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81 Maico 490 or 83 Husky 500?
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[QUOTE="weimedog, post: 21525, member: 20655"] I have ridden the Maico's. My freind raced them during that period and I raced them in the "AW" years. I'm now being introduced to Husqvarna's.. I had a 1984 Husqvarna AE500 for a year and sold it recently to buy and restore a 1982 XC430. The 83-84 Husky Chassis was heavy but comfortable to race. I like the rear suspension on the 83,84 chassis better than my '82 XC and much better than the Maico's I remembered. The 82 430 XC I have now is lighter by some but feels TONS lighter than my Old 84 Husky. It doesn't turn as well as the 84 or any where NEAR as well as a good Maico. I would still rather race my 1982 430 in the evo classes for the following reasons: 1) I can make it turn...if the throttle is on and you are aggressive; its turns fine under power. Just is like a wheel borrow with trailing throttle. 2) It feels real light and doesn't wear me out. ( I'm old ) 3) The 430 isn't as brutal as my old 500, lets me go fast (not quite as fast ) for a longer period of time. The 430 is real mellow. 4) Parts are easy and relatively cheap to find. 5) Several dealers still stock new parts and Cagiva is still makeing parts for a lot of the '80's era Husky's. ( I found new rubber boots for the carb to airbox and carb to ered cage...made by Cagiva ) 6) Large Vintage crowd supporting Husqvarna's..INCLUDING Cagiva USA who's marketing MGR was hunting a vintage Husky recently. ( Husqvarna Vintage Club is excellent ) What I did was put the twin leading shoe front brake and fork from a 1983CR500 on my '82 430. The brake is much better than the origional single leading shoe brake. And I have to believe your brother's experience is an asset. Anyway go Husky for the evo classes, thats my opinion. I put my money where my mouth is here...I have a buddy trying to sell me a real nice pair of Maico's. [This message has been edited by weimedog (edited 02-06-2001).] [/QUOTE]
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