Hello Fellow Riders!
Please tell me what hell are you talking about Polaris and KTM in same sentence. Do you think that I should hear some news about something.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]
BG

 

Polaris recently bought or merged with KTM. KTM is known for their dominance in the motocross and GNCC world and their awesome engines. They are looking to start making a race bred quad and break into the ATV market. It probably won't happen until 2008 or 2009. There have been rumors of the KTM 525cc 62hp engine finding it's way onto the Polaris sport quads such as the Outlaw and Predator 500. It could be really great for both as Polaris has the best suspension with the new Outlaw. The KTM engine is a rumor but the rest of this I got from a polaris newsletter.

 

sweet. I hope I have the credit by then. I'm paying on my Ford Explorer for 36 months just got it yeasterday[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
Had to have my mother Co sign for the loan. but its a start

 

Ok, Raceday, thank's a lot for your news.
BG

 

was at my dealer thursday and asked him what he thought was going to happen. this was his best guess, educated guess or not

1) the traiblazer is done...but i think we already knew that

2) the sportsman line will get new graphics and that is about all

3) the scrambler may be gone???????????

4) the ktm motor may go into the outlaw...........

5) the x2 will also be an 800 as well as a 500......

like i said this is his best guess, not set in stone. whether he actual knows something or not remains to be seen. he is going to the dealer show next week and then we all knowsomething.

 

What do you think, why everything is so fu.....g secret. Only for selling old models away first, is my guess.
BG

 

Polaris Majority Equity in KTM Not an Option

Powersports Business
Friday July 28, 2006

Polaris Industries Inc. and KTM Power Sports AG announced that they will continue their strategic partnership at an operational and technical level but that they no longer anticipate that Polaris will acquire a majority equity interest in KTM.

On July 19, 2005, the companies announced Polaris purchased approximately a 25 percent interest in KTM and that Polaris and KTM's largest shareholder, Cross Industries AG, had entered into an option agreement which provided that, under certain conditions in 2007, either Cross could purchase Polaris' interest in KTM or, alternatively, Polaris could purchase Cross' majority interest in KTM.

The first phase of the partnership called for each company to be run independently but work on several specific cooperative projects.

"Our teams have worked well together over the past year,” said Tom Tiller, Polaris' CEO. “The strategic partnership has accomplished a tremendous amount so far and achieved nearly all our goals during the first 12 months of its existence.

"For instance, in February of this year Polaris and KTM entered into a long-term exclusive engine supply agreement for ATV applications and in March of this year KTM became Polaris' distributor in Germany. Additionally, our co-development projects are progressing nicely and we expect to make an exciting announcement about one of our projects in the near future. These and other joint cooperation projects will continue into the future. I expect the technical cooperation between our companies to continue to be strong in the coming years."

"We are very pleased with the results of the first phase of the strategic partnership and look forward to continuing the relationship," said Stefan Pierer, KTM's CEO. "Nevertheless, Rudolf Knunz (the other principal in Cross) and I have recently informed Polaris of our intention not to sell Cross' interest in KTM to Polaris. We wish to remain in control of KTM and for KTM to remain an independent company."

"When we structured Polaris' path toward complete ownership of KTM as a 2-staged process, we recognized that this was a possible outcome,” Tiller said. “Polaris continues to own a 25 percent equity interest in KTM and we continue to have confidence in the KTM management team and their ability to execute the KTM operational plan."

 

Wow thought sound great. Where did you find this?

 

On another discussion in here we were talking about possibilities for the 2007 Polaris quads. Since we were just speculating as to what would be cool on the 2007's, try this on. KTM's are known for their awesome power and they recently launched a 950cc 98HP engine in an enduro bike that has a lot more in common with motocross than enduro. The bike is primarily for their european market where they are strongest but 500 of them will be sold in the USA. Now suppose for a minute that they where to put this in their Sportsman line up and create a 950cc quad. That would really redefine the 4x4 market. I mean no manufacturer is making more than 60 or so horsepower anyway's right? This would be a ton of fun against a Can Am 800.