The new Husqvarna Nuda 900 and 900R are certainly revolutionary for the brand itself, but we’d probably stick to less exaggerated terms and call them instead a pleasant evolution in the motorcycle market, revamping BMW engine technology to make new bikes. No Husqvarna Nuda 900 first rides are available yet, but we can’t wait to get on this thing and see if Husqvarna’s claims of new riding feel are true to the technical hyperbole released about the bike.

Using the BMW F 800 R’s engine, Husqvarna has bored it out and gotten a larger 898cc displacement. That and a new 315º crankshaft setup means that Husqvarna claims a “more aggressive racing feel” for its Nuda bike. On paper, we’re impressed - you get characteristic Husky design on a new supermoto-naked cross and some improved BMW engine technology to boot.

Will it all come true for Husqvarna in the ride feel and market demand? With no pricing announced, the latter is anyone’s guess, but so far it looks like the Nuda 900 and 900R could be a winning ticket as the brand expands its range. See after the jump for details from Husqvarna on the model and new pics.

Husqvarna Nuda 900 and 900R new pics

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Pics of the new Husqvarna Nuda 900R have been released and not only is this a hot looking machine, we understand it’s got the performance to back up the looks. While full technical specs and other details haven’t been released at the moment, the BMW F800GS transformed to the Husqvarna Nuda 900R is a powerful little motorcycle.

The new Husqvarna 900 engine makes 100 hp and about 100 Nm of torque. What’s more we get some very impressive technical components with Sachs and Ohlins suspension, and a set of 320-mm Brembo brakes. We just can’t wait to get our hands on one of these, in the meantime check back for more details.

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The Husqvarna 900 continues its “spy” or teaser campaign, with another video in which we see the new bike on the road. Leaving aside whether this video was created by Husqvarna itself (we guess they release this stuff anyway, knowing someone else will if they don’t), the video doesn’t show us much of what we haven’t already seen of the new roadgoing maxi-motard Husqvarna.

Seeing the Husqvarna 900 in motion, it looks better proportioned than what we had previously imagined. After some focus on the new engine, we’ve shifted to the design elements of the bike itself and have promises from Husqvarna that it will be characteristically “Husky” in style. Still, we’re more interested in eventually trying the new motard as we expect the company can offer something interesting and different for the market, and we’re keen to see how Husqvarna can evolve from off the road to on it.

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We will forgive any “what the…” questions on seeing this image, but here is the new Husqvarna 900 website. There’s not heaps to see on the dedicated website right now except for a cool, retro-looking splash page, the image of the Husqvarna 900 you see above and the design video we saw last week. The company is preparing to launch the Husqvarna 900 on July 1st and today we should get more updates from the site.

The great little Husqvarna 900 preview gallery below shows some fantastic imagery but it doesn’t give us much of an idea about the overall design of the bike. From the pics though, we’re guessing this will be a kind of urban-offroader and we’ve been lead to believe it’s quite the Husqvarna design manifesto. This Friday the company will release the technical data of the Husqvarna 900 before the official July 1st launch.

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After the first Husqvarna 900 pics emerged, debate as to the merits and beauty of the thing kicked off straight away. In this video we get to hear it all from the horse’s mouth as Husqvarna explains the philosophy behind the new Husky road bike design. The fact that the first “spy” pics of the Husqvarna 900 were taken outside BMW facilities was not lost on us, but in this video head designer Raffaele Zaccagnini talks of Husqvarna interpreting its own motorcycle design identity and translating that to a new road bike.

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Until now the new Husqvarna 900 road going bike seemed to be just the 900cc engine, but with these spy shots, the model is taking shape. The new bike will be the first Husqvarna roadgoing model produced and currently we’re undecided how to classify it - whether it’s a maxi-motard or a maxi-naked. In any case, the new Husqvarna engine that has been developed - a bigger bore version of the BMW F800GS motor - is now getting the rest of the bike put together around it.

It’s probably too early to say anything much about the design, but so far it’s not exactly appealing. It is in its early stages though, and this Husqvarna 900 prototype has probably been built without wanting to give too much away. The Husqvarna 900 will go on show at the 2011 EICMA show in November and we understand it will be the production version.

Husqvarna 900 road bike spy shots

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