<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Asphalt &#38; Rubber &#187; Husqvarna News</title> <atom:link href="http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/tag/husqvarna/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:14:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3</generator> <item><title>Husqvarna Baja Concept Breaks Cover</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/husqvarna-baja-concept/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/husqvarna-baja-concept/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:03:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bikes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Baja]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[concept]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna Baja]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna Baja Concept]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IMS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IMS New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Motorcycle Show]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Motorcycle Show New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Progressive International Motorcycle Show]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27593</guid> <description><![CDATA[Husqvarna continues its push into the on-road market, and has debuted another concept while at the New York IMS show today. Already showing us the Husqvarna Moab Concept in Milan, the folks at Husky have continued the thought process with the Moab, and built a more off-road capable dual-sport, which they are calling the Husqvarna Baja Concept. Another modern-take on retro design, the Baja concept carries over with it many of the Moab's bigger design features, while sporting a 19" knobby front tire for better off-road use. Husqvarna simply states that the concept uses a four-stroke liquid-cooled 650cc single-cylinder motor (same as the Moab), which surely will be sourced from BMW's G650GS.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/husqvarna-baja-concept/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BMW Motorrad Had Its Best All-Time Sales in 2011</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/bmw-motorrad-sales-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/bmw-motorrad-sales-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:58:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bmw group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW Motorrad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Q4]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Q4 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[record sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sales]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27365</guid> <description><![CDATA[The BMW Group has released its 2011 sales numbers, and the results for BMW Motorrad are very impressive indeed. Posting its best yearly sales figures ever in the brand&#8217;s nearly 90-year history, BMW Motorrad surpassed its previous high-water mark, set in 2007, of 102,467 units by selling 104,286 units in 2011 (Q1, Q2, &#38; Q3). Accordingly, sales for 2011 were up 6.4% over 2010, which saw the brand sell 98,047 units last year. Helping spur that sales growth ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/bmw-motorrad-sales-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Eleven of 2011 &#8211; A Year in Review</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/2011-motorcycle-news-review/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/2011-motorcycle-news-review/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:27:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[1190RS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[1199]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Ducati Panigale 1199 Panigale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acquistion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brammo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Casey Stoner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[disaster]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati 1199]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati 1199 Panigale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Corse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Desmosedici GP11]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Erik Buell Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Erik Buell Racing 1190RS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fukushima]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GEM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HRD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna E-Go]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna Nuda 900]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna Nuda 900R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna Strada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Indian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kawasaki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kawasaki ZX-10R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[KTM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[KTM Freeride]]></category> <category><![CDATA[KTM Freeride E]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Laguna Seca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marco Simoncelli]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mission Motors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mission R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[noise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[noise law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Panigale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Polaris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[seamless transmission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sendai Earthquake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Steve Rapp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SuperSic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SuperSic Forever]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tōhoku Earthquake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Valentino Rossi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[year in review]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27214</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, 2011 as a year is finally over, and for the motorcycling community it was quite a year. As we begin 2012, we here at Asphalt &#038; Rubber are of course not immune to the desire to summarize and highlight the passing of 2011. So we accordingly assembled 11 of the most important events that shaped motorcycling this past year and changed the way the sport, the industry, and the community will grow in the years to come. Picking only eleven moments in a single year is no easy feat, though some of the events in our selection are obvious choices because of their magnitude. Enjoy and a Happy New Year to our loyal <em>A&#038;R</em> readers.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/2011-motorcycle-news-review/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>18</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>November BMW Sales Up 3.9% &#8211; Husqvarna Down 28.4%</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/november-bmw-husqvarna-sales-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/november-bmw-husqvarna-sales-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:21:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bmw group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW Motorrad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[finance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[November]]></category> <category><![CDATA[November 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sales figures]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26945</guid> <description><![CDATA[BMW Motorrad&#8217;s November sales numbers are in, and they show that the German company is still chugging away at a very strong sales year in 2011. Already surpassing the company&#8217;s figures from 2010 by 6.1% (which was no slouch of a year for BMW, we might add), BMW has 100,054 units already under its belt for this year. Moving 6,112 units in November, BMW&#8217;s sales are up 3.9% over those from November 2010, which continues ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/november-bmw-husqvarna-sales-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Husqvarna Strada &#8211; Do We Need A Single-Cylinder Nuda?</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/husqvarna-strada-concept/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/husqvarna-strada-concept/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:06:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bikes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Husqvarna Strada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bmw group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[concept]]></category> <category><![CDATA[G650GS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna Strada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna Strada concept]]></category> <category><![CDATA[motard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paris Motor Show]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Strada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[street naked]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26638</guid> <description><![CDATA[Husqvarna apparently didn&#8217;t show all it had to offer at the 2011 EICMA show in Milan, Italy several weeks ago. Debuting the Husqvarna Strada concept at the Paris Motor Show today, the Swedish brand continues its expansion into the on-road market. While the business case is strong for why Husky is currently on a street-bike tear, excitement over the Strada might pale in comparison to the hype that surrounded the 2012 Husqvarna Nuda 900. Based on ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/husqvarna-strada-concept/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>15</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Up-Close with the Husqvarna E-Go Concept</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/husqvarna-e-go-eicma-photos/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/husqvarna-e-go-eicma-photos/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:36:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bikes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011 EICMA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[concept]]></category> <category><![CDATA[E-go]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EICMA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entry-level]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna E-Go]]></category> <category><![CDATA[motard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[supermotard]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26573</guid> <description><![CDATA[While KTM made waves with the debut of the KTM Freeride E electric dirt bike, the Austrian brand wasn't the only OEM hocking an electric offering at the 2011 EICMA show. Unveiling a very rough electric concept, Husqvarna continued to redefine itself for the future with the Husqvarna E-Go Concept. The physical size of a 125cc dirt bike, the Husqvarna E-Go is the exploration of entry-level electric street motard. With OEMs hoping that electrics will bring in a new generation of rider, the Husqvarna E-Go seems to hit all the right bullet points for that concept, but as always, time will tell.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/husqvarna-e-go-eicma-photos/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BMW Motorrad Sales Up 6.5% for Q3 2011</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/bmw-motorrad-sales-65-q3-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/bmw-motorrad-sales-65-q3-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:07:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bmw group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[economy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[financials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[income]]></category> <category><![CDATA[net income]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Q3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Q3 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[revenue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sales]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26428</guid> <description><![CDATA[A mixed quarter for BMW Motorrad, as the Bavarian company has once again posted a positive sales quarter of 6.5% growth over Q3 2010, despite losing money overall in the current inclement financial weather. Selling 28,862 units in this year&#8217;s third quarter, BMW Motorrad&#8217;s sales, as usual, were primarily carried by the BMW brand, which sold 26,312 motorcycles. Perhaps lending even further credibility to the business case for the Husqvarna Nuda 900, the Swedish motorcycle ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/bmw-motorrad-sales-65-q3-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Husqvarna Debuts Off-Road Anti-Lock Braking System</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/husqvarna-off-road-anti-lock-braking-system/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/husqvarna-off-road-anti-lock-braking-system/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:13:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adventure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adventure-touring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[anti-lock brakes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[anti-lock braking system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW Motorrad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dirt bike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Enduro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna TE 449]]></category> <category><![CDATA[off-road]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26145</guid> <description><![CDATA[Taking the &#8220;anti-lock brakes don&#8217;t work off-road&#8221; mentality head-on, Husqvarna has debuted an anti-lock braking system (ABS) package designed specifically for off-road use. Derived from BMW&#8217;s extensive experience with the technology (BMW Motorrad was the first OEM to fit ABS to a production motorcycle), Husqvarna has taken the lessons learned by its German parent company, specifically BMW&#8217;s Race ABS from the S1000RR superbike, and adapted the technology for its dirt models for off-road racing. Continuing ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/husqvarna-off-road-anti-lock-braking-system/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Business Case for the Husqvarna Nuda</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/business-case-husqvarna-nuda-900/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/business-case-husqvarna-nuda-900/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:56:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Husqvarna Nuda 900]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Husqvarna Nuda 900R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bmw group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW Motorrad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brand]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brand management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business case]]></category> <category><![CDATA[corporate development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna Nuda 900]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna Nuda 900R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MINI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nuda 900]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nuda 900R]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=25110</guid> <description><![CDATA[Not too different of an analysis from the one I did regarding the Ducati Diavel, the business case surrounding the Husqvarna Nuda is all about extending brand attributes, reaching new demographics, and putting more volume into sales figures. While I will reserve judgment on what the Nuda 900 is as a motorcycle for when A&#38;R actually gets a chance to swing a leg over one, the positioning and reasoning behind Husqvarna&#8217;s first true-blooded street bike can ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/business-case-husqvarna-nuda-900/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Husqvarna Concept E-go &#8211; The Entry-Level Electric</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/husqvarna-concept-e-go/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/husqvarna-concept-e-go/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:15:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bikes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bmw group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[concept]]></category> <category><![CDATA[E-go]]></category> <category><![CDATA[E-go Concept]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entry-level]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Husqvarna Concept E-go]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=24974</guid> <description><![CDATA[Watch out Zero, Brammo, BRD, and KTM as Husqvarna just decided to enter the electric motorcycle market with its Husqvarna Concept E-go. An urban commuter aimed towards first-time bikers, the E-go concept draws from the Swedish brand&#8217;s dirt and supermoto background to bring a stylishly aggressive electric motorcycle package to the table. Clocking in at 80kg (176 lbs), the Husqvarna Concept E-borders on anorexic, and is the first electric motorcycle we&#8217;ve seen specifically geared towards younger riders. ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/husqvarna-concept-e-go/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>17</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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