• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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84-88 production

For that small of number being produced for each year you still see a lot of these bikes around. I bet that would not be the case if Japanese bikes only sold that many. They would all be in a junk heap:thumbsdown:
 
I believe the swedes were the first to use electric foundry furnaces to make steel and the first to develope chrome moly steels. My dad was a repair, prototype machines and when he ordered steel for the projects he preferred the Swedish steel because of its machinability and quality.

Here in the states I think Carpenter Steel probably produces the best quality steels here. I believe there in NH.

I have repaired a lot of dirtbikes frames from Japan. Very poor borderline when it comes to quality. Brings to mind just good enough. This is why the Husqvarnas will be around for a longtime yet.
 
last of the really dominant year for husky, the us sales started to decline after the 84 was still twin shock
 
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