Husqvarna Motorcycles

Husqvarna is, by most accounts, the oldest motorcycle manufacturer still in continuous production, though its roots have nothing to do with motorcycles at all: the company was founded in Sweden in 1689 to make muskets for the national army. It began building motorized bicycles in 1903, choosing an imported Belgian FN engine for its first powered two-wheeler. Husqvarna went on to build a formidable off-road racing record, amassing 82 world championship titles across motocross and other off-road disciplines over the following century. Ownership passed to BMW in 2007 before the brand was acquired in 2013 by the KTM-parent Pierer Mobility group, under which it remains today, sharing engineering resources with KTM and GASGAS while keeping its own distinct styling and off-road-focused model range.