HuskY engines on Gas Gas ??

[Mick]

Originally Posted by Vindicator

But there's still an open gap for a 450.

The Pre-BMW 450 was a great engine. I would be pretty happy if that found its' way
into a GG chassis.

[webmaster]

They can also have some cashflow selling motor spare parts for older huskies as well... I can see it now - an older husky owner buys a new ignition cover for his old bike from gasgas - and now his husky motor has GasGas logos on it...

I hope they don't switch suppliers on the husky 4t motor parts to any major degree - no reason to start over and end up with QA and tolerance issues, etc. Otherwise - sad to say that GasGas has a history of not getting things right "out of the gate"...

jeff

[Mick]

From reading their FB page, they are going to keep their current 2T's.

[Rick]

Here is a link with not much info from GG:
http://www.gasgasmotos.es/es/noticia...ement-wit.html

[Mick]

Originally Posted by Rick

Here is a link with not much info from GG:
http://www.gasgasmotos.es/es/noticia...ement-wit.html

Little more banter on the FB page, I have been putting it into google translator, since I do not read spanish.

https://www.facebook.com/gasgasmotos?ref=br_tf

Question: Yo creo que los actuales motores 2t de gas gas, le dan cien vueltas a los de husqvarna, espero que no los cambien....

I think that current engines 2t of gas gas, give one hundred laps of husqvarna, hope to not change them...

GG answer: no los cambiaremos. B?sicamente seguiremos aplicando nuestros consolidados motores 2T, pero en cierta cilindrada nos puede ayudar la nueva tecnolog?a. Todo suma.

not change. Basically continue to implement our consolidated 2T engines but some displacement we can help the new technology. It all adds up.

[phoenix]

We have a couple of Huskies - one with the Italian 450 and one with the first gen. X-lite 250 motor. The 250 did have a lot of problems, BUT I would still be very excited to see it improved upon and slammed into a Gas Gas chassis. It is a very easy engine to work on and is very compact. Hopefully they just use it as a starting point, upgrade/improve the starting system and stick a few more ponies in it.

[celler]

I think this was a great move by GasGas. They cut years of development time and can build on what Husky had. I think Husky was definitely on the way up with the success of the 310. KTM may regret selling the technology

[VxZeroKnots]

Originally Posted by Mick

The Pre-BMW 450 was a great engine. I would be pretty happy if that found its' way
into a GG chassis.

Absolutely, I had a 2009 TE 310 and loved it to death. My gasser replaced it and I would be thrilled if they put that engine in the new GG chassis

[Rod Overstreet]

Originally Posted by VxZeroKnots

Absolutely, I had a 2009 TE 310 and loved it to death. My gasser replaced it and I would be thrilled if they put that engine in the new GG chassis

During my tenure at Husqvarna, I was fortunate to have unlimited access to several different models and must say the TE/TXC310 was by far, the most fun motorcycle in the lineup for woods riding.

Fall 2012, Jack Penton and I took a pair of TE310's and rode the LBL200 dual sport in western KY. We had an absolute blast on the bikes and swapped out with guys on other machines during the ride that also enjoyed the bike.

Putting this engine in a Gas Gas frame...guys good times are ahead

[Moto7man]

Buying the 310 engine was a smart move. Bmw was probably developing some new two stroke techology to update their line and GasGas got that with the deal.

It looks like GasGas just bought bought many years of research and development for pennies on the dollar. This should be a huge advantage for GasGas.