Comments on: BMW’s Plans for Husqvarna (Bike Reports) (News) http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/05/bmw%e2%80%99s-plans-for-husqvarna/ Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews Mon, 20 May 2013 19:16:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Superbikemike http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/05/bmw%e2%80%99s-plans-for-husqvarna/comment-page-1/#comment-21921 Superbikemike Mon, 09 May 2011 20:17:29 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=15158#comment-21921 i follow ya ruefus, its just i have a ktm in garage now...a superduke.... and while the chassis is great, and the wp suspension is the best stock suspended bike from the showroom, i have ever owned, my motor has been a pain in my @ss, with problems, so i'm kinda not looking to waste my money on future purchases from them.... i like me an rc8r, but i'll look to another manufacturer for my next purchase... i've been scarred from ownship of my red lemon, a duc 996... manufactures that burn me, get NO repeat buisness...period! i follow ya ruefus, its just i have a ktm in garage now…a superduke…. and while the chassis is great, and the wp suspension is the best stock suspended bike from the showroom, i have ever owned, my motor has been a pain in my @ss, with problems, so i’m kinda not looking to waste my money on future purchases from them…. i like me an rc8r, but i’ll look to another manufacturer for my next purchase… i’ve been scarred from ownship of my red lemon, a duc 996… manufactures that burn me, get NO repeat buisness…period!

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]]> By: Ruefus http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/05/bmw%e2%80%99s-plans-for-husqvarna/comment-page-1/#comment-21919 Ruefus Mon, 09 May 2011 20:01:03 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=15158#comment-21919 How does hiring Roger DeCoster have anything to do with the validity of their bike designs? Absolutely nothing. If you want to talk about wasted time, effort and money....go talk to Toyota F1 and the half a billion they spent to ultimately quit without ever even coming close to winning. Go check KTM's track record in Europe and then tell me steel is outdated. How does hiring Roger DeCoster have anything to do with the validity of their bike designs?

Absolutely nothing.

If you want to talk about wasted time, effort and money….go talk to Toyota F1 and the half a billion they spent to ultimately quit without ever even coming close to winning.

Go check KTM’s track record in Europe and then tell me steel is outdated.

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]]> By: Danny http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/05/bmw%e2%80%99s-plans-for-husqvarna/comment-page-1/#comment-21908 Danny Mon, 09 May 2011 16:14:14 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=15158#comment-21908 Bringing in KTM just supports my argument.. They hired Roger DeCoster, along with Red Bull spent as much if not more than anyone in the 250 class and got one win in the shootout, one or two heat wins and a LCQ win. Poor results with the money they spent, even if it is Decoster’s first year. Bringing in KTM just supports my argument.. They hired Roger DeCoster, along with Red Bull spent as much if not more than anyone in the 250 class and got one win in the shootout, one or two heat wins and a LCQ win. Poor results with the money they spent, even if it is Decoster’s first year.

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]]> By: Stinky http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/05/bmw%e2%80%99s-plans-for-husqvarna/comment-page-1/#comment-21898 Stinky Mon, 09 May 2011 09:27:58 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=15158#comment-21898 Bravo! Steel is real. Sorry, our old road bicycle mantra. Aluminum isn't my favorite, but it is fixable now with all the TIG machines out there. I've got steel and aluminum frames in the barage, the steels are a little easier to work around in my opinion and can be modified if need be a little. I just try and keep my eyes and mind open to technology and not get caught up in the buzzwords the marketers want us to take as gospel. Bravo! Steel is real. Sorry, our old road bicycle mantra. Aluminum isn’t my favorite, but it is fixable now with all the TIG machines out there. I’ve got steel and aluminum frames in the barage, the steels are a little easier to work around in my opinion and can be modified if need be a little. I just try and keep my eyes and mind open to technology and not get caught up in the buzzwords the marketers want us to take as gospel.

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]]> By: Ruefus http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/05/bmw%e2%80%99s-plans-for-husqvarna/comment-page-1/#comment-21895 Ruefus Mon, 09 May 2011 08:02:33 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=15158#comment-21895 Tell that to KTM. Tell that to KTM.

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]]> By: nome http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/05/bmw%e2%80%99s-plans-for-husqvarna/comment-page-1/#comment-21892 nome Mon, 09 May 2011 02:57:03 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=15158#comment-21892 Yeah, so you meant aluminum frame. Ultra-small engines, crank-mounted clutch, output shaft-mounted swingarms etc. are state-of-the-art - Husqvarna MX bikes are. Aluminum frames are decade old tech in motocross (and much older in street bikes) and hardly superior. Yeah, so you meant aluminum frame. Ultra-small engines, crank-mounted clutch, output shaft-mounted swingarms etc. are state-of-the-art – Husqvarna MX bikes are. Aluminum frames are decade old tech in motocross (and much older in street bikes) and hardly superior.

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]]> By: Danny http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/05/bmw%e2%80%99s-plans-for-husqvarna/comment-page-1/#comment-21881 Danny Sun, 08 May 2011 19:35:22 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=15158#comment-21881 Steel framed motocross bikes have not been state of the art since about 2006. Steel framed motocross bikes have not been state of the art since about 2006.

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]]> By: Wilson R http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/05/bmw%e2%80%99s-plans-for-husqvarna/comment-page-1/#comment-21867 Wilson R Sun, 08 May 2011 12:33:47 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=15158#comment-21867 I sure hope the BMW doesn't smack those Huskies with the ugly stick that the rest of their two-wheel line was hit with. I like their automotive line, but their bikes are just too overstyled. I sure hope the BMW doesn’t smack those Huskies with the ugly stick that the rest of their two-wheel line was hit with. I like their automotive line, but their bikes are just too overstyled.

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]]> By: Ruefus http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/05/bmw%e2%80%99s-plans-for-husqvarna/comment-page-1/#comment-21866 Ruefus Sun, 08 May 2011 12:28:37 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=15158#comment-21866 KTM 690SMC. Not a twin - but all of the Hoot, with extremely livable maintenance. KTM 690SMC.

Not a twin – but all of the Hoot, with extremely livable maintenance.

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]]> By: nome http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/05/bmw%e2%80%99s-plans-for-husqvarna/comment-page-1/#comment-21865 nome Sun, 08 May 2011 06:35:48 +0000 http://www.motorcycledaily.com/?p=15158#comment-21865 uhh.. They have both.. They might not be everyones cup-of-tea, but they are state-of-the-art. uhh.. They have both.. They might not be everyones cup-of-tea, but they are state-of-the-art.

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