• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

Actual news on the KTM purchase of Husqvarna

Kam1 said:
On one final thing KYMCO which produced the current TC/TE/TXC 449,511engine has been in business a long time and also makes engines for-Artic cat,Suzuki,BMW,even has been involved with Honda, They build a great engine,just like any country can-if allowed-but many people discounted the new husky engine because it was made in China,well it wasnt it was built in Tawain, quote]
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sorry this isn't actual news per thread title

I believe this above quote and what is in the other thread from north america husky facebook is misleading. When BMW used Kymco to make that engine it was clearly announced that it was a totally different assembly line with if I recall correctly BMW personel watching over. One of the first things BMW did after purchacing husky was to send in an expert on getting quality parts from their suppliers. Things may well have changed in the next six years before this sale.

I am rather intrested in seeing what sort of twin they have in mind two years out not sure if that comment pertains to my export market or not.

Fran
 
Huskynoobee said:
Also, it’s amazing to think that Bajaj will share their parts with motorcycles that sport Husqvarna and KTM tags. But in a world that relies increasingly on perception rather than actual differentiation, it’s the done thing to do, we suppose. It’s a win-win situation, especially for customers, and we’re really looking forward to seeing how India benefits from all this sharing.

AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH! I freakin knew it! I'm gonna have to call Mumbai, New Dehli, or some other place to order Husky parts. Who cares how well India benefits? It's gonna suck for the rest of us. :cry:
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it will be less hardcore than KTM, with more road-biased performance from the models.
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Not sure I like this comment. Seems to contradict some of SPs other statements. I know nothing of the India market bikes, but perhaps that's the stance he is referring to. It would seem to be logical if Husky has to double sales figures.
 
This whole new owner thing, I dunno, but I think I'm just not that into it anymore. I'm tired of hearing SP tell half truths about how great this will be, and in the same breath telling us that we should be happy with some Indian parts on Husky bikes. I could care less about the world economy, and I already don't trust the new ownership.

Personally I think I'll be looking at Japanese bikes in the future, or at least pre Ktm Huskys. You can call me prejudiced if you want, but when Tata bought Hummer, the brand died in my eyes. If they start making Huskys, Katooms, and Bergs with Bajaj parts then they are already dead to me.
 
Well time to stop waiting with baited breath on every word the guy says. Take several steps back from the ledge, get the .45 out of your teeth, take your favorite Husky for a rip and let a little time pass. There isn't going to be much change on the surface for a year, maybe two. The Tiwan motor wasn't the end of the brand in fact many seem to love it.....but have already written off anything that maybe could kinda possibly happen or maybe not in the near or very distant future??!!! Get a hold of yourselfs****************************************! Slap, Slap********************************************************************************!
 
Huskynoobee said:
This whole new owner thing, I dunno, but I think I'm just not that into it anymore. I'm tired of hearing SP tell half truths about how great this will be, and in the same breath telling us that we should be happy with some Indian parts on Husky bikes. I could care less about the world economy, and I already don't trust the new ownership.

Personally I think I'll be looking at Japanese bikes in the future, or at least pre Ktm Huskys. You can call me prejudiced if you want, but when Tata bought Hummer, the brand died in my eyes. If they start making Huskys, Katooms, and Bergs with Bajaj parts then they are already dead to me.
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I am with you and feel sorry for all the people that will buy into this (takeover) being OK.. Whatever. . Sorry but that is the way it will be. But forget the Japanese bikes as there is a lot of different choices out there!! If I can swing it I still may pick up a 13 Husky and who knows I would think they do not have time to retool for the 14's so they may be OK to. All really sad to me and I never ever thought anything like this would happen. I encourage everyone to ride what they like. But if it is a rebranded KTM with the exact same wheelbase rake and trail and suspension components as a KTM then I am out. Let's see what happens.
 
He may be going back and fourth but who knows. How many of us have gone back and fourth on what bike to get? Now imagine if that bike cost you a 100 million dollars.

If nothing, I'm sure he means well. He has a lot of pride in European design vs. Japanese. It may take a while for everything to work out until we find the new Huskies niche. Like Fletch said, there are other bikes out there. I'm sticking with Huskies because I know first and foremost my dealer will take care of me along with bills and halls. I still can't wait to own one regardless.
 
I think most of the interviews have been pretty consistent, but we are losing a lot in the translations. I think we can believe that they are going to turn Husqvarna into a major player, and that is what most of us have wanted. They will be very good bikes although I am sure they will not be the same as now. It remains to be seen just how Italian they will be, maybe they will still be built in Italy, or maybe some of the Italian designers will be moved to Austria.
SP did say that development has already started in Matigophen,(Austria) not sure what that entails yet.
This is surely better than the alternative possibility of BMW just phasing out the brand or it being sold to China, so rejoice!
To be honest, my two bikes are so good I don't even need to be worrying about where my next bike will be built for a long time.
GP
 
Huskynoobee said:
when Tata bought Hummer, the brand died in my eyes.
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Hummer died when they made the H2, aka the wannabe Hummer. The H3 was jumping the shark.


Made in CountryX doesn't mean parts from CountryX. So much panic here over little things. Indian made bikes aren't likely to ever hit the US shores anyways. They'll be made for India and Asia. This has all been covered...
 
fletchman45 said:
I am with you and feel sorry for all the people that will buy into this (takeover) being OK.
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It was sold, not taken over and it happens all the time, just happened 5 years ago. Sign of the times and a global economy. OK with it? Did I have a choice? I love the brand but int he end it is a dirt bike, I'll live with whatever transpires and then buy whatever I can afford and like. Simple. No reason to get all worked up. Heck there is a possibility the original husky guys that went with Husaberg my be back in the mix and they are actually more like where husky was headed before BMW took over. Might be a good thing. Time will tell, vote with your wallet.

BTW rode a 2013 KTM 200 yesterday. Was a pretty good bike.
 
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