Bengt Åberg

Bengt Edvin Åberg (26 June 1944 – 6 March 2021[1][2][3]) was a Swedish professional motocross racer.

He won the FIM 500cc Motocross World Championship in 1969 and 1970 while riding for the Husqvarna factory racing team.

In 1977 he competed on a highly modified four stroke Yamaha XT500 built in collaboration with former world champions Torsten Hallman and Sten Lundin.

[8][9] Åberg rode the bike to a victory in the first moto of the 1977 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix and ended the season ranked 9th in the final world championship standings.

He was a longtime member of the Bollnäs Motorklubb, serving on the board and helping design local motocross tracks.