Husqvarna Motorcycles è lieta di annunciare che l’Husqvarna Trek tornerà in Nuova Zelanda nel 2025 per la sua terza edizione – e ci dirigeremo nuovamente verso l’Isola del Sud per tre giorni di guida epica.
L’Husqvarna Trek Nuova Zelanda 2025: Alpine Odyssey si svolgerà da lunedì 1 dicembre a giovedì 4 dicembre 2025, seguendo il mantra di Husqvarna FOR PIONEERS.
Questa avventura di tre giorni offre ai possessori di FE 501, 701 Enduro, 701 Enduro LR, Norden 901 e Norden 901 Expedition l’opportunità di esplorare una parte straordinaria del Southland neozelandese. Attraversando Fiordland, Otago e i laghi di Queenstown, i partecipanti vivranno esperienze uniche tra dolci colline, valli profonde e alte vette.
By Kenneth Olausson The epidemic moped flue in the 1950s resulted in big sales volumes for Husqvarna. By 1954, the Swedes had sold 25,000 units. Mind you, the first batch of the Novolette was a mere transporter and did not appeal to youngsters. Hence, the marketing folks came up with the idea to flirt with the up-and-coming generation to boost turnover. And what better way was there than appealing to those representing the future? Manufactured in red and silver, this frightful beast had the ability to do 30 km/h. That was the law, and it gave every young man - no, there weren't any females owning this wonder machine - an incentive to circumvent the rules and tune the power source into oblivion. Meaning the "Blöjpilen" would do speeds up to 40 km/h, occasionally 45 km/h.
By Kenneth Olausson On a murky autumn day in 1980, a Swedish photographer made a highly unusual discovery. Getting rid of his waste in a nearby recycling area, Ludde De Geer found a huge batch of photos in the form of old glass-negatives. It took him 25 years and some new technology to save his ‘catch of the year’. Among the shots was an epic Christmas show Husqvarna photograph from 1934…