Håkan Andersson
1973 Yamaha YZ637 final standings for Husqvarna Håkan Andersson is a Swedish The YZ637 that Andersson rode behind Joel Robert. At the same motocross legend and in 1973 was a state of the art, full-factime, Yamaha had enlisted the became Yamaha’s first ever tory machine and was the only services of newly-retired fourmotocross world champion. one of its kind on the grid and time champ Torsten Hallman as Not only that but he did it on if that wasn’t enough the 1973 a development rider in the hope the first bike to feature a single version was about to become that the Japanese firm, who shock absorber or Mono-shock. even more factory. were new to the world chamHis factory 250cc Yamaha pionship, could get some kind YZ637 will go down in history When Torsten Hallman signed to of head start in the toughest as the first ever ‘long-travel Yamaha as a test/development series in the world. suspension’ bike and a bike that rider, according to Andersson, changed the sport of motocross ‘he had already been doing a Andersson and Yamaha’s debut forever. Everything that we race good job, but it was 1972 and season was a good one but it a spotlight today, is derived Anderit was the The 125cc classfrom in the European Championship usually puts onfirst theyear nextthere, and wasn’t quite the win that evson’s championship winning Yait was completely different (to big name in motocross. fact both of the 2015 FIM World Champions andto be the erybody had hoped for Motocross and maha, so let’s take a closerIn look Husqvarna); they tried Andersson againPaulin, placed second at the Yamaha YZ637 thatRomain made Febvre, once but it took a while, vice-world champions Gautier Tim Gajserbest andatPauls Jonass behind Joel Robert, who was history in Finland in 1973. you know?’ have all won the EMX125 championship on their paths to motocross supremacy. world champion for his sixth and final time. As the newcomers in Håkan Andersson signed to Despite finishing second overall the class though, Yamaha were race Yamaha machinery at the at the first attempt, there was pretty ecstatic, but they clearly end of the 1971 world chamjust one GP win for Anderswanted more. pionship season after having son, ironically at Husqvarna in placed second overall in the
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