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Husqvarna announced 2015 model lineup

What do you think of the 2015 Husky line?

  • I love it, I'm running out to buy one real soon!

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Looks interesting, might buy this year, might not

    Votes: 7 14.6%

  • Incremental change, but nothing great

    Votes: 11 22.9%

  • That's it? I expected more

    Votes: 11 22.9%

  • It's still just a blue and yellow KTM

    Votes: 23 47.9%
  • Total voters
    48
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 :)
 
reveille said:
Cristini? LOL

Before we all go too far with our comments, including me, I would like to point out that the new 2015 model news appears to be coming from Australia right? if I'm wrong I apologize. My point being, the Australian models already had street legal bikes this year so it's possible the North American market may see a plated model (Enduro) this fall. TBD I guess.
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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 :thumbsup:
 
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!

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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, there´s none better!
 
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