Husqvarna 401 Concept: Wow!
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Bike of the show for me so far! Love it. Hope it makes it to production unscathed.
http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-new-bikes...
http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-new-bikes...
Edited by RumpleFugly on Tuesday 4th November 16:32
ks!!!! ...as is the 701 concept, looks like a proper hooligan machine.
Mastodon2 said:
Retro coolness - 9/10
Chances of making it to showroom looking anything like that - 2/10
KTM (who now own Husqvarna) have one of the best records or translating concept to production: see RC8 and SuperDuke. Chances of making it to showroom looking anything like that - 2/10
That said, Kiska has stated these are design studies to gauge reaction. I cross my fingers nonetheless.
KTM ability with those looks, yes please!
RumpleFugly said:
KTM (who now own Husqvarna) have one of the best records or translating concept to production: see RC8 and SuperDuke.
That said, Kiska has stated these are design studies to gauge reaction. I cross my fingers nonetheless.
KTM ability with those looks, yes please!
Funnily enough it was exactly KTM, and their Superduke 1290, that I was thinking of when I thought about concepts not making it to the showroom without losing a lot of their nice features. That said, Kiska has stated these are design studies to gauge reaction. I cross my fingers nonetheless.
KTM ability with those looks, yes please!
Mastodon2 said:
Funnily enough it was exactly KTM, and their Superduke 1290, that I was thinking of when I thought about concepts not making it to the showroom without losing a lot of their nice features.
I'm sorry but that's about as close as your going to get going from concept to production considering all the EU legislation 
Garagista said:
I'm wondering: why has the first picture of the new concept bike got a Bike EXIF watermark but the article link goes to Visordown?
Because I embedded a VisorDown image originally but that didn't show in the forum so switched it to a Bike Exif one once their site was back up and running. Nothing dodgy 
RumpleFugly said:
Because I embedded a VisorDown image originally but that didn't show in the forum so switched it to a Bike Exif one once their site was back up and running. Nothing dodgy
Ah, right. I think Visordown got their info from EXIF anyway, we had the exclusive on that bike. Unfortunately a glitch at our web host knocked the site out for about 20 minutes straight after the post went live.RumpleFugly said:
Because I embedded a VisorDown image originally but that didn't show in the forum so switched it to a Bike Exif one once their site was back up and running. Nothing dodgy
Ah, right. I think Visordown got their info from EXIF anyway, we had the exclusive on that bike. Unfortunately a glitch at our web host knocked the site out for about 20 minutes straight after the post went live.It looks like these are coming out this year and, for once, the road going version is near identical to the concepts. The downside is they are just 400cc.
Think I'll order the white one. It's different enough to the stuff I already own and looks good for short trips and commutes.
Can anyone recommend a Husqvarna dealership close to South Wales or the South West?
Think I'll order the white one. It's different enough to the stuff I already own and looks good for short trips and commutes.
Can anyone recommend a Husqvarna dealership close to South Wales or the South West?
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