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words : Kenneth Olausson photos : Husqvarna
Swede Hans Hansson is an important name in the Husqvarna history books with a 51-year career . Not only was he a gifted motocross rider , but he also won the famous “ Novemberkåsan ” five times and the national enduro title on nine occasions between 1962 and 1979 . Hans was also employed by the factory in Huskvarna , where he did development work , testing new technology .
Living in Tibro in western Sweden , Hans “ Hasse ” Hansson started his career by pedalling his bike with a long saddle in the “ Shark Team ” back home . On a rebuilt Silverpilen in 1958 , his race debut was organised in Örebro , but Hansson did not score . “ I guess most guys
of my generation started competing on the Silverpilen ,” he said . It took him some practice and two years of endurance racing – then called “ T ” for reliability – before he was seen in the upper parts of the result sheet . In 1960 , Hasse was third in the national championship in the over 175cc bike category . The following year he took his Monark machine to sixth place overall in the same class .
His serious Husqvarna career started in 1962 when Hansson also scored his initial national T-title with 51 points gained in the category up to 175cc – 11 more than second placed rider in the final chart . “ By working and tuning our own motorcycles , we learnt how to manage engines as compared
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