1986 400 Xc Rebuild

Did a fender swap and got a nice scenic pic of the ole beast.

Nice looking bike that

hows the job going? did you get the chev going? cheers

Chevy is working great got a Fiat now.
New stuff on the bike
Acerbis disc gaurd NOS ebay
Tank decals

Where did the water pump guard come from? cant find one in UK, need one for my 88 430XC and my 87 250WR needs one as well ( I have two clutch cases for the 250 one has had the kickstart/idler mishap & the other has had an off that took out the water pump cover/housing threaded boss but is useable) seen one in US on evilbay but looked very home made, are they available in the US or will I have to make my own?

Sorry. Verry nice resto job looks "ace"

Its an old husky products piece.

So the 400 was feeling left out with all the new stuff for the 250.

So it got some new rads, the old ones were stock and kinda done.
New seat cover and rear fender, she had a few good spills over the summer.



nice rads, a little work to fit the right side.

Looks like Snow! i just spent the day breathing dust! Snow? isnt the world amazing....

Very nice job ! Do you have the reference for the radiators, i need to replace them too. Rgds.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/winner_raci...me=STRK:MEWNX:IT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

I got 2 rads and hoses shipped for $208

That link just brought up search results for that seller. Do you have specifics for the actual radiator set or is it actually listed for Husqvarna?

This must be what you got
http://www.ebay.com/itm/L-R-ALUMINU...ories&fits=Make:Husqvarna&hash=item2574be0cf9

yes...

Well after a year of watching ebay a really nice tank came around for 35 bucks.
I spent a little time on the badges and more or less washed the tank and it looks that good.

Very happy with the deal and got a few other things dirt cheap from the same seller for spare stuff.





A small amount of yellow, i like how it had no decals and the white is even fade.

OMG



only a few minutes with this, hard to see but its really got some gloss again

1st ride will fix that up...

Your bike really brings back memories, I had my 86 WR400 for ten years still wish I had not sold it. It had so much grunt I was always first to the first corner whenever I raced it.

I used lots of different oil and you can tell if you are on the right track when you drop the oil and you have very little contamination from the aluminum friction discs in the clutch. With the oil for your bike I found that that 10w-40 diesel oil was the best and cheapest I used to change it after every ride.

The clutch in my bike always felt week I replaced everything including the clutch springs. The fix ended up being very simple I was told by Husky Imports Australia to add an extra friction disc to the clutch, it fixed the week feeling clutch. Extra friction disc goes in first.

In ten years I never changed the con rod, only replaced the piston once and only because I did not warm the bike up properly, slight seizure.

I rode that bike heaps and heaps, I even rode it to work every day for twelve months, who says Husky's aren't reliable.

Coming back from a race meet once in the mid nineties, I rode there and back a half hour ride both ways as well as racing it, four races. Three races in my class and the final a butcher's picnic (every size bike in the same race). Boy that was fun!

( This is a true story ) On the way back I saw one of the guys who raced broken down. He wanted to leave his bike on the side of the road in some bushes and I would dink him on the back. I said no way someone might steal it, I will tow you with my bike, he said you can't do that but I did! He was so happy not to have left his bike on the side of the road. This was in country South Australia I found some binder twine on the side of the road to make a tow rope.

I kept the tow rope for years and ended up towing another three bikes at different times.

Sorry for the long rant but I really loved that bike.

Cheers and Merry Christmas,
DaveM.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Husqvarna-WR-400-/221167163241?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item337e971769

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