• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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NETRA ANNOUNCES NEW VINTAGE RACING SERIES

Hey Gord,

Do we get extra points for wearing period correct riding equipment? :thumbsup:

Hi-Point LEATHER boots, Jofa mouth guard, Griffs pants, Bell Moto 3 helmet? :oldman:

Also, no motor homes! :naughty: Bike must be in the back of your pre-90's pickup, or El Camino! (unless you have a GENUINE Hosclaw 3-rail trailer!) :cheers:

I can't WAIT for this to start!

:banana::banana::banana:
 
I have some old big blue, yellow big "H" jerseys and pants away eons ago. They came with some parts.
 
I can't make any promises, but there might be some extra points in it for you if you show up with this rig.

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I hope this will put the old husqvarnas in the for front again and raise interest in the new ones. It's a win win for everyone.

Before this site I been a lone wolf husky decaded rider . I did meet one other person who rode the dam also. Now there are more than I expected and that's a good thing.

I can ride to the Dam good rides.
 
Many of the riders riding the NETRA series go to Unadilla. That link is for 2014. The dates for 2015 MX Rewind are June 5th, 6th and 7th. Anyone who has been there knows this is a not to be missed event.
 
Joe Chod said:
Got it 3 classes

"Vintage" (Pre 1976)
"Post Vintage" (Post 1975 bikes with front and rear drum brakes)
"Pre Modern" (Pre 1990) Meaning 82-1989 if it has a disc on either end?

will the 3 classes be broke into amatuer and expert?

Netra ca-hd (cheep boston joke) needed or Ahrma?

Sorry for the questions but super pumped about this (Albany area guy)
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Pre Modern is any bike with a disc after 76. Rokon is the exception. No amateur /expert. We are trying to have fun not get complicated like other series. 3 classes for the bikes. Period. All level of riders will be riding and that is good for all of us. You will need a NETRA card. Looking forward to meeting you. The NETRA banquet is Jan 10. Look at the website for details. We will have vintage bikes all over the hotel. Lots of vintage guys there to answer quetions. Look me up. I will have the Husky in the pic there.
Marc
 
Dwarf66 said:
Pre Modern is any bike with a disc after 76. Rokon is the exception. No amateur /expert. We are trying to have fun not get complicated like other series. 3 classes for the bikes. Period. All level of riders will be riding and that is good for all of us. You will need a NETRA card. Looking forward to meeting you. The NETRA banquet is Jan 10. Look at the website for details. We will have vintage bikes all over the hotel. Lots of vintage guys there to answer quetions. Look me up. I will have the Husky in the pic there.
Marc
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So an '82/'81 with a disc brake that's not original can race the pre modern class?
 
Bigbill said:
For fun sounds good just to be there and see the evolution. For some just the survival is winning.

This could turn out to be bigger than they think.

On a sad not the vintage racing will gain in popularity but so will the prices on bikes and parts. The older husky dealers can sell there parts now.

Vintage hare scramble.

I wish we had cafe husky shirts and hats. Maybe jerseys with our name across the back so we know each other at the races. Charge a tad extra to support this awesome site too.
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this site dose kickass and chew bubble gum and we are all out of bubble gum the people on it are a pretty sharp bunch to :thumbsup:
 
Just letting everyone know that NEDB site is no longer. Please see my new Facebook page New England Vintage Dirt Bikes to keep in touch and get info on parts tech and events especially with the new NETRA Vintage Series.
Marc
 
You can also join the NETRA forum site and click on "Vintage" in the sub forums section. You don't have to belong to NETRA to participate in the forum. This will keep everyone up to date with events and you'll also be able to follow some cool vintage restoration projects. http://forum.netra.org/viewforum.php?f=37
 
I signed up for the Netra forum. Got the e-mail reply from the Netra webmaster stating I've been approved, but, I cannot post a message on the forum. My Netra membership has expired because I didn't ride last year. It seems as though you must have an active Netra membership to post on the forum.
With the potential closing of NEDB, I'd suspect the Netra forum would be the go-to forum for dirtbiking in the Northeast. However, it seems you cannot participate in the Netra forum unless you are an active Netra member. You can read it, but you cannot post. Hopefully someone else asks the question you're looking for an answer to. I don't know the number, but I think it's safe to say that not everyone that participated on the NEDB forum was an active Netra member. $45 bucks a year to use the Netra forum or talk on NEDB for free. Perhaps this is why the Netra forum sat idle until the closure announcement of NEDB.
If Netra does want to be the "go-to" forum for dirtbiking in the northeast, they will allow better access to most parts of the forum for non-members.
 
So far you are the first person, I know of, who has been unable to post. I plan on joining NETRA so I can race some of the Vintage Series races, but I don't belong right now. I filled out the registration form and left the box for "your NETRA number" empty. But I can still post on the forum site and so can anyone else who has done the same.
Maybe you should contact the webmaster and find out why you are unable to post. I'm sure they will straighten it out.
 
Hey Gord,
I did contact the webmaster. He got my settings straitened out where I can post now. What I am learning is a week or two ago, the set-up was you did have to be a member to post. That was supposedly changed. I am not sure why I could read, but not post. Today, there are icons for making a reply to a post that weren't there yesterday. Not sure what was going on.
 
Bigbill said:
I hope my son will race it. My 64yo body is battered up really bad. My heart is in it.
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I'm 60 and pretty beat up from a life time of hard physical labor and injuries, but still keep riding and racing. I've had the same orthopedic surgeon, for 35 years and he just shakes his head. My inspiration, is a 77 year old friend, who still races enduros and hare scrambles. He rode an enduro, 10 weeks after open heart surgery, at 72... He's tough.

I don't know you, so can't speak to your condition, but don't sell yourself short! Enjoy the NETRA Vintage Series, in anyway you can!
 
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