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Back in the day my father bought a 360 husky auto the first year they came out. He loved that bike.I rode it in one enduro, and must say I was a believer after that. It did take a different ridding style, it was just gas and brake all day, pretty cool! I've been hoping to find one of those old huskys in decent shape and priced that I could afford, but no luck yet. So I personly would be interested in a "new" version of an automatic.
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Just kidding. Crain and I have the kind of sense of humor. It's called "Smarta$$! |
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Those mobilty scooter you see people crusing around in are all fully auto. They have a nice comfortable seating postion as well.
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I fully intend on racing the Auto next season at select races to see how the 26 year old technology stacks up against todays. Funny thing with the Husky Auto when you bought one it tends to be for life, either because it was so unique you can't bare to part with it -even if it no longer runs OR you can't sell it because nobody in there right mind wants it. In 1986 in Ontario I knew of 4 riders on the 430AE, to this day three of them are still owned by the original owners and the 4th was easy to track down. If you want specific Husky Auto info there are numerous threads over on the oppropriate Forum. I have been exclusively racing Husky's since 1984 (probably 200+ races) but if any manufacturer came out with a true AUTO now I wouldn't hesitate to jump ship and scoop one up at any price. One last thing, any new system needs to be stickly mechanical and gear selection determined by rear wheel speed, it worked back in the day and it worked for me yesterday as well. No need to complicate it with electronics or auto/manual settings, just focus on hard core competition. Just my opinion. |
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I just happened to have a 1998 Husky WXE 250 lying around that became the doner for forks, wheels and brakes. Forks are conventional(not USD)Magnum 50mm Zokes, bolted on with no mods at all. Brakes haven't changed since '98, exactly the same Brembo callipers as my '09 WR300. I am still using the stock '86 swing arm with the '98 wheel bushed down and machined narrower. The rear brake holder was also machined down thinner to fit. Also rear brakes are left hand operated, something I wanted to do back in 1986. This scoot really is unique, you just have to be a little hard core to appriciate it. TM enduro, you are correct that the first gear clutch is the only weak point of the system. I have been thinking of some how adapting a clutch on crank like on the BMW/Husky TXC449 with an auto clutch installed if they even make an auto clutch for that bike? Fasteddy, thanks for calling me out, I've been lurking here long enough. |
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palito, post a pic when you get a chance. that sounds like a sweet ride.
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http://ktmtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=465170
This sounds unreal! Ha! Brand new in crate, 87 430 OR auto Husky?!?
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