On The Pegs August - 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 8 | Page 111

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 8 - August 2019
111
“This was a big benefit to our sport,” said Aberg. “Payment increased and
the status for motocross became much higher.”
Husqvarna had introduced their 400cc engine for the 1969 season. It
measured 81.5 x 76 mm in bore and stroke and gave 40 hp at 6,500 rpm.
Its cooling fins were now longitudinal, and the magneto was also new. This
four-speed machine was updated for 1970, although it still carried a similar
performance. The season was peculiar by any standards, and as said, Bengt
Aberg’s main opposition came from his Husqvarna teammate Arne Kring.
They lived as neighbours, just a few kilometres away from each other in Hel-
singland, and raced trying to beat each other since their yearly days. Howev-
er, Bengt was initially the more successful rider as he won the national junior
championship in 1963 on his bulky Triumph. Then the road was paved to the