1986 WR 400 Disappointment

Here's a great clip of a Husky rider in the 85 Baja 1000. He's flying along at dusk...
He starts at the 4:00 minute mark here:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkuIf2j0wdk

Interesting. I didn't know that. Because of all the high speed riding through the desert, right? Keep the bike firm and upright at speed, no wallowing.

Correct.....

And I hated that time of night.... when you need a light but its really not doing anything..... I love the pitch black.... I was told I was faster in the dark than in the day.... I've had some great lights over the years....

should work well, i run a 14-52. dont go below 13 or it will wear fast...

part of the reason the 85-86 linkage was changed was to have the ability to run a softer spring in the 87-88 bikes. a spring that was set correctly for you in the later bike would likely be too soft in the earlier bike.

That rider was Larry Roeseler wearing his ISDE helmet. The helmet was also used by the USA MxDN team.

Looks to be a 510 at the 5.13min mark

In the vid at 4:00 minute mark, the rider is Dan Smith on a Husky 250XC, the 2nd rider is Larry Roeseler's team mate, Pfieffer (I think the announcer said) on a Husky 510.
You can read Smith's name on the back of his jacket.

Smith and ashcraft surely was on a 500xc I'll look at my results

You might be right. I kinda remember another vid of the same race with Ashcraft racing a 250. But maybe it was the 86 Baja 1000.

backing up with dls:...typically I find a way besides backing off the truck and having it land on me, haha.

Pretty much any hill I get hung up on means my dls bike will fall back down on me, good thing it isn't as heavy as my other Brit bikes were...thud. Going across the hill and getting stopped, then rolling backwards and having to leap off to the low side, priceless moments, fun tho.
Love the 400 disc, especially backwards, lol!

Anybody ever use the Runtronic ignition systems from Weston Model Center, UK?

Not an alternator, but the ignition sounds like less than $200 all up, coil included.

If it was a SCORE Baja race from that era you can tell the bike size/class from the bike's race number: 300's=125cc, 400's=250cc, 600's=500cc, 700's= riders over 30 & 800's= riders over 38. This numbering system was used during the 1980's up to the mid 1990's.

BTW they were number 668 and on a 500XC

when rolling back wards downhill I recommend using the rear brake. even if the front brake works backwards, it is next to useless c/w the rear. problem with getting old is to remember which side of the bike the back brake lever is on...

just watched the vid, how good does the 510 sound!