• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Short '82 430WR helmet cam clip

Makes me dizzy just watching it, and paranoid about how close those trees are....just waiting to snag the bars and dump you! I guess I'm just not suited for enduro riding where you rarely use more than the first 3 gears. Me, I have to have the opportunity to go full tilt boogie, all gears, wide open, once in awhile. MX'ing, ya know?

Still, nice video. I know there's a special technical ability to ride that kind of stuff and survive. It would probably kill me the first time I cranked on it, found the front wheel in the air, poised to strike that next tree.
 
geezer, i have always thought these bikes really excell at this type of riding...your 500 tho does give the feeling of wanting to get going and runnnnn through the gears, i know what you mean...
 
I used to race D-37 desert races when I lived in California, and I race MX now. I like all types of riding and that 430WR is ideal for these kind of off camber, rooty tight trails. It will lug down to nothing without stalling or spinning the rear tire, and the suspension glides over roots like they arent there.
 
Very nice. I LOVE the sound of the 430. That low torquey growl over a background of the ringing fins, with a little primary gear whine thrown in for flavor. Almost sounds like a menu item!
 
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