1987 250WR

Good eye for detail! I think the '84 and '85 had the squared off elbows and '86 and newer changed to rounded. This is the replacement radiator I got from ebay. The radiator cap changed over the years too, mine is an older one and not correct for '87.

Yes, same shroud. It came out really well. Not good enough for a museum piece, but perfect for a rider which is what this bike will be used for.

Previous owner mod I believe. I liked it, so kept it.

Thanks for the replies....coming along great....or should I say it came along great.

yeah the older rads have the welded fitting and the newer have the formed ones..i have both in my pile

Good to know..

Close up of the engine. The head and cylinder were sprayed with 2 coats of Plastikote 230. The clutch cover and engine case cleaned up well and are original.

All done! ... well except for odo/speedo. Any recommendations? I've been thinking about a trail tech, but not sure which model is easiest to adapt to an old Husky.

Ended up using DC plastics rear fender and splash guard as I couldn't find any good used or NOS original. The front fender is a new NOST Acerbis - apparently these are still being made and can be purchased from Chaparral for $15 - same as the original except no vents.

Looks great. Thanks for sharing the build with us. So was it worth it? How do you like it? Sounds like you've been into husky's for a while with all the spare parts you had on hand.

looks great, time to get it drrrrrty.
i can also recommend an ignition cover and pegs from andy. nice functional upgrades for a rider...

how did the dc stuff work out? acceptable?

that came out nice
where did you find the rear fender?

It looks good - a lot better than I was expecting actually. Only minor trimming required on both pieces. The biggest thing was the rear fender does not have the pocket for the taillight. I made a stainless backing plate and used the guts of a small trailer side marker light that I had and just mounted the taillight lens to that.