Joined Feb 2003
3K Posts | 384+
Escondido, Ca. USA
I am seriously considering purchasing a new KTM 300 EXC this weekend. I am happy about getting a new bike but on the other hand I hate it. What I consider my dream bike is a 05 550fe but how can it be justified. I have a 1997 600fx and a 01 470fx for which I have been waiting a long time for some parts. Not even 01 parts but 04 starter parts to update it (I am sure you all have read the thread which Scully started). If you can't get 04 parts, which should be the easiest to obtain in my opinion, how can you get older model parts or 05 parts. This pisses me off to no end as I have been waving the yellow and blue flag for a long time and have been a regular here at this site for years before I ever officially became a member.
I really enjoy not having a regular bike as it becomes a lifestyle of sorts. It seems like such a waste (no offense Supermoto team members) to have a quasi-race team when you really couldn't race these bikes at a semi-professional level anyway due to lack of parts availability!
What did the Husaberg ads used to say? I believe it was "life is short, have fun". Well I am getting older by the minute and not having any fun because I have no parts (poor me).
I feel like a traitor even typing the letters KTM. My family wants to go to the desert and have fun. They are putting pressure on me to be assimilated into mediocrity (get a KTM 300).
I really hope that BMG can see this vent/rant and perhaps rethink their business strategy. The current crop of Husaberg enthusiasts need to be dealt with in a manner that will ensure they come back for more.
The old business adage "just give me one shot at the customer" does not work.
I went in with both eyes wide open on both bike purchases and never expected too much in the way of support from Husaberg but I would have thought by now things would be a little different. Hopefully some day the North American market will become a priority for Husaberg as other countries seem to have far fewer issues relating to parts and warranties.
I really enjoy not having a regular bike as it becomes a lifestyle of sorts. It seems like such a waste (no offense Supermoto team members) to have a quasi-race team when you really couldn't race these bikes at a semi-professional level anyway due to lack of parts availability!
What did the Husaberg ads used to say? I believe it was "life is short, have fun". Well I am getting older by the minute and not having any fun because I have no parts (poor me).
I feel like a traitor even typing the letters KTM. My family wants to go to the desert and have fun. They are putting pressure on me to be assimilated into mediocrity (get a KTM 300).
I really hope that BMG can see this vent/rant and perhaps rethink their business strategy. The current crop of Husaberg enthusiasts need to be dealt with in a manner that will ensure they come back for more.
The old business adage "just give me one shot at the customer" does not work.
I went in with both eyes wide open on both bike purchases and never expected too much in the way of support from Husaberg but I would have thought by now things would be a little different. Hopefully some day the North American market will become a priority for Husaberg as other countries seem to have far fewer issues relating to parts and warranties.
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