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Husaberg Press Release: The year 2013 will be remembered in motorcycling history as the year that Husqvarna was reborn. Husqvarna Starts a new era of great success: Following the acquisition of Husqvarna by Pierer Industries AG and after careful analysis and evaluation of all aspects, it was decided to reunite what came out of shared [...]
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Italy’s motorcycle industry is going through times of change, some more painful than others. First, Ducati CEO Gabriele Del Torchio left Borgo Panigale to rescue Alitalia airlines, with Claudio Domenicali named as his able successor. It was a surprise that it happened so quickly and with almost no warning, but was hardly painful, as Domenicali [...]
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The Mayans seriously screwed up. Either that, or we are not very good at reading their hieroglyphs. Most of us woke up last December 22nd and realized that the predicted doomsday hadn’t materialized. But it got the Cycle World staff thinking… Even though we dodged that one, shouldn’t we be prepared in case archeologists got [...]
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If you had to run to the hills and into unknown territory, which bike would you take? One of these. More from the Armageddon Tour: » Husqvarna TR650 Terra » Kawasaki KLR650 » KTM 990 Adventure Baja » Triumph Tiger 800XC » Yamaha Super Ténéré
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Poor little Husqvarna. Six years after acquiring the brand from Cagiva MV Agusta, BMW has decided there’s no place for dirtbikes in its future and sold Husky to Pierer Industrie AG, a holding company of Austrian investor Stefan Pierer, who owns 51 percent of KTM (Bajaj of India is the other major stakeholder, with 47 [...]
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Speedbrain Press Release: Tomorrow sees the start of the Dakar 2013 which sets off from Lima in Peru and finishes in Santiago, Chile on 20th January, covering 8000 km (5000 miles) in fourteen stages and includes 4100 km of special test. 459 vehicles and 189 bikes will make the journey in this incredible and fascinating [...]
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Less than a year after Husqvarna released photos of its Concept Baja, a street-legal production version of the 400 Cross-inspired 650 Single is several steps closer to reality. At this year’s EICMA show in Milan, iconic footage from “On Any Sunday” of Malcolm Smith and Steve McQueen spinning donuts on the sand in Mexico put [...]
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Milan—By 1953, the motorcycle had reached the basic form it has today: telescopic fork, swingarm rear suspension, hydraulic damping and brakes on both wheels. True, things like water-cooling, disc brakes and six-speed gearboxes have been added since then, but the basics remain. Yet because we no longer need motorcycles as basic transportation, our reasons for [...]
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There is no better way to experience a vast amount of countryside in a short period of time than on a motorcycle. In fact, the same can also be said for a big city. This is the aim for the 2013 Husqvarna TR650 Terra and Strada: exhilarating, go-anywhere rides that are also affordable and fuel-efficient. [...]
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[ Coming to America this fall: all-new Husky TR650 single-cylinder dual-sport. Terra model features 21/18-inch wheels. A more street-oriented Strada will come equipped with 19/17-inchers. A full line of adventure-type accessories will be available for both models. ] Husqvarna history reaches back 300 years to a Swedish arsenal founded in 1689, and it’s arguably [...]
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