1983 XC500

Bet It'll look great.

It will look awesome!

The thing will not run if you do not remove the PC off the front mounts on the frame and the contact points on the front mount plates.

Yeah, those made it past the QC, ME! I'm going thru Andys site and will be getting the titanium replacements. Then I can eat an extra nacho! Thanks Chris

I was surprised no one else pointed it out. Easy to overlook though until you get stung

I got the swing arm bearings in, using the HVA tool. And will ad the replacement chain tensioner mount tomorrow. Still waiting for the zinc plating place to call . Hopefully by Friday. They have parts for the 500 and the 360 auto so if I get them there will be some real progress on both bikes.

Who's got the best Plastics for this year bike? Closest to original. Decals also.Chris

Maybe that's a loaded question. How about, If you've bought plastics for these bikes how do you like them.

DC plastics. you can purchase a whole kit from them for that exact bike. around $240.00 total. evomx.com for decals not sure on their price.

sorry $185.00 complete kit for that bike. $240.00 is WR pricing

Thanks wrx. I was looking around and saw that dcplastics, HVA factory and Husqvarna-parts.com all sell them but Husqvarna-parts.com says...
NOS AND NEW 100% CORRECT REPRODUCTION PLASTIC
OUR PLASTIC IS PRODUCED BY A 30 YEAR OLD U.S.A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN MOTORCYCLE PLASTIC.
WE OWN OUR MOLDS AND OUR PLASTIC IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM US.
WE DO NOT SELL ANY "DC PLASTICS".

Has anyone used both vendors plastics? Are they really that different? From the sounds of it they are night and day different. Just asking.

Also I got the new clutch cover painted and went to change the kick mech over and found this! The spring holder looks worn out on the front cam section and the front screw is almost bent in half! If anyone has a newer one to compare please attach a pic. Otherwise I'll probably weld that section and reform it. Thanks Chris
Merry Christmas!

I bought one of those swingarm bearing tools. Great investment, as it saved me a lot of time and effort persuading the bearings.

I bought a set of the side panels from Phil at Husqvarna Parts. The look Oem and fit perfectly.
Decals came from Evo-MX.

Yeah, when I got the bearing driver I was like that is huge! Hahaha! It didn't look that big in the pic. It worked Perfect! I'll probably go with the ones from Phil at Husqvarna Parts. Hopefully shipping isn't as bad as from England! Although I still see some things I want from HVA. Are the decals from Evo-MX the right color? I've seen some post about the color being off on decals from somewhere. And Todd, Nice Bike!

I can't be certain about the correct color, but they are the only yellow item on the bike, so hard to compare.I have the tank decals, also from Evo-MX across the pond but need to send the tank off for painting first. Appreciate the compliment.

Got the ignition in and timed. And installed the new clutch drum and mocked the clutch cover to check the kick stroke. It engages pretty late, even after I welded the spring holder. I think I'll weld the holder some more to bring the engagement point a little higher.

Can you show a picture of how you are trying to change the Kickstarter engagement ?

you sneaky dog! when did you acquire the four stroke cover? good work, its the way to go!

Picked it up on ebay, same with the clutch cover. I like them both, you can see the pin go into the shift return spring. Much better than a welded, dented cover.

It wasn't too awful bad to make happen. In the first pic is my first attempt to move the stop. when I test fit it I found the lever was about 2oclock not enough to get onto the next forward spline. The closer to the first cam lobe the more it brings the engagement forward. But you have to watch how the lever stops. It has to stop before hitting the cover. Thru trial and error(3 tries) I got it to the second picture, the chalk points at the starting point. The third pic shows the new engagement point. A much better engagement point I believe. But I HAVE NOT TRYED TO START THIS 500XC MOTOR WITH THIS SETUP!! The fourth pic shows the clearance at the cover for the lever and pivot. I do not have an bumper stop yet but will show it when I get it. For now I think it is pretty good. If it works out for me I'll probably have a few made. The factory made that piece that way for a reason, and I'm just a field hack! My problem might be the combination of a newer lever and an even newer cover I do not know. I will probably use the upgrade to use that spare hole on top of the cover too. If this looks like a problem please let me know BEFORE I try to start the motor. Thanks Chris