Milan Show: Husqvarna Baja concept unveiled

Updated: 20 November 2014

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This is an updated version – which looks production-ready to our eyes – of Husqvarna’s Baja model.

The small detailing has moved the concept on, and the Baja is clearly not far off being a completely finished bike. Rumours on the stand suggest that it will be finalised in 2013, with a view to being a production bike for the 2014 model year.

We think it looks fantastic, and could see it being an overnight success for Husky – stealing the march on parent company BMW’s glaringly obvious omission of not producing a retro 30th anniversary R80GS to tap into the ‘old-looking-new-bike’ market trend.

Read more about this bike in next week’s MCN.

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By Richard Newland

Group Editor - With over 40 years of riding experience and 21 years as a bike journalist, Rich has ridden nearly every new bike of the past two decades and many historical models dating back to the 1930s. He is particularly passionate about sportsbikes from the 1990s and early 2000s, and he loves big bikes that handle well and are suited for long-distance travel. Rich enjoys challenging rides, such as a non-stop 1703.5-mile trip from Land’s End to John O’Groats and back. In his personal collection, Rich owns a 2007 Honda VTR1000 SP-2, a 1998 Ducati 996, a 1986 Suzuki GSX-R750 ‘Slabby’, a 1998 VFR800FiW, and a 1975 Honda CB750 SOHC Dunstall.