Just Another New Husky

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Camp332 2/8/2014 2:47pm
2/8/2014 2:47pm
Silver swingarm... Not too sure about that
queen of spodes 2/9/2014 5:31am
2/9/2014 5:31am
Camp332 wrote:
Silver swingarm... Not too sure about that
It looks bad because of the black rims. If you paint the swingarm black then that clashes with the gorgeous white/blue/yellow of the rest of the bike.

Even though I'm not a fan of black rims in general they can look good on some bikes.. Chad's KX is well done.
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rohleder644 2/9/2014 7:05am
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I'm a bit confused as to the huge excitement regarding husky.....It's a ktm in a white dress. I understand, in time, it will become its' own exciting bike. For now though I don't get it. Anybody have some insight I'm missing?
LtColMXUSM131 2/9/2014 7:21am
2/9/2014 7:21am
Falcon wrote:
Gold wheels on a Husky are mandatory, I say. [img]http://www.vintagedirtbikeparts.net/a%201983%20Husqvarna%20250CR%20%20ds.jpg[/img]
Gold wheels on a Husky are mandatory, I say.
Nice bike. I own it :o)

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TMV 2/10/2014 12:38pm
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For those who don't understand the maneuver behind this whole HVA/Husaberg deal, Pierer explained it in a french mag. It's quite simple, Husaberg wasn't famous in the US contrary to HVA that has an history there. Guys who liked Husaberg in Europe will still buy Huskys cause they're just rebadged Husbys, and guys in the US who liked Huskys will still buy Huskys where they wouldn't even have considered the same bike under the Husaberg brand. Not a bad move... Not for the love of HVA, but smart. Seems like their marketing stuffs work cause guys (HVA fans or not) want the "all new" Husky where they could have bought the bike a few year back... but in blue...
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h_reed 2/10/2014 1:48pm
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TMV wrote:
For those who don't understand the maneuver behind this whole HVA/Husaberg deal, Pierer explained it in a french mag. It's quite simple, Husaberg wasn't famous in...
For those who don't understand the maneuver behind this whole HVA/Husaberg deal, Pierer explained it in a french mag. It's quite simple, Husaberg wasn't famous in the US contrary to HVA that has an history there. Guys who liked Husaberg in Europe will still buy Huskys cause they're just rebadged Husbys, and guys in the US who liked Huskys will still buy Huskys where they wouldn't even have considered the same bike under the Husaberg brand. Not a bad move... Not for the love of HVA, but smart. Seems like their marketing stuffs work cause guys (HVA fans or not) want the "all new" Husky where they could have bought the bike a few year back... but in blue...
No we couldn't, They didn't make Husabergs with linkage.
Ghost of Jabroni 2/10/2014 1:57pm
2/10/2014 1:57pm
rohleder644 wrote:
I'm a bit confused as to the huge excitement regarding husky.....It's a ktm in a white dress. I understand, in time, it will become its' own...
I'm a bit confused as to the huge excitement regarding husky.....It's a ktm in a white dress. I understand, in time, it will become its' own exciting bike. For now though I don't get it. Anybody have some insight I'm missing?
KTM's are orange. Great bikes, but damn that orange is ugly.

These new Husky's are white. And have probably the best OEM graphics in a long time.

That's why Im excited. I can get the KTM I wanted and avoid the ugly orange color. I doubt Im in the minority. When looking at European sales of Huskys the #1 reason cited for the purchase was because consumers wanted something different than orange and Husky was the next most prominent Euro brand over there.
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TMV 2/10/2014 2:14pm
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Ghost of Jabroni wrote:
KTM's are orange. Great bikes, but damn that orange is ugly. These new Husky's are white. And have probably the best OEM graphics in a long...
KTM's are orange. Great bikes, but damn that orange is ugly.

These new Husky's are white. And have probably the best OEM graphics in a long time.

That's why Im excited. I can get the KTM I wanted and avoid the ugly orange color. I doubt Im in the minority. When looking at European sales of Huskys the #1 reason cited for the purchase was because consumers wanted something different than orange and Husky was the next most prominent Euro brand over there.
I can see what you mean. I'm a 125 guy. I do have a 2010 WR husky. Great little bike btw. Even if they're now the same bikes, at the same price, i would take the Husky over the EXC125, not because of the brand but I can't stand orange...
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TMV 2/10/2014 2:18pm
2/10/2014 2:18pm Edited Date/Time 2/10/2014 2:23pm
TMV wrote:
For those who don't understand the maneuver behind this whole HVA/Husaberg deal, Pierer explained it in a french mag. It's quite simple, Husaberg wasn't famous in...
For those who don't understand the maneuver behind this whole HVA/Husaberg deal, Pierer explained it in a french mag. It's quite simple, Husaberg wasn't famous in the US contrary to HVA that has an history there. Guys who liked Husaberg in Europe will still buy Huskys cause they're just rebadged Husbys, and guys in the US who liked Huskys will still buy Huskys where they wouldn't even have considered the same bike under the Husaberg brand. Not a bad move... Not for the love of HVA, but smart. Seems like their marketing stuffs work cause guys (HVA fans or not) want the "all new" Husky where they could have bought the bike a few year back... but in blue...
h_reed wrote:
No we couldn't, They didn't make Husabergs with linkage.
Yep they sell it as it is a revolution. Must be that "new" thing of the bike. And people buy it...
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Shawn142 2/10/2014 8:13pm
2/10/2014 8:13pm Edited Date/Time 2/10/2014 8:14pm
I can't believe people are complaining about these bikes coming with the best rims money can buy. DID Dirtstars are legit, who gives a holy hell what color they are. It's 20 steps above the cheap Excels KTMs come with in any color of the rainbow.

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