1984 500CR - Resto to Race

Hi pvduke

Here's the latest pic for you.... Just put another set of (bigger) forks on her

Looks awesome, great job!
Is that an 84? What kind of forks are they?

some of the nicest 84/cr500 av ever seen.

drooling over my laptop

Hi Ron

Yes it is a 84... spent a long time looking for one to build..

They are WP 50mm... Here's a closer pic.....

The only mods I did (actually had somebody else do it because I didn't have the machinery) was a new spindle machined and a cylindrical sleeve (no spacers required) and also the brake arm bracket needed to be welded to the leg otherwise it was straight bolt on. The onlt thing I am looking to change is that the handle bar mounts are solid and not rubber mounted... yet to find out if this is going to casue some fatique issues...

Stu

Hi Tapio

Many thanks for the comment but I am an amateur compared to some of the members of this forum....

Stu

How does that handle with those forks? I'm looking at doing something similar, mostly to get a disc brake on that fast beast. I actually really like the stock fork action

Hi Ron,

I'll let you know after tomorrow..... I am taking for a practice run

Stu

Nothing fell off or came loose.....

Very happy with the way they performed. I just need more practice!

Stu

Very very nice scoot you got there Stu!
Rick

Thank you Rick. That has made my day.

Super nice bike. The gas tank came out really nice. I'm about to restore a 1984 husky 250cr and my gas tank look like your tank before you painted it. Thanks for the information.

very nice indeed.. can you give some info on the pipe? make and cost?
Did you need to sleeve the front axle to fit into the forks?

Hi SA63,

Pipe came from HVA-Factory.com in the UK. I think they retail for £280.

With regard to the front axle...

1. Use the original and sleeve both ends
2. Make another front axle and sleeve only one end.

I used the original axle nut.

I went for option 2.

Hope that helps.

Stu

Very nice Stu, I raced one these huskys back in the day. It brings back fond memories

Absolutely gorgeous. And so WHITE!! Nice job.

Hi Stu, lovely looking bike, congratulations!

How do you find the pipe from HVA-factory? Did it require adjustment to fit right, clear the frame, head and tank, line up with the mounts and come out in the right place at the rear and at the correct angle and fit the silencer well? I'm looking for a replacement for my XC500

Kind regards
Lucien.

The Brits are so fortunate to have a Twin Shock series and the amazing Farleigh Castle gathering.... This bike should dominate a ride like that... I adore this bike, amazing and I hope to have a similar build in the not to distant future. Great machine!!!

Hi Lucien,

My pipe fitted quite well for an after market part. There was a little issue with the rubber mount but other than that it cleared everything. I made my rear Silencer so I had no issues with alignment. I'll post some close ups of the rear Silencer in the next week...

Hope that helps.

Stu

Hi Demi,

Thanks for the comments. Mine was built to race so not as good a finish as some. I'm sure you can exceed this build. Good luck and don't forget to post your progress.

Stu

hi stu your five hunjiy looks the goods it's a credet to you mate. im having trouble whith the tank on my project could you tell me who makes krylon i've replaced all my plastics and the fuel tank is the only part i have not found yet so if i can get krylon in australia i'll use my old tank till i find a new one thanks mate love that 500 . mitch