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[pedroMember]

thanks tb for the advice

[pedroMember]

thanks mal yh thought there a catch a t those run out prices

[Rory RockMember]

Nothing a like a good old fashioned husky bashing lol….
Understand all the issues raised guys but I have to throw a reply back.
BMW purchased husky in August 08 hence 09 n prior all came out of the old ramshackle Italian factory. This Italian run factory was renowned for terrible quality control and crap after sales.
There has been a massive turn around in these areas since the bikes have been under BMW management particularly quality control and parts supply. As each year model comes out of the crate at our dealership we notice them getting better and better, even the crates are better!
Plus the bikes are covered by 12 months parts and labour warranty.
As for the wr300 issues:-
-frames are identical on 250/300
-parts pricing has been reduced across the board and the best part is that supply is a thousand times better, we can see on screen what’s in stock here and in Italy and lead time from Italy is miles better approx 2 weeks although pfg are keeping a huge stock of parts now.
-piston kit genuine is now just over $400, brake pedal $134 and there are good aftermarket piston kits now if you don’t value the genuine, however my experience with these 2 stroke huskies is that the piston/barrel/crank are all bulletproof, i have guys ride 98 models in to our store still for services! so I can only imagine your 400km let go was the result of the poor quality control back then.
-agree clutch action is heavy but the things a torque monster so you won’t be on it that much. Who wants a 300 2 stroke that’s peaky?
– yes it’s big framed. All huskies seem to be that way and suit big guys apart from the new gen 250/310 range.
-bikes now have jap kyb forks which have transformed front end plus more reliable seals.
– graphics are now in mould so they are part of the plastics and don’t peel
– sure they have had alot of work to do and I don’t doubt your bad experience. The old ones have bitten plenty and BMW have some work to do to get over the bad rep.
– resale has never been a prob at our store, we happily trade them in and just last week I sold a 09 wr250 for $5600 which had approx 3000km on it. That bike only sat for 30 days and went to 2 hours away. It was a bike we sold new that was traded on a new husky! So we are happy to trade them back and support our customers so they can keep upgrading, something other dealers ie most orange ones won’t do!
-personally I prefer theWR250, it handles heaps better as the engine power suits the chassis perfectly and there ain’t too many people who can ride a 300 anywhere near potential.

[Bob DowsettMember]

Hmmmm interesting

TB
You don’t know which team to bat for so i reckon you should bugger of back to Honda and that Orange coloured shite :laugh:

Husky and BMW discussion …………………………………………………………………………

There’s a lot of BMW’s about too isn’t there :unsure:

Buy one of These

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[alanMember]

looken good bob nice (talking about your avatar )

[MalMember]

It’s not a Husky bashing Rockdog, it was facts I learned at the time about an ok bike. I may have got a Friday arvo quality bike, that’s ok a accepted that at the time, but the PFG have a long way to go in customer service too. 13 weeks to approve and fix a bike was a bit much I thought.

And yes the Husky 300 is a torque monster. Shits all over the Gasser and KTMs out of the band, just didn’t have the wow factor in the band.

I hope the company and the importer are getting there act together, the 310 would be my pick from Husky.

[Rory RockMember]

All good mate, we burnt a few good Honda buyers of ours by selling them huskies back then. It bites when you are the one on the receiving end.
The only reason we have persevered is due to the bmw buy out, we have been BMW dealers for a long time and I’m sure they won’t stop until huskies are as good as they should be. Each year they seem to be fixing stuff that is either bagged by the mags or known warranty issues, if they keep it up we should end up with bloody good bikes.
They’re getting better….it should be their slogan lol.

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Ossa…… if they ever come here.

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