On The Pegs July 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 7 | Page 159

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 7 - July 2019
159
a 125cc version, but like many others who had tried convincing the Swedes he
also failed at the time. Husqvarna declined stubbornly and so John set up his own
brand, Penton, in 1968. He marketed the Pentons with great skill and was success-
ful on the market with these 125cc machines, built in Austria. After some years
the KTM factory bought the U.S. operations and renamed them KTM America.
Since the Austrians previously only made mopeds and scooters – they suddenly
had a new motorcycle name growing popular on the market. n