Post-Listing Update: This Husqvarna Sportsman 360C was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown.
In the 60’s, Edison Dye, known by some as the father of American Motocross, convinced management at Husky to build a street-legal dual-sport to compete with the proliferation of similar bikes in the American market, like the Yamaha DT-1. The resulting bike was a high-tech wonder, the Husqvarna Sportsman 360C.
Malcolm Smith won a gold medal with the Sportsman in the ISDT, but the high MSRP ($1,089) was too much of a barrier for consumers, and it sold poorly. The bike had a 4.2 gallon fuel tank, 8-speed hi-lo transmission, and only 252 pounds of weight. Want to learn more? Check out a period review of the bike from Cycle magazine in 1969, hosted by Ye Olde Cycle Shoppe.
This specific Husqvarna Sportsman 360C has just received a ‘100 point restoration’ with lots of NOS parts that the seller was collecting over 20 years. Some of the NOS parts include the speedo, headlight, Girling shocks, and even original Trelleborg tires. The seller notes that this is his 27th Husky resto, so one would hope that he’s become pretty good at it!
Find this Husqvarna Sportsman 360C for sale with bidding up to $3,805 and the reserve not yet met