History Of Husaberg

After the motorcycle section of the traditional brand Husqvarna was bought in 1987 by the Italian company Cagiva, the engineers stayed in Sweden and founded Husaberg AB in 1988. This company manufactures off road motorcycles with four-stroke engines only. These machines are known for a particularly good chassis and larger displacement engines.

The Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM bought Husaberg in 1995. Although Husaberg motorcycles were produced at the KTM factory in Mattighofen, Austria since 2003 the development department remains in Sweden.

The earlier Husaberg engines (1989-1997) were known to have premature engine failures due to the fact that they do not have an oil pump and rely on oil delivery from the timing chain. It is asserted that the reliability and quality of the engines have clearly improved. It is also asserted that KTM studied the design of the Husaberg engines to improve its own. The current KTM slogan, "Ready to Race", was also taken from Husaberg, whose current slogan is now "4 Stroke Force".

Husaberg won the FIM 500cc Motocross World Championship with Belgian rider Joël Smets in 1995, 1997 and 1998. They also won 4 Enduro World Championships in 1990, 1991, 1995 and 1998.

For more information visit Husaberg Website: http://www.husaberg.se/