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

L/C 430 right crank bearing

Discussion in 'Vintage/Left Kickers' started by oldbikedude, Aug 24, 2012.

  1. everfree Husqvarna
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    Location:
    Bend, Oregon
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    86 430AE (2), 88 430AE, 87 430WR (2)
    Other Motorcycles:
    87 250 XC, 87 430 CR, '17 GG 300
    Exactly!
    I've looked through the service bulletins in the past, mostly looking for Auto stuff, but looks like I need to do some more research.
    Thanks for the reminder.
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  2. everfree Husqvarna
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    Location:
    Bend, Oregon
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    86 430AE (2), 88 430AE, 87 430WR (2)
    Other Motorcycles:
    87 250 XC, 87 430 CR, '17 GG 300
    OK, I searched the service bulletins for a 430 porting reference.

    I only found a March '82 bulletin #8-097, page 130 of the 8-service_bulletins.pdf file on this Cafe H page, "8-001 to 8-149 bulletins":
    http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/vintage-husqvarna-service-bulletins.1312/

    So this performance mod, a 4.5mm more opening on piston was still good for a '88 430?
  3. oldbikedude Husqvarna
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    Location:
    Honey Brook Pa.
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1988 wr 430 with cr suspension
    Other Motorcycles:
    66flh,67 CA77,76 CR125M,73H1,74ty250
    Yes, from what I've learned on here. There are others on here that have done this as well. I am not the first by any means. I also did a little on the cyl. intake but not as much as in the diagram. Glad you found it. The bike shreds the back tire loose even easier than before and pulls harder at the top end. :D
  4. everfree Husqvarna
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    Location:
    Bend, Oregon
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    86 430AE (2), 88 430AE, 87 430WR (2)
    Other Motorcycles:
    87 250 XC, 87 430 CR, '17 GG 300
    Cool. I'll have to try the porting for my 430.
    The bulletin mentions other mods. Did you do those?
    Like the exhaust pipe mod? I wonder how that changes the power band?
  5. oldbikedude Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Honey Brook Pa.
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1988 wr 430 with cr suspension
    Other Motorcycles:
    66flh,67 CA77,76 CR125M,73H1,74ty250
    No, I already had an Uptite racing pipe so I didn't change that. I raised the exhaust port, smoothed out the exh. port with a sanding flap wheel, "winged" the intake ports a little. knife edged the center web in the intake, cleaned up & knife edged the divider in the transfer ports & trimmed the cyl. base gasket so it didn't hang over the edge & protrude into the transfer ports. I also raised the ports in the piston.
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