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| The standard reed cage system was not used on this bike |
| Another view of the reed cage |
| The engine number 430-1 |
| The cases on the works Husqvarna's were very different than the later production models. |
| The crank cases were originally manufactured in a magnisium alloy but those cracked. |
| The "S" was stamped into the fork leg to designate "Special" |
| The standard cylinder head was used but the spark plug was repositioned further right. |
| The special hub designed to address the issue of spokes breaking with the standard hub. |
| Special construction front hub |
| Special hub, pre-series production |
| Frame number HMUL 430-1. HMUL stands for "Husqvarna Motorcyklar Utvecklings Laboratoriet. In english "Husqvarna Motorcycles Developement Laboratory" |
| 6mm mounting screws for the sprocket. The production models were changed to 8mm |
| Gunner gasser throttle and Magura controls |
| Special frames were made with 0.2mm thinner wall thickness |
| Chuck Sun's 1979 Husqvarna 430 |
| Featured here is Chuck Sun's 1979 Husqvarna owned by Sven Åke Engstrom. Sven Åke worked at Husqvarna for many years in the R&D Department. He was kind enough to share these photos of Chuck's GP bike. Chuck Sun had two bikes at his disposal which were built specially for him to be used in the GP races in 1979 and this is one of those bikes. Chuck rode on these bikes until the summer when he went back to US. During his stay in US he got an injury which made him unable to finish the GP season. He also broke his hand in Lommel early that spring and struggled getting well during the preseason so he had a tough year 1979. Thanks again Sven Åke! |
