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Riding my 1190 made walking a pleasure. 15 minutes in the seat got so hot you could cook a steak on it, and the electronics were a Japanese game show in random breakdowns, not working, working.
Doesn't Red Bull bankroll most of KTM's racing?
My local KTM/HQ/GG dealer has 71 off-road bikes listed on their online inventory. 2024s discounted anywhere from $1000-3000+ (including factory editions). Idk how many units a dealer typically has but this just seems like an insane number of bikes to just be sitting.
Never understood the Husky & GasGas purchases. If they wanted to offer white or red KTM's, just offer white or red editions or plastic kits.
They could've used GasGas to fill in gaps caused by their "Ready to Race" marketing by offering CRF-F / TT-R style air-cooled GasGas trail bikes.
Lastly, GasGas is a silly name and even sillier when they start slapping that name on ELECTRIC MTB's.
Let's not forget that KTM bought Husaberg and ultimately just dissolved it.
Bumbled decision making all around.
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I think they bought Husaberg to get the rights to that 4stk engine then once they owned it they canned them. They also stole Husaberg's slogan of ready to race.
They could buy back all their customers that went from Honda to Ktm in the 2000s.
Husaberg is now the Husqvarna line at KTM
Discontinuing the Husaberg engine/frame combo was a truly baffling decision. If you've ever ridden one of those bikes, it had the pull of a 450 with the nimbleness and feel of a 125. One of my favorite bikes ever, and I'm picky as hell. KTM's decision-makers have, without question, often engaged in some epically boneheaded behavior, and unfortunately, evidence of boneheadedness often results in a tanked stock price.
They can turn it around, perhaps, but it would take some clever, innovative, thinking, and that ain't easy when there's wolves scratching at your door.
I am really interested to see how this plays out. I've been surprised with how aggressive they've been in the motorsports world in the last 10 years or so, but just assumed they knew a whole lot more than I did.
KTM quality has gone down significantly despite being a "premium" brand. That reputation for premium quality is starting to wear off, it will be interesting to see how they pivot.
Drop those weak ass 4 strokes and offer 2 strokes only. Instant sales!
I need a Husqvarna TC500 in my life.
You can hate them, but they have brought a bunch of innovation to the segment.
Think we’d have electric start bikes from the japs by now if ktm didn’t bring that to market first?
What about finger adjustment suspension clickers? I just saw the 25 Yamahas now offer that on the forks now…
I agree, KTM defiantly pushed the other brands to up their game. What they've done with the 2stks is remarkable IMO, no other brand has put the R&D in 2stks like KTM has.
They fucked up their twostrokes big time with the TBI SX models last year. If you look at any high level 125 race here in europe, there are barely any 23-25 models. They're all on the carburated 19-22 bikes.
That may be true for the 125's but I've had four of the TBI's and haven't had an issue with any of them. Currently have a '24 Husky 300.
Same here in America! Ktm shit the bed with the small bores! don't get the there thinking! Man its getting hard to post with this shit editor on this site 😡
Where did this guy get his crystal ball?
Also, outside of his claims that GG & Husky are "gone"...and the racers being let go...(Are they, really?)... Well, what actual "news" did he throw out there? Is this Europe's Cooksey?
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As long as KTM stays in motogp while at the same time loosing billions, it shows that Pierre Mobility is not serious about the future of KTM. No big deal to exit motogp. Lots of motorcycle manufactures have exited. KTM has a few wins but is not competitive currently. They should spend some of the gp money instead on QC. Same with ford, if they spent 10% of what they wasted on ev's instead on quality, they would have not spent just shy of a billion dollars on warranty in 2023..
Local Husky dealer and separate local KTM dealer both dropped the lines because they were making them stock X amount of inventory and making them buy:floor multiples models of bikes they had a history of not being able to sell. Like KTMs but hard to justify buying a new one.
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That sounds like the same problem we ran into with every manufacturer when I worked at the dealership. Especially those god awful Suzuki VanVans and Yamaha V-Star 250s.
That’s a very common problem amongst dealers of the Austrian brands, from what I read/hear.
that's what the video said
As usual, your making too much sense.
Hopefully the dealers are stacked to the gills with 300XC-Ws. A few more months there could be some big rebates...and I'll happily roll a new one right into my garage.
Fingers crossed!
Moto GP is a worldwide sport and is very popular in Indonesia and throughout Asia. So the majority of KTM's future sales will come from this part of the world and Moto GP is the best vehicle to showcase your brand. Plus Red Bull pays for most if not all of it. I think KTM will be fine in the long term but I do remember them just about going bankrupt before. Do you vitards not remember McGrath on a KTM and how embarrassing that was? Now look at the brand and their status in MX here in the states.
Another version of the same information-
https://youtu.be/tbURq5ubTco?si=pBcdTM1XxLuhOShc
Didn’t we debunk the whole China made thing in that other thread? Thought the only stuff being made there was going to China or India?
So the only thing im getting out of this is to buy Pierre shares while they are in the shitter. Gotcha.
There are several KTM motorcycles being made by CFMoto in China, that are on the dealers floors, the Adventure 790 is one of them. But just know that there are lots of parts on the current SXF, SX, XC and XCF bikes. Radiator’s on all of them are made in China.
The quality is good, but that’s not the issue with me.
People forget that KTM's biggest market is not the US, it is Europe, India has the highest growth potential...
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