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Some 2022-2024 Husqvarna and GasGas Motorcycles Recalled For Potentially Faulty Rear Brake

Only specific models produced between specific dates are believed to be affected, but so far one crash in Germany has been attributed to this issue.

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KTM's On The Road To Recovery, Just Ask Its Q1 2026 Financial Report

Parent company Bajaj Mobility AG (formerly Pierer Mobility AG) couldn't wait to share this info, which is why it's doing quarterly reports for the first time ever.

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The Hidden Giant Behind KTM and Triumph Is About To Rewrite Electric Motorcycles

The company behind the KTM 390 and Triumph 400 lineup is now expanding its engineering muscle into the world of electrification with its own EV motorcycle platform.

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GasGas Says It Won't Trials Race as a Factory Only Months After KTM Saved By Bajaj

While GasGas is leaving trials racing as a factory, the company will, however, still somewhat support privateer teams in racing competitions around the world. All of which comes after KTM's near bankruptcy.

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KTM Is Shutting Down GasGas Motorcycle Production in Spain, Moving It to Austria

The reason, they say, is to streamline production by having KTM, Husqvarna, and GasGas all produced at the Mattighofen factory. How will it affect workers?

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These YouTubers Made a Working Wooden Motorcycle, It Of Course Snapped In Half

While there are all manner of materials that can be used to create the frames and forks for dirt bikes, one shouldn't be wood. It's brittle and tends to catch fire. Yet, that didn't stop YouTubers the Cboys from swapping a dirt bike's frame for the stuff.

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Here's What Bajaj's Big EV Push Could Mean For You and Me

Bajaj has made it clear it wants to dominate the EV space, and with its recent acquisition of KTM, this could mean some really big things for the global motorcycle industry.

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KTM Seems Secure, But What About Husqvarna and GasGas?

KTM's future seems, at the very least, planned out. But are GasGas and Husqvarna in danger? Let’s read between the lines of KTM’s crisis recovery through their CEO's own words.

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KTM Just Recalled Over 20,000 Dirt Bikes for a Major Crash Hazard

While we've focused on KTM at large for the better part of the last seven months, largely due to all the corporate financial issues the brand has faced, I have wonder what's going on with GasGas and Husqvarna recently. If you didn't know, KTM's parent company owns the two and…

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MV Agusta is Moving Its Design Studio After KTM Sells It Back to Owners

Late last year, MV Agusta was acquired by KTM. The Austrian manufacturer already had a sizable stake in the company, and purchased a controlling interest so it could bring it under the same roof as KTM, GasGas, and Husqvarna.

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[UPDATE] After Weeks Of Tariffs Chaos, Here's How They'll Hit Powersports

[UPDATE May 14, 2025: On Monday, May 12, representatives from the US and China agreed to two things: a 90-day pause in their ongoing international trade tiff, and a mutual de-escalation of the exorbitant tariff rates each country had imposed upon goods from the other.

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KTM North America Is Recalling Some Husqvarna, GasGas Bikes For Brake Issue

KTM North America is recalling certain Husqvarna and GasGas motorcycles due to an issue with a specific front brake caliper that was only used on certain years and models. The problem involves casting irregularities on a batch of brake calipers from a supplier. Affected calipers may experience a crack in…

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KTM and Tech3 unveil 2025 MotoGP liveries

KTM and its satellite team Tech3 revealed the liveries for their 2025 bikes in a joint event in Malaysia on Thursday.

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KTM and Tech3 unveil identical 2025 MotoGP liveries

KTM and its satellite team Tech3 revealed the liveries for their 2025 bikes in a joint event in Malaysia on Thursday.

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KTM's Win at Dakar Is Proof It Needs to Focus More on Dirt

Ah, KTM. The Austrian powerhouse that gave us some of the most badass MX and enduro bikes in history… and then decided to chase every shiny object in the motorcycling universe. This is a brand that went from dominating the dirt to suddenly rolling out high-tech adventure tourers with price…

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KTM Somehow Has More Dealerships Worldwide Than Harley-Davidson

As the chips continue to fall on KTM's situation, it's staggering just how much money the company spent on expansion over the last few years. And how much that expansion has bitten them in the ass right now, as it lays off workers, slashes sitting inventory, cancels race programs, and…

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KTM's MotoGP Chief Says, "No, Everything is Actually Fine!"

Not to mince words, but KTM's future isn't looking all that bright or rosy right now. The company, headed by Stefan Pierer, is going through insolvency proceedings. It has over a year's worth of motorcycles just sitting on dealership lots it can't get rid of. The brand went through countless…

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[UPDATED] The Motorcycle Industry Will Be Seriously Affected By KTM's Insolvency, Here's Why

[UPDATE, January 13, 2025: As AKV predicted would happen in a previous communication with RideApart, two more Pierer Mobility subsidiaries have now declared insolvency in Austria. They are: Avocodo GmbH and Pierer E-Commerce GmbH. Avocodo is mainly responsible for software services, including dealer and customer portal and website operation and maintenance.…

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Fernandez “angry” after 2024 season but vows to be back in MotoGP

Outgoing Tech3 rider Augusto Fernandez has revealed he is “angry” as a poor 2024 season led to him losing his MotoGP seat - but is confident he can make a comeback in the future.

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Is MotoGP's Pedro Acosta Looking to Already Jump Ship From KTM?

Pedro Acosta is a helluva rider. He's young, amazingly talented, and beat out a ton of old hats on great machines over the course of the 2024 season. Because of his capabilities, he was moved up from the GasGas team to the main factory-backed KTM team for the 2025 season.…

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KTM Is Nearly Bankrupt, Files to Save the Company From Insolvency

Times are tough for KTM's parent company Pierer Mobility AG. Though it has some of the best motorcycles around, one of which I still dream about and peruse the classifieds for on a weekly basis, the brand's market share has essentially dropped off a cliff in recent years. There are obvious…

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KTM's MotoGP programme to remain 'untouched' amid major company crisis

The Tech3 team has been assured that KTM’s flagship MotoGP programme will remain ‘untouched’ despite the company facing a major financial crisis.

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Is KTM Ashamed Its New 390s Are Better For the Company Than Its Big Bikes?

I don't get it. I don't understand it. How could a company as large and powerful as KTM, who's parent company also encompasses GasGas, Husqvarna, and MV Agusta, screw up a debut so badly? How could you see the demand for small displacement motorcycles so steeply rise, to the point where…

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KTM's Parent Company Is In Deep Trouble, Cuts Board and Revenue Forecasts

Pierer Mobility AG, the parent company of KTM, GASGAS, MV Agusta and Husqvarna, has announced that not only will it do away with its 2024 revenue projections, but also a handful of executives.

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This New GasGas Dirtbike Is So Special, It Pays Tribute To ALL GasGas' Racers

GasGas has unveiled what could be its most special motorcycle to date, the EC 300 GP. It’s an enduro machine that pays tribute to the brand’s racing success.

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