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Cycle News 1978 11 01

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; III -= . ~ t 00 !:' O"l I"""'C I"""'C I-< CI.J ..0 .8 CI.J ;> 0 Z b ace of the year) Chuck got off the line -010. sixth position and worked his way £ p. tc third behind Hannah and Croft. .only on the last lap was Sun bumped ~I:\lck down to fourth position when he , & as passed by Roger DeCo ster. It was Jf a~ exceptional first showing, with Sun ; lieln g beaten by on ly three riders of ~ co~siderably more experience with 'exotic works bikes , . ~UJ . . muT ha t we found the new 390cc Husky _oeflual to a works bike was hardly surn.r.rising , considering its credentials. In ' i txpical Husky tradition, handling was ~ii~redictable and easy .to control. You zip a e the rear wheel with your weight , Oj~nd nick th e light front end where~er niY want to go . The new frame, with ou n its' longer swingarm , makes th e bike ; easier to turn , despite its increased b~p~igh t. Placing your crotch .high up on ~p;e' tank near the gas ca p In order to ind front wheel traction in turns d id n't seem to be th e necessity it once m}"as. A low center of gravity. coupled 1Nfth the qu icker handling, m akes the JlIJ

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