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[QUOTE="dirt bike dave, post: 116655, member: 18302"] I've ridden a '68 250, a '71 250 and an '82 420XC auto. Memories? Yes. Fond memories? Ummm.... no comment :p Laid the '68 down on the left side, but the throttle stuck anyways. Kill button would not kill. Bruised thigh in the get off prevented me from wanting to ride. Had to pull the spark plug wire to kill the beast at WFO. Shocking experience! OUCH! Who says old Husky electrics didn't put out the juice? The '71 was the first 250 to come with over 30 hp from the factory! It was peaky and foul. The frame was rigid, which was a novelty for the period, but the long travel revolution in the mid '70's revealed the bike for what it was - a temperamental, ill handling, poorly suspended beast. The '82 420XC auto - interesting machine. Ran hot, needed new first gear centrifigal clutch srpings almost every ride, as well as new $10/quart (lots of money in the '80's) special Husky tranny oil. Turned about as tightly as the Titanic. Flexy flyer 35mm fork tubes and 250+ pound bike. But kind of fun, despite all that. On the right trail, it was a good bike. :) [/QUOTE]
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