IN
THE
WIND
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HUSQVARNA
SHOWS OFF ITS
NEW DIGS
H
usqvarna Motorcycles USA,
formerly Husqvarna North
America, kicked off its first deal-
er meeting with a ribbon cutting
for their new headquarters in
Murrieta, California, on Sunday,
February 2.
Dealers from all over North
America got a tour of the new fa-
cility before seeing a presentation
about the reunion of the Husqvar-
na and the Husaberg brands, its
future, and the new models over
dinner at the Ponte Winery.
The new facility features a mix
of the old and new, with new
models on display as well as
plenty of Husqvarna's rich histo-
ry in the form of memorabilia and
motorcycles. Also a blending of
past and present was having both
Husqvarna racing legends of the
past and their new off-road team
at the meeting. Guests got to
tour the new race shop and talk
with racers Mike Brown, Russell
Bobbitt, Andrew De Long, and
Jason Argubright.
Andrea Wilson
Husky dealers were
shown the new corporate
headquarters during their
meeting on Sunday.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
ANDREA
WILSON
WORLD SUPERBIKE ENTRIES A GO-GO
K
awasaki's World Champion Tom Sykes will wear
the number-one plate on his ZX-10R in the 2014
World Superbike Championship, according to the
official entry list released by the FIM last week.
Sykes will lead a 27-rider grid as the series gets
rolling on February 23 at Phillip Island in Australia
– a grid made up of six Brits (or at least from the
U.K.), eight Italians, five Frenchmen, one Irishman,
one Spaniard, a South African, two Hungarians
and two Americans.
As far as manufacturers go, Kawasaki leads the
way with nine entries. Then comes Aprilia, BMW
and Ducati with three each; Honda, Bimota, Suzuki
and EBR with two apiece; and there is also going
to be a single MV Agusta on the grid.
Aaron Yates and Geoff May will wear their AMA
numbers in their debut seasons of World Super-
bike with Yates' EBR carrying his familiar number
20 while May gets to keep his number 99.
Tom Sykes – a World Champion who will actually
wear number one on his bike.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
GOLD
&
GOOSE
