• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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what is it?

dumpbear

dumpbear

Husqvarna
AA Class
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what kind of bike is this check out the frame# and the bends on the frame back by the seat mount.I was told it was a factory race bike (kent howertons) ? I dont know, it's different for sure.
 
Could have been one of Mike Hartwig's bikes after he left Yamaha and went back to Husqvarna. If that number is real, that might indicate it was a 1974 prototype
 
Thats my thinking that it's a 74'' prototype/race bike.I bought this bike and another from a guy who was selling them for his mom.His dad had past'ed and he was selling all his husky's.He told me the guy his dad got the bike from said it was howerton's,he had no proof and did'nt charge like it was a factory bike either.He said good luck investigating the numbers.So any help out there would be appreciated.
 
The Bengt Aberg 360 GP works bike in VMX Magazine number 1, had a frame number 72X3605 for him to race in the 72 season, so i think you may have a works frame there
 
Very interesting.Like to see the porting in the cylinder and see if it has some wild porting.Hope you plan on putting it back to 1974 condition!
 
dumpbear said:
Thats my thinking that it's a 74'' prototype/race bike.I bought this bike and another from a guy who was selling them for his mom.His dad had past'ed and he was selling all his husky's.He told me the guy his dad got the bike from said it was howerton's,he had no proof and did'nt charge like it was a factory bike either.He said good luck investigating the numbers.So any help out there would be appreciated.
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If you bought it local in Michigan, it was likely Mike Hartwig's bike as he and his family live about Hadley, MI
 
You could contact the Husqvarna Museum and ask info about the bike.
They have all the old paperwork about the bikes in their archive, only thing they need is the frame number.
Guess you will be charged 200 SEK if you ask for a copy of the certificate of the bike
 
Sorry i haven't been around the last couple of day's.I think it's a 1974 frame.Sorry Auto the motor in the bike is a 77 360wr motor not the original..... bummer.I would like to put a 74 era motor in it and try to make it as original as possible.I did buy the bike in grand rapids mi.And Bryll do you have an address for the husqvarna museum 30 buck's sounds cheap to me to find out what it is.Thank's to all for all the info and help.

tom
 
I dont recall ever seeing anyone on that style of frame but Mikkola before '75 when the production GPs came out, although I do remember reading that Hartwig got a prototype 360 for the MX des Nations in '74 which I would assume to be a lot like your bike. Maybe he got to keep that bike? Donno, but that is a cool bike no matter where it came from.
 
Give ol Forest Stahl a call down by Muncie In.

I thought there was a guy in Michigan that passed away and things got sold and divided up.

It might be one of his old collector bikes that he had?
 
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