Husqvarna monoshock -82

TTperra
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12/15/2015 1:30pm Edited Date/Time 12/19/2015 2:25am
Thought I share this..



Swedish magazine from july 1982, Husqvarna monoshock
mag says: "built of old husky parts by Öhlins"
picture taken at Swedish championship at Upplands-Väsby, walking distance from Öhlins factory.
Rider is Ove Ekegren
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12/16/2015 8:33am
Thanks for sharing. Its interesting that they starting testing single shocks in 82' because they didn't start mass producing them until 85'.
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12/16/2015 10:08am
It is interesting but if you look back at tests from that era their dual shock setup worked as well or better than some of the early single shock systems.
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12/16/2015 10:27am
Maby öhlins was testing a convertion kit?

Pretty sure Husqvarna did there own development with the factory riders
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12/16/2015 6:10pm
mxrose3 wrote:
Thanks for sharing. Its interesting that they starting testing single shocks in 82' because they didn't start mass producing them until 85'. [img]http://www.motodacross.com/husqvarna/cr250/1985.jpg[/img]
Thanks for sharing. Its interesting that they starting testing single shocks in 82' because they didn't start mass producing them until 85'.
I raced that Husky 500 CR in 85

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12/19/2015 2:25am
One of our group had one, i had a 250 wr twin ohilns had a 360 too.

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