1972 Titanium Frame ‘Mag’- Case Engine Husqvarna

Third installment of Husqvarna One-Minute-History. Here are some pics of the titanium (Ti) frame, magnesium-case 360 that Husqvarna campaigned during the 1972 FIM Motocross World Championship.

The following are abbreviated excerpts from, Grand Prix Motocross: The 1972 World Championship Season by Terry Pratt, and VMX magazine – issue #1:

The 360 was probably the pinnacle of the Husqvarna ‘Works Bike’. Frames, swingarms, triple trees, and handlebars in Ti or high tensile steel (possibly CrMo), Lyta alloy tanks, A&A plastic (Kydex) fenders and the compact sandcast engine cases that used 125 CR clutch and flywheel covers. The Ti frames were a bit lighter than the steel frames, but only had a racing life span of around 10 races. The rear engine mount used sandwiched aluminum plates and the mount, rear subframe, and under engine cradle were bolted together.

Final standings for the 500cc 1972 GP season with the Husky were Heikki Mikkola 3rd and Bengt Åberg 7th.

In addition to Mikkola and Aberg pictured with the bike, is mechanic Bror "Julle" Haglund.

And if you have VMX magazine issue #1..you will know that there is one of these bikes in private ownership..the owner also has a Ti frame to go with it..

here's my spin on Aberg's 72 factory bike. That article in VMX #1 was my inspiration.