Is it at all possible the Husaberg name could come back in the future?

Usually that happens when the trademark on the name is up and someone else want to use it.

Do you understand that Husaberg was really Husqvarna and now became Husqvarna again? That being the case, why would Husaberg become Husaberg again when all it really wanted to be was Husqvarna?

Husaberg was not Husqvarna. They were very well what they were until 2012. The end of the 70* motor. A Husaberg motorcycle. My 2006 has nothing to do with being a Husqvarna.
The 13 and 14 Husabergs have KTM engines as well as the present Husqvarnas.
So I will tell you Husqvarna is in itself in the middle of an Identity crisis.

Right, I was just having fun with the history. In the sense that the soul (engineers) of Husqvarna became Husaberg.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husaberg

I,m hoping for the day when Husqvarna's/Husaberg's are made in Sweden with Swedish engineering

pollo said:

Husaberg was not Husqvarna. They were very well what they were until 2012. The end of the 70* motor. A Husaberg motorcycle. My 2006 has nothing to do with being a Husqvarna.
The 13 and 14 Husabergs have KTM engines as well as the present Husqvarnas.
So I will tell you Husqvarna is in itself in the middle of an Identity crisis.

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The 13 and 14 Husabergs have KTM engines as well as the present

A long time prior 13 and 14, I think 1995 is the magic number when KTM took ownership. So the engines, frames, and all other components were subbed or made by KTM. As for the engines in 13 and 14 are not the only component KTM, The whole machine is, the numbers on all wiring harnesses through out switches are ktm parts. Even the frames are labeled KTM. Just stickers are different.

As for Husky, it was in KTM's best interest to close the HUSA name as Husky had better financial metrics as per branding. So the KTM Husa became the Husky. I actually "by no choice to me" have all my blue bling branded Husky as they crossed all the Husa bling part numbers to Husky and just changed the lazer etch.

I think it will be a long time before anyone will be able to use the Husa name unless they have deep pockets. The name and company will be shelf'd for sure. It is an incorporation and although it isn't being used. The Corporation will exist as non active. I don't think KTM would let the name go. All the parts are patents and KTM will own them, so we would not be able to copy and or build anything trademarked, Even if someone acquired the name they would have to build a whole different machine.

I also like you have respect for the name, thus the reason I didn't buy a KTM this time around and made sure to buy the 25th anniversary machine. Even knowing this is a KTM I will always hold onto it as it was the last built under the Husa name.

I an familiar with whole story BTW.
Despite all the details from KTM owning Husaberg since 95' the engines along with the frames were a unique Husaberg product different from the KTM. And yes the 13s and on are rebadged KTMs.
Maybe someone can chime in about the manufacturing facility of the Husaberg engines from the 1995 to 2012 era and clarify the engineering of said motors.
Hold on to your unique Husabergs people.
I will too

Pollo

And as you can see I own a 2016 KTM 500.
It's a great machine and I'm moving on with the future. I have blue and orange in the same garage. Doesn't matter to me. Im enjoying the the Dual sport and Supermotos.
I've got no time to cry over Husaberg being over and I didn't get the Husqvarna primarily because it didn't have a backup kickstart. And second, its a bit of a misfit lately. I mean what will they be in 10 years. Maybe a product of India or something

FE350 said:

A long time prior 13 and 14, I think 1995 is the magic number when KTM took ownership. So the engines, frames, and all other components were subbed or made by KTM. As for the engines in 13 and 14 are not the only component KTM, The whole machine is, the numbers on all wiring harnesses through out switches are ktm parts. Even the frames are labeled KTM. Just stickers are different.

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Well, as I understand it, even though they were owned by KTM, the HusaberGs were still manufactured in Sweden until 2003, in 2004 the manufacturing went over to Austria but the design and motorsport dept was still based in Sweden, they just built the bikes in the Austrian factory from 2004 because of better QC and I suppose the KTM factory had ISO9002 certification(or some such...) and they could also make full use of the resources at the KTM factory to make an awesome bike even better. I think they actually closed the motorsport dept of Husqvarna(HUsaberG), which was still based in Sweden, at the end of 2015.

So except for the KTM engined bikes, the HusaberG was never a KTM in any way. Even though the 70* HusaberGs share most of their internals with the KTM 530/450/400, the HusaberG 70* was still a radically different bike to those KTM's...

Whereas the twostrokes and the '13 and '14 fourstrokes were pretty much KTM six days with blue plastics and a plastic carbon composite subframe...

I like to look at 13 and 14 husas as the equivalent of AMG for Mercedes. AMG takes a Mercedes and tweak it to the better, Husaberg took a KTM and tweaked it to the better.
Then ofcourse one could argue what is better or not compared to the 6-days, but you see my point.

And then we must remember that the original independent and forward-thinking Swedish engineering still lives on in the motors etc.!

Rainerio said:

I,m hoping for the day when Husqvarna's/Husaberg's are made in Sweden with Swedish engineering

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What he said!

Yes, absolutely! KTM engines are chuck full of HusaberG tech...

There were some designs the Swedes had that could just not be improved upon in 20 years of research and development. The genius of any design is in its simplicity, and that was one of the HusaberG design principles. I believe they had a list of those principles on the back of one of their brochures.

There were a lot of things that were described as NEW! and EVEN AWESOMER! than the last one before it, but have been found on older BerG engines. HusaberG has and always will be the most underrated and unappreciated, truly ANTI MAINSTREAM MOTORCYCLES.

I think as far as heritage and history goes, Husqvarna has a rich and interesting story, but for innovation and a little bit of unorthodox thinking and most of all, pure determination, HusaberG wins hands down...

I agree with Chief Lee Visceral's earlier statement, that HusaberG actually was Husqvarna in all but the name on the bike, since it was mostly the same people who designed and built them. Husqvarna hasn't had their own identity in a long time, as the Husq was an Italian(Cagiva) bike, a German(BMW), and now an Austrian. Honestly Husqvarna has been dead for a long time, and only the name survived...
HusaberG was the last bit of Husqvarna that was left.

I'm getting really sentimental here...
But I am eternally gratefull for MR. Gustavsson and the rest of the HusaberG team, for showing the world what can be done with nothing but a couple of tools in a shed, with passion and determination...

pollo said:

And as you can see I own a 2016 KTM 500.
It's a great machine and I'm moving on with the future. I have blue and orange in the same garage. Doesn't matter to me. Im enjoying the the Dual sport and Supermotos.
I've got no time to cry over Husaberg being over and I didn't get the Husqvarna primarily because it didn't have a backup kickstart. And second, its a bit of a misfit lately. I mean what will they be in 10 years. Maybe a product of India or something

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I won't miss the 70 degree motor either as I have an FE390. I have tried moving on, but there's nothing as tractable, smooth, predictable and flickable in the woods, unless you go to a 2 stroke beta300x. Yes it's 13lbs lighter, but it is not fuel injected and not legal to plate here... The KTM/Husky/14Husa 350 is not as flickable in the woods or as smooth. And just like the FE450, the KTM 500's flywheel is larger than the 350s and you can feel it big time in the single track.

So it's the 390 for me. There's no moving on yet.

Whosaberg said:

The KTM/Husky/14Husa 350 is not as flickable in the woods or as smooth. And just like the FE450, the KTM 500's flywheel is larger than the 350s and you can feel it big time in the single track.

So it's the 390 for me. There's no moving on yet.

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I had a 2010 390 4 years then a 2013 TE250 the 250 is waaaaay more flickable then the 390 ever was ..not saying i didn't enjoy the 390 i did .I then made the decision to sell the 390 and keep my TE 250 and fe 550 the 390 was sitting around a lot it deserved better ..my friend now owns it and loves it... as far as the Beta goes the TE250 -300 is every bit the match for their 250-300 ask my friends who we are always waiting up for

I've owned 3 Husaberg 650s. 05 and 06. I've ridden the 06 450 and the 2011 570. I've done a fair share of single track but like a wide range of terrain.
The 450 was good but I was ringing its neck most of the time. The 570 was awesome and different with geometry and a point and shoot feel. I was looking for a big bore FI replacement for my 05 enduro and have no regrets with the KTM 500. In fact it feels very similar to the planted and predictable Fe650 I had. Except with the smooth FI delivery. I am really enjoying this bike.
And that's what it's all about.