Ever considered what life was like for a pioneering motocross champion during the 1960s? Husqvarna’s motocross legend Torsten Hallman gives a fascinating insight into a time when racers were their own mechanics, and travelling around the world wasn’t anything like as easy as it is today…
Husqvarna Motorcycles is pleased to introduce Hero Talk – an intimate and informative video in which off-road legend Torsten Hallman transfers the spirit of Husqvarna’s glory days to today’s young Husqvarna factory riders.
Mixing rarely seen footage of Hallman in action, the four-time Motocross World Champion – a true pioneer of motocross – delivers a personal insight into what it was like being a factory racer during the 1960s. Working his way to the very top during a defining era of our sport, Torsten, who celebrates his 75th birthday today, offers words of wisdom to today’s factory racers. The very riders that will become Husqvarna’s future heroes and write the next chapters in the history of the brand.
Torsten Hallman is a Husqvarna legend. Winning his first Motocross World Championship title in 1962, the Swede went on to earn a total of four world championships and was one of the men responsible for introducing motocross to the United States in the late 1960s. Hallman won a total of 37 Grand Prix during a 14 years as a Husqvarna factory racer. In 2000 he was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.