The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: montmil on February 06, 2013, 11:20:24 AM

Title: BMW says Bye-Bye Husky
Post by: montmil on February 06, 2013, 11:20:24 AM

Five years and BMW is dumping Husqvarna.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/General-news/2013/January/jan3113-bmw-sells-husqvarna/

Title: Re: BMW says Bye-Bye Husky
Post by: MR.E on February 06, 2013, 12:51:51 PM

I never knew it was BMW owned!
Personally never rated their enduro bikes.

Title: Re: BMW says Bye-Bye Husky
Post by: Bob_Roller on February 06, 2013, 01:12:26 PM

What are the chances, that they will soon be manufactured in China, with pride ??????

Title: Re: BMW says Bye-Bye Husky
Post by: montmil on February 09, 2013, 08:42:44 AM

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What are the chances, that they will soon be manufactured in China, with pride ??????

Interesting thought, that. Hope not. In the five years that BMW owned the Husky brand, they poured huge sums into updating and expanding the Husqvarna factory infrastructure.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out, as KTM's CEO utilized his own private company to purchase Husqvarna from BMW. Will he combine the two lines or resign from KTM and take Husqvarna with him?

Hmmm... Perhaps Bob has back-channel commo into the KTM Board Room.

Way back in my youthful MX days, I occasionally had the opportunity to race an evil handling, vicious Maico 400. That bike took much pleasure in spitting me off anytime it chose to do so... once sticking a steel-cleated footpeg through my new leathers and into my arse cheek. Those red n' chrome tanked Huskys were always tough competition.