Getting
ready for the track
My first "Project
Trike" was a motorcycle to three wheeler conversion
that I made on a Husqvarna 430 MX bike. I bought a
frame from Team Husky that was used in their testing
for a Husqvarna Three Wheeler prototype that never
was produced. I modified their conversion and swiped
some 250R parts to make it better handling and stop
better.
It
was very , very fast for it's day but the vibration
and weight balance made it uncompetitive on short-course
MX tracks that I liked to race . It also had a problem
with throwing the rubber off of the lawnmower tires
we used back then.
(I guess Armstrong didn't plan on their tires being
abused like that?)
Needless
to say, it turned many heads when I brought it to
the track. I even got to race it in Fulton County
Stadium in Atlanta racing for "Husqvarna
of Dayton". (I DNF'd after losing my brakes)
That's
me and good friend Rob Hanneman after checking the
gas, tires and other items before the race.
ATV:
1984 Husqvarna 430 2-stroker early prototype, Stock
motor, Goodyear Compass front, Armstrong rear
tires, Durablue axle, 1982 Honda axel bearing
carrier, Dual rear shocks, Shortened factory Husky
front forks, Stock-re-cut exhaust pipe, refabricated
stock frame.
