New Husqvarna 450 *PICS*

**cheese** · 26th April 2010, 21:19

Yeah I was thinking that it looks a bit like a chinese pit bike... its the plastics that they have used, it not clean lines too. they tried too hard to make it different I think. Exhaust looks a little bit luxury to me.... LOL

**SpikedPunch** · 26th April 2010, 21:21

Looks like the bike Homer Simpson would design.

**takitimu** · 27th April 2010, 12:00

Here go a heap more photos http://www.supercross.at/1news/2010/...sky/index.html

Very odd looking rear linkage, it'll look very different when cleaned up graphics wise I'm sure.

**barty5** · 27th April 2010, 12:07

Interesting those pics show a BMW logo on the engine casing 4th to last pic showing the left foot peg and chain etc??????

**takitimu** · 27th April 2010, 12:14

Indeed, made me suspicious it might be a BMW prototype & not a husky.

**barty5** · 27th April 2010, 12:29

A good way to fool everyone dress up in someone else's gear etc etc

**barty5** · 27th April 2010, 12:30

check out the motor in this pic looks very similar to me

http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/_common/...white_spin.jpg

**takitimu** · 27th April 2010, 12:33

Originally Posted by barty5

A good way to fool everyone dress up in someone else's gear etc etc

There's a guy on thumpertalk ( husky rips ) who swears the '11 will be Husky frame & BMW motor, which kinda fits these photo's. But it makes minimal sense to me, it might be smart politically, but given there is a new 250 motor, I'd have thought you would have wanted the 450 to be similar so that it simplifies your supply chain & training etc. But given they would not give Knighter a new frame, maybe the BMW guys are not so easy to manage lol.

**barty5** · 27th April 2010, 12:34

Check out the nz bmw site and have a close look at the G450X pics that is 100% a BMW motor fitted in that frame.

**takitimu** · 27th April 2010, 12:37

Absolutely, but is it the new husky

**honda_power** · 27th April 2010, 13:12

bmw owns husky

**vazza** · 27th April 2010, 13:41

BMW owns husky. Why is that a surprise that they are running BMW engines?

Isnt that engine identical to the G450X? Looks the same to me

What is reckon is that BMW have realised that their frame is shit ( taken on David's advice ) and are making a hybrid with husky frame/bits and pieces + the bmw engine but are simply labeling it a husky to push forward their sales

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**4stroke** · 27th April 2010, 15:13

duno bout a bmw donk tho, id prefer the husky motor type that i curently have. i cant really fault it.
still not convinced on the front sproket/swingarm combination tho.