can prepare how to attack the track . But in the forest , you can only do as much as possible and keep your eyes open for any obstacles .”
So , now Hans Hansson was employed as a " lab rat " in the test and experiment section of the company . His daily work included both mechanical tasks as well as riding the hell out of the prototypes that he helped develop . He was candid to me when talking about this very special Husqvarna project ,
Hans always being a dedicated , smiling man .
“ During the 1970s , I devoted most of my times to finalising our army machine ,” said Hansson . “ This bike with an automatic gearbox is very interesting , which is why I also raced it under real circumstances . At the beginning I took part in competitions because of our experiments in our laboratories , but it soon turned out that our automatic - as we prefer to call it - also has many advantages under race conditions .”
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