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                                                                    Exhibit 99.a

EXHIBIT 99.a CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS
OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform Act"), Huffy Corporation (the
"Company") is hereby filing cautionary statements identifying important factors
that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those
projected in forward-looking statements of the Company made by or on behalf of
the Company, whether oral or written. The Company wishes to ensure that any
forward-looking statements are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements
in order to maximize to the fullest extent possible the protections of the safe
harbor established in the Reform Act. Accordingly, any such statements are
qualified in their entirety by reference to, and are accompanied by, the
following important factors, among others, that could cause the Company's actual
results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements
of the Company made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company cautions that
the following important factors, among others (including but not limited to
factors mentioned from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission), could affect the Company's actual results
and could cause the Company's actual consolidated results to differ materially
from those expressed in any forward-looking statements of the Company made by or
on behalf of the Company:

- Risks inherent in new product introductions, particularly the uncertainty of
price-performance relative to products of competitors, including competitors'
responses to the introductions;

- Under utilization of the Company's operating facilities resulting in
production inefficiencies and higher costs;

- Changes in levels of competition from current competitors and potential new
competition from international manufacturers;

- Loss of a significant vendor, prolonged disruption of material supply chain,
or significant increase in the cost of raw materials;

- Changes in the Federal income tax rules and regulations or interpretation of
existing legislation;

- Changes in the cost or availability of labor sufficient to support the
Company's operations or labor strikes, work stoppages or other interruptions or
difficulties in the employment of labor where the Company purchases material,
components and supplies for its products or where its products and services are
produced or provided;

- Existence of competitive pricing pressures in several of the product
categories of the Company, which has had and may in the future have an adverse
effect on the Company's revenues and earnings;

- The loss or bankruptcy of one or more key customers, or significant changes in
the structure and composition of retailing in the United States;

- Changes in consumer demand for the Company's products resulting from prolonged
periods of unseasonable weather;

- Changes in customer preferences or behavior which change their demand for the
Company's products or services.

- The costs and other effects of legal and administrative cases and proceedings
(whether civil, such as environmental and product-related, or criminal),
settlements and investigations, claims, and changes in those items; developments
or assertions by or against the Company relating to intellectual property rights
and intellectual property licenses; adoption of new, or changes in, accounting
policies and practices and the application of such policies and practices;

- Changes in the general economic conditions in the United States including, but
not limited to, the levels and availability of consumer debt, the level of
interest rates, and consumer sentiment about the economy in general.

The factors included here are not exhaustive. Further, any forward-looking
statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and the
Company will not undertake, and specifically declines, any obligation to
publically release the result of any revisions which may be made to any
forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on
which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or
unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not
possible for management to predict all of such factors, nor can it assess the
impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or
combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statements. Therefore, forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual future results.