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Husqvarna 360 Viking (1968)

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Power potential for the professional.
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Husqvarna 390CR (1978)

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Not super-trick, super-fancy or super-pretty, just super-good—and super expensive.
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Husqvarna 400cc Cross Racer (1970)

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It's a hellacious machine, capable of going a lot faster than anyone in this country can ride. Which won't keep people from buying it.
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Husqvarna CR250 (1982)

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you heard the one about the Husqvarna 250CR? Sure you have. Everybody has heard that the Husky 250 doesn't have enough power to ride through a fog bank. In fact, it was slow. Was is the key word.
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Husqvarna CR430 (1982)

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Suddenly sensible in the 80's.
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Husqvarna OR390 (1979)

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The Desert King gets a new frame and longer legs.
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Husqvarna XC500 (1983)

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More power, more speed, and proof that two shocks can be as good as one.
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James 149cc M16 (1966)

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Of course, the James M16 is a bread-and-butter job, the sort of bike usually seen propped against railway signal boxes out in the wilds; it doesn't pretend to be anything super. But there's always room for a reliable little utility machine at the right price. Cheapest British-built motor cycle on the market, the James costs £123—and what could be righter than that?
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James Cotswold Starmaker (1965)

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Old line British cycle works makes it big with 250cc scrambler.
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James: Sparkling New (1956)

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Mediumweight Model with 249 c.c. A.M.C. Two-stroke Power Unit : Composite Frame and Many Intriguing Features.
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Kawasaki 100cc Trail Boss (1970)

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More at home in the boonies than on quiet city streets, Kawasaki's Trail Boss is practical, comfortable, hard-charging and noisy.
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Kawasaki 125 Enduro (1970)

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A completely new off-road bike that gives you most of the features of the hand-built specials for about $200 less. The engine develops power over more revs than any other.
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Kawasaki 175 Bushwhacker (1968)

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Electric Scrambler.
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Kawasaki 250F8 (1972)

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From mountain trails to skinny we found this machine can handle it.
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Kawasaki 390 Uni-Trak Works Bike (1979)

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One ride on Dave Thorpe's factory Uni-Trak and you're left with warp-speed jet lag, extremely white knuckles and a sneak preview of Kawasaki's 1980 KX420 production MXer.
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Kawasaki GPZ750 (1982)

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How to Build a Better Motorcycle When the Best Isn't Good Enough.
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Kawasaki H2 750 (1974)

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It seemed like a good idea at the time.
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Kawasaki KDX175 (1980)

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Suddenly, "little" means less than 175cc.
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Kawasaki KLR600 (1984)

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Long absent from the big-bore dual-purpose market, Kawasaki now enters the thumper class with a new-think 600 guaranteed to escalate the tech wars.
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Kawasaki KLX250 (1979, Cycle Guide)

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The Un-Thumper: The fun factor is off the scale, the handling is world-class and the horsepower is optional.
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