual sport/small adv bikes IMHO.
I'm not sold that Italians put them together any better. In any case, I really like all of the SWM offerings. Hopefully their US distributor will get serious with it. They are some great looking bikes.
Who is the US distributer? I looked and only found Oz dealers of the SWM. I contacted SWM via webform and have not heard back yet.
The thing I really like is their oldish tech in fact Id be quite happy if they were carbureted after all the problems with the Terra fueling.
Motoman Distributing out of Oak Hills, CA was who they enlisted a year or so ago when SWM was brought back to life. I assume they still have the contract, but I guess that doesn't bode well if you couldn't find them on SWM's website.
Well, I have slow internet and many websites will not load. I could not get the main SWM site to load and tried from the Oz site. I looked them up and called a couple different numbers, no luck so far.
I have seen the 650 in the flesh and the build quality is impressive. The overall finish and welding on the subframe is incredible, Japanese don't even come close let-a-lone Chinese. The factory employees the former BMW/Husky staff that built our bikes but they have taken it to another level!. I just wish they had employed a graphic artist, that yellow is just puk.
The Portugese AJP PR7 looks interesting. 165kg with 17 litres on board. 21" and 18" wheel set. 6 speed SWM (chinese) donk. Onboard nav, EFI and lots of alloy farkles. http://www.ajpaustralia.com.au/pr7 http://www.ellisracetrailride.com.au/ https://adbmag.com.au/editorial/ajp-pr7/ for your reading pleasure At $14k aussie and knowing what we know about EFI , you'd have to ask some pretty serious questions on the warranty.
Guys I have had my SWM 650R for a year now and it is a quality product. It is not Chinese built. I have taken it on several 2 and 3 day tours and weekly rides with mates mid week. It is excellent off road and handles well on road. It will sit on 120 kms all day quite readily. I believe the smaller 400 road/scrambler bikes are Italian build with Chinese engines. The 310 and 510 are all Italian as well.
Husky dealer who fixed up my wonky recall said that the 630 / 610 motor was only good for 15 to 20k back in the day. Was he pulling my leg?
