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be a good decision as their motocross bikes were inferior in comparison. In 1981,
Svenerik Jönsson won his first “Novemberkasan” with the new Husqvarna 390cc
liquid-cooled 2-stroke. The model did not turn up at the dealers until February
1984, so there was a lot of development work to be done on the prototype that
Jönsson rode. Even so, quality was not up to standards as there were numerous
novelties to be introduced. At the same time, the economy was strained, so there
was little money to enhance investments in the new machinery.
“We were too few managing too many projects at the same time,” said Svenerik
Jönsson who then worked full-time at Husqvarna. “Despite thousands of hours,
we could not cope with the new 390, the new 4-stroke and the new single sus-
pension system simultaneously.” In the following year, Jönsson took his second
straight “Kasa” victory, now straddling the Husqvarna 430. Three years later, Jöns-
son captured his first Kasa trophy for good in Arboga, when he won this race for
the third time, now on a 400cc machine.