1973 Husqvarna 250WR

And the Chain Is Too Freakin' Close!!!

Trying to start it today, intermittent spark. Had to order points and condensers, got a couple sets as the 450 is in the wings.

Holy crap thats a huge shop!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LNWedQn7sQZFWdcf7

Get rid of the bottom spring and go with a single spring and use my trick setup.

HA I remember that now. I'm gonna try it!! And the shop is the company shop, but since I've been there 30 yrs they let me leave my junk around!!

Since your interested I'll post more info about the exhaust reducer and what I added under it to support the spring. To start with I used a Walker exhaust reducer 41960. I'll post more tomorrow.

30 years has its perks!

I know I wrote 30 years wow that's almost half of my life

Since these Ohlins aren't upside down like the Fox in my photo you only need a .065" wall steel sleeve, tubing, with the same ID as the shock body's OD and long enough to extend from the bottom pre-load clip-groove to the desired height, i.e. the bottom of the top spring. Use a narrow washer or thick shim with the same ID as the shock body. This will support the sleeve at the bottom clip-groove out of the way of the chain.

Thanks Daryn that space is also a nice guard for the shock. Sweet!!

Just got 2 of those Daryn. Thanks for the heads up!!

Anyone else run up on this problem? 2 sets of grey legs the ones i got polished are smaller at the seal well than the other. WTF!!
Polished leg well is 44.97mm
Other leg well is 46.94mm
Both came off early Husqvarna.

The early fork legs, about pre 71 had the smaller wells and the later gray tubes had larger wells. Many early model Husky owners machined the tubes to accommodate larger seals. The polished tubes was someones idea of jazzing up the there bike.

Waiting
To
Fiddle!!
So these were probably off one of my Enduro C or Sportsman, Interesting
I ordered a set of smaller seals and could not find the originals in my crap box.
I'm blinging out one of these it seems. As long as someone else does the polishing!!

Is it going to look like this? James would be proud, but you most likely would be razzed at the track.

I'm tooo old and beat for the track!!
But I did get the forks built today with the 35-45-7 seals. Had to install a thread repair to one of the fork drains. And scrubbed the stanchions with 4O steel wool.
Also got the front wheel built and tried to pull the dent from the larger Wassel tank. Not too successfully!!
How do ya like my new final drive??
https://photos.app.goo.gl/URmYrV4Q6S9TWFzL9

So I got the other can you say 4th 450 cr forks and whaeels done and assembled , roller.
the bike are multiplying.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1RLPhcGY5VFVDTVD9

From the looks of the pictures, I think you should implement motorcycle birth control so the incomplete bikes can finish growing up.

I am happy they are going together that's a lot of parts spread out all over. But I do have a habit of slow finishs.

I just have to ask, is the turbo chopper one of your projects?