Front fender = Complicated and heavy - though, wish I could get a one piece aftermarket one for my bike - it works well, and it would 'upset' some people , something I like doing.
Headlight - well, typical OEM real road use type - such is life.
Side panels - or, lack thereof. Husky seemed to think KTM's dreadful "faux Dakar" rear end look from 08 to 010(?) was cool - silly fools.
Well, they got their's back - KTM / Kiska seem to have bought the whole dreadful black section to the radiator shroud style that so marred Husky for so many years - now that is really stupid on KTMs behalf - Maximum revenge points to the Italians, I say! I've always despized the multi piece / black sectioned rad shrouds on Huskies - it's just one of the worst styling themes I've ever seen. And the upward sweep main shroud harked back to early 90s Aprilia DS / Trail Bike styling - YuCK!
Huskies with decals that brought the tank shrouds / radiator shrouds into an integral look, look soooooo much better. An Italian Tricolour set I saw a few blokes with, a couple of years ago transformed the look into something special.
Note that the 'new' KTVarna's have a solid white shroud, thank goodness!
The 449s /511s - one of the most maligned, great bikes ever. Usually by idiots that never rode one, and couldn't keep their ''man love" for DK in check. 'Upset' KTM owners, generally. I don't own one, but set up a few with mates (and made a few aluminuim sub tanks, to replace the original one - good for a couple of extra litres, and a quicker 'full fill'), and they have been my favourite 4t over the last few years. Get rid of heavy fenders, and the unneeded addition of the outer frame / swingarm pivots which added a good deal of weight / width, or better still, bring the frame back (evolved - devolved????), to the beautiful simplicity of the main spine / tube type of the earlier Husky 4ts, whilst keeping the SA pivot in the cases and the CTS, and it would have been perfect. Best 4t engine I've ridden, in years, once sorted, especially the "511". I have liked every 'slightly bigger' 450 engine I've ridden, over the original 450, and that's coming from a 2t 'preferer'.
I really wish I'd had some spare change lying around, when the last of the 511s went on 'fire sale'. A brilliant bike, when set up the way the rider wanted. R.I.P, a truly different Husky.
Headlight - well, typical OEM real road use type - such is life.
Side panels - or, lack thereof. Husky seemed to think KTM's dreadful "faux Dakar" rear end look from 08 to 010(?) was cool - silly fools.
Well, they got their's back - KTM / Kiska seem to have bought the whole dreadful black section to the radiator shroud style that so marred Husky for so many years - now that is really stupid on KTMs behalf - Maximum revenge points to the Italians, I say! I've always despized the multi piece / black sectioned rad shrouds on Huskies - it's just one of the worst styling themes I've ever seen. And the upward sweep main shroud harked back to early 90s Aprilia DS / Trail Bike styling - YuCK!
Huskies with decals that brought the tank shrouds / radiator shrouds into an integral look, look soooooo much better. An Italian Tricolour set I saw a few blokes with, a couple of years ago transformed the look into something special.
Note that the 'new' KTVarna's have a solid white shroud, thank goodness!
The 449s /511s - one of the most maligned, great bikes ever. Usually by idiots that never rode one, and couldn't keep their ''man love" for DK in check. 'Upset' KTM owners, generally. I don't own one, but set up a few with mates (and made a few aluminuim sub tanks, to replace the original one - good for a couple of extra litres, and a quicker 'full fill'), and they have been my favourite 4t over the last few years. Get rid of heavy fenders, and the unneeded addition of the outer frame / swingarm pivots which added a good deal of weight / width, or better still, bring the frame back (evolved - devolved????), to the beautiful simplicity of the main spine / tube type of the earlier Husky 4ts, whilst keeping the SA pivot in the cases and the CTS, and it would have been perfect. Best 4t engine I've ridden, in years, once sorted, especially the "511". I have liked every 'slightly bigger' 450 engine I've ridden, over the original 450, and that's coming from a 2t 'preferer'.
I really wish I'd had some spare change lying around, when the last of the 511s went on 'fire sale'. A brilliant bike, when set up the way the rider wanted. R.I.P, a truly different Husky.
