Husaberg Racing

LINEAWEAVER · Mar 13, 2006

I was searching for a picture of bottled L&R Racing Oil and came across the following article:

http://www.dtol.net/articles.php3?hid=527

What a wake up call for me.

Excerpt from article:
"I spent a lot of money on it, being naÃƒÂ¯ve and not knowing that Husaberg was a small company. I thought if I came up with something really ingenious, like the Husaberg Dirt Tracker that they would be knocking down my door to put together a race team and go race Dirt Track racing. It did not happen and I was all dressed up with no place to go. I had a $20,000 plus prototype and no money to operate a racing effort."

Naive I was.
Please let me hear your comments.

Dale

kelsow · Mar 13, 2006

An interesting read, thanks for posting.

LINEAWEAVER · Mar 13, 2006

kelsow said:
An interesting read, thanks for posting.

Thank you for reading.

A shocking revelation for me. 8O Wow!
How many times am I going to allow this dog to bite me. :lol: LOL

Sure hope my road race program goes more according to plan. 8O

Dale

Brendan · Mar 13, 2006

An enjoyable read. Is there a part two? Your wife have anything to say?

Well, at least you didn't lose your shorts over the matter, so it doesn't sound too bad. You have a nice home in one of the most expensive housing markets in the country, great equipment/tools, you don't have to work for some employer doing something you don't like, and you guys won a championship. How many people can look back upon themselves and smile about that? You win some, you lose some.

LINEAWEAVER · Mar 13, 2006

No regrets here Brendan.
Glad to have stumbled upon the link as such was just the nudge I needed to get back on track.

Part two you ask?
Much has taken place since that interview. Some good, some not so good.
Part of the good is helping Suzuki get their big bikes on the podium and going road racing with my former Husaberg teammate.

We will be @ Laguna in July, drop by and say hello.

Sincerely,
Dale

Brendan · Mar 13, 2006

That's good to hear that you don't have any regrets about it. Sometimes it is hard to tell by just reading internet posts and such, unable to see facial expressions, tone, etc.

When I read the top and noticed it said "part 1," and mentioned interviewing you and your wife, I was a bit bummed, not finding a 2nd part link at the bottom. Sometimes hearing a spouse's point of view can be interesting, as long as they are not afraid of stepping on someone's toes, and tell it like it is. Reading the part 1 and find no part 2, I kinda felt like I was baited, or left hanging.

If I attend Laguna (I have a hard time spectating, as I would rather be riding

), and if it is possible to even visit you guys, I will certainly stop by and say hello. Although I will probably end up talking to you before then, as I need to put this berg together once I return from my trip.

LINEAWEAVER · Mar 14, 2006

Their is indeed a sequel somewhere out their in Cyberspace.
I will poke around this evening and see if I can find it for you.

Hey, thank you for being interested as it is an old story.

Dale

LINEAWEAVER · Mar 14, 2006

Re: Part #2

Found it!

Part two:
http://www.dtol.net/articles.php3?hid=529

husabutt · Mar 14, 2006

Nice article. Thanks for sharing. My first Motorcycle after a minibike was a 1971 Yamaha HT1MX 90cc. The following year Yamaha punched it out to a full 100cc. I remember the LT1 well. A friend had the very same bike you did. He also wanted the MXer but in 72 they ran out of the LT1mx early and only had the enduro's left. He stripped it down also, piped it and actually had more torque than the MX version. First through third were tightly spaced. Between fourth and fifth was quite a gap. My HTI would actually beat the LT1 in a drag race on the street

until fourth gear.

The hot set up was an LT1 with an HT1 lower end, ported and polished of course, AT1 reed valve assembly and carb , Bassani or Hooker exhaust and Trelleborg tires. Oh, don't forget wide handlebars, Koni's and Blendzall Green Label.

pids · Mar 14, 2006

Thanks for sharing Dale. I always find it interesting to read back ground information on people and that article was very informative.

doctorcorey · Mar 18, 2006

That was a very interesting interview, Dale, as it reminded me of my first motorcycle. It was a SL-100 Honda, small ducati frame, Allstate 50 front forks, and an exhaust fashioned from an old vacuum cleaner wand. I wish I had a picture of it, you'all wouldn't believe it! It was my pride and joy, and I'll never forget the heartbreak when the camchain blew while tapped out in second. Back then, Cycle Magazine had tech articles each month, and as luck would have it, they had a top end article on the SL/CL/CB series. I learned how to set up OHCs from that article, and I also learned the alternator, rectifier-regulator system from another. $35 dollars in parts and I was back on the dirt! I like the Husaberg so much because I can tinker with it and actually improve it. It reminds me of that old SL125. That was 35 years ago.......super geek still going strong! 8) 8)

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