Snow Patrol: An ex-military Husqvarna 256 with skis

Mention vintage Husqvarna dirt bikes, and the legendary Cross 400 immediately springs to mind. But Johan Nordin of 6/5/4 Motors has managed to get his hands on something even more rare and quirky. He's managed to score a Husqvarna 256—a bike that was developed in 1968 specifically for the Swedish defence force. Only a thousand were ever produced, and all of them were sold by the early 80s. Johan's named the bike ‘Thage,’ after his father. “I built this bike because my dad had one when he did his compulsory military service in the early 1970s,” says Johan. “And I've...