BMW at the DAKAR

[bigborefan]

What's the future for the 450X? It didn't do very well here in the US. I see it is still on the BMW web site. WIll there be a 2011 model?

I have never got a chance to ride one. I did a trail ride with a guy on one, it looked like it worked just fine to me.

[Tork]

Originally Posted by bigborefan

What's the future for the 450X? It didn't do very well here in the US. I see it is still on the BMW web site. WIll there be a 2011 model?

I have never got a chance to ride one. I did a trail ride with a guy on one, it looked like it worked just fine to me.

Will it become a Husky product ?

[novaboy]

Ya it's called a TE449, apparently the 450X is dead according my BMW dealer.

[Tork]

Originally Posted by novaboy

Ya it's called a TE449, apparently the 450X is dead according my BMW dealer.

It looks like it might not be 50 state street legal .

[DasMatti]

Originally Posted by novaboy

[...], apparently the 450X is dead according my BMW dealer.

your dealer is right. bmw isn't a very popular brand with the young kids - to whom the 450 was dedicated. so bmw will stay with the "old, settled" bikes, and husky will will be the brand of the "young, crazy" offroad-bikes.
sadly, the image of a company can be the out for some excelent products...

[tehdutchie]

It's official... the Aprilia factory bikes did have a cush drive...

[xr400r]

Originally Posted by DasMatti

your dealer is right. bmw isn't a very popular brand with the young kids - to whom the 450 was dedicated. so bmw will stay with the "old, settled" bikes, and husky will will be the brand of the "young, crazy" offroad-bikes.
sadly, the image of a company can be the out for some excelent products...

wow!!! and bmw had to develop a whole new bike to figure that out????? hmmm

[tehdutchie]

Here is a BMW from one of Frans's friends for sale;

http://allroadmaniacs.nl/forum/index.php?topic=11000.0

[stk0308]

Originally Posted by DasMatti

your dealer is right. bmw isn't a very popular brand with the young kids - to whom the 450 was dedicated. so bmw will stay with the "old, settled" bikes, and husky will will be the brand of the "young, crazy" offroad-bikes.
sadly, the image of a company can be the out for some excelent products...

Old and settled like the S1000RR?

[DasMatti]

Originally Posted by stk0308

Old and settled like the S1000RR?

right, got me :)
no seriously, the 1000RR is a true beast to ride, and it carries the bmw patch, cause husky will only get the hard-offroad bikes.
It is nonsense building a bmw 450, when you're able to buy several similar bikes, which are technically identic, but are from a more respected company.

Anyway, beemer undergoes some changes, and many new bikes will get introduced. E.g. 1000RR (not so new anymore), or 1600LT...

This is all I can say, without having to kill everyone, reading this

ride on
matti

[stteve]

BMW has become Husqvarna for the Abu Dhabi desert Challenge
http://www.abudhabidesertchallenge.a...1_-_240311.pdf

[Wild Man]

Originally Posted by stteve

BMW has become Husqvarna for the Abu Dhabi desert Challenge
http://www.abudhabidesertchallenge.a...1_-_240311.pdf

Call it a Husky, paint it like a husky, but that's a G450RR frame & swingarm through and through. They probably didn't have time to mod the Speedbrain stuff for the new Husky model and this was a quick fix. The engine is the same so who cares.

All I want to know is where I can get the extended swingarm for my G450RR project. Speedbrain hasn't offered those up yet.

[tehdutchie]

Originally Posted by Wild Man

All I want to know is where I can get the extended swingarm for my G450RR project. Speedbrain hasn't offered those up yet.

Any welding shop, proper welding shop...

[The Griz]

Originally Posted by Wild Man

Call it a Husky, paint it like a husky, but that's a G450RR frame & swingarm through and through.

+1

[a1fa]

How do I get that side cover with cool looking filter?