This year marks several notable anniversaries: BMW is 100, Harley-Davidson hits 120, and Norton celebrates 125 years. Husqvarna Motorcycles is also celebrating, as 2023 marks the Swedish brand’s 120th year, with the firm building its first bikes in 1903 after more than 200 years as an arms maker.
Despite the weather throwing everything possible at customers, the Husqvarna demo fleet just about kept up with demandAs one of Husqvarna’s biggest UK dealers, Fowlers of Bristol hosted a party to celebrate the anniversary on 15 July at its Bath Road showroom. Guests, included adventurer Lyndon Poskitt, who marked the event with a Q&A session and stories of Dakar racing and circling the globe.
There was also a programme of guided test rides and displays of the firm’s full range of street bikes, including the new 901 Expedition, Vitpilen, Svartpilen, Enduro and Supermoto models.