1. Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

'76 WR250 help

Discussion in 'Vintage Restoration Projects' started by DrumIV, Sep 5, 2014.

  1. DrumIV Husqvarna

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '76 Wr250
    Other Motorcycles:
    '84 Honda CR250R, '06 KTM 250XC
    As the title states, I have a '76 WR250 I'm riding/restoring, or I was 'till it took a crap last Sunday. My buddy(mechanic) was on it at the time, and says it's in the ignition and to round up the usual; points, cond., ect. I called Hall's, they say I'm s.o.l. Does anyone have a source? Has anybody done a conversion to modern ignition? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Nick
  2. ruwfo Administrator

    Location:
    NJ
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1980 390CR, 1982 430CR, 1984 400WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 250XC, 2016 FJ-09
    I'm pretty sure by 76 Husky stopped using points, condenser etc. , doesn't your bike have a magneto? my 76 360CR does.

    If it does, used ones are available , or yours can be rewound.

    PVL makes modern ignition too http://www.pentonracingproducts.com/pvl-ignitions.shtml

    Husky John
  3. grouty Auto Lover ...

    Location:
    South West UK
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    78 390WR, 78 390 AMX, 500 Humph
    Other Motorcycles:
    works 73 CCM 520, another 73 CCM520
    I think the 250WR was the only bike in the Husky range that year that came with points ignition. All the others used Motoplat.
    No reason why you could not fit a system from one of the others. If of course you can still find a Motoplat that functions as it should.
    Or as ruwfo mentioned, fit a new PVL / MZB / Electrex ignition.
  4. stormer254 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    England
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    More than I dare let her know
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yes!
    Any condenser will do, I use any car one I can find cheap, don't put it behind the fly wheel, put it by the ignition coil clean and dress the points regap and retime, should be good for a bit more.
  5. DrumIV Husqvarna

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '76 Wr250
    Other Motorcycles:
    '84 Honda CR250R, '06 KTM 250XC
    Thanks for the replies. According to the schematic, it has points. We haven't opened it up yet to verify, though. I'm going to look into the other options. I'd like to keep it as original as possible, but also has to be reliable. Thanks again.
  6. DrumIV Husqvarna

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '76 Wr250
    Other Motorcycles:
    '84 Honda CR250R, '06 KTM 250XC
    Well, I just opened it up; it has points. It also looks like someone welded the flywheel to the crankshaft! I'm no mechanic, and I'm going to show this to mine, but this don't look good. Can a 360 crankshaft of the same year be used?
  7. jimspac Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Connecticut
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 250WR, 82 430WR, 84 250WR, 85 400
    Other Motorcycles:
    86 400WR, 82 Montesa Cota 349
    It should have a Femsa ignition. You can get points from bultaco.com and Hogan's Cycle in Agawam MA