Magnificent 7

Lookin good. I wouldn't expect anything less from you. Great work.

Thanx bud!

Wish you and everyone happy thanksgiving !

Back at ya. Happy Thanksgiving to you & yours.

You get more done in a day than I have all week. Nice work! Now take a break and enjoy the holiday. Happy Thanksgiving all!

Ha! That funny!

Here it is done.

Also, put old side plate on there to kinda give an idea what look like then.

Ties in well with the Red Husqvarna lettering that I air brushed on the back of seat cover.

The crossover on the 390 pipe makes the pipe look like a pre 83 prototype. Pretty cool looking

luv black'n red

Thanx guys!

I think I ate too much!

nap time

Do you have new plastics to go on them or are you planning on restoring the plastic as well?

Question Darty, would like more info on the material you used for the pipe you made . what gauge , type of steel , did you plasma cut and use a roller , and type of weld. I have been eyeing these old school looking pipes and would love to build one. And the stinger at the end before the silencer ...

Oh I tried that but grand kids wouldn't let me. Would have liked some shop time instead, but think I would of got crucified.

Going to go all new plastics. Going to hold off till end of builds. My shop can get quite dusty from all work I'm doing. So think it better to wait.

Let me work on that for you guys.

Ok, this one gonna be a beech! I have to go from 1 1/2 " from cylinder to 2 1/2 inches where it meets cone to go upward.
Plus, to make matters worse. The exhaust outlet on the tiddler cylinder is a lot lower.
Also, have all my new silencer parts made and waiting on tube to get back from anodizer.
I will see if I can get this 125 pipe wrapped up this coming weekend.
Would been a lot further on this but ran out of Argon and welding shop was closed day after thanksgiving. So wasn't happy camper last weekend.

I know I made one of my best friends happy! His wife contacted me secretly about month ago and asked me if I would sell my 390. I laughed and said no! Till death do us part! Best friend raced a 78 and 79 Cr 390 and got second place in nationals in 1980. So, I promised her we would find him a bike for his surprise B day party.
This one was lil toughy cause mostly was over priced junk out there that needed totally restored. It also had to be a Cr. There were a lot of OR and WR's out there. There was no way I could restore one in just couple weeks, from top to bottom. I found one about 95 % restored and sent my son to go purchase it. It was 12 hour drive one way but we pulled it off. plan B was for me to go grab it since i had to travel as well. So I spent next two weeks getting all the bugs worked out of it. Incorrect stuff like nuts, bolts, fender was hitting pipe, no correct shock spacers, (that I had to machine), no husky logo on back seat and got his numbers on bike. I also said heck and switched out some parts off of my bike. Changed oil, new plug and corrected the timing. Also, rounded up an old swing arm and welded a new kickstand bracket on and a tensioner bracket. I did not have time to paint but will send later, this spring. I put a set of original bars in there and original set of new magura grips. Grabbed a cheap harbor freight bike stand and painted it gold and stuck stickers all over it.
I met his son and daughter half way between Chicago and Cleveland, so they could take bike and hide it.
In the mean time, his wife and I kept priming the pump. I sent him the John Penton video to watch.
We all grew up around the Pentons and saw them at races back in day.
He kept telling his wife that he could kick himself for selling his old 390. He been on this 390 fever cause I send him pictures of my bikes as I work on them.
I texted his wife through out whole process as it took place with pictures. When I sent her pic of bike done with his numbers on it. She said it made her cry. She worked at the races back in day at sign up.
His surprise Bday was last Wednesday night, before thanksgiving. I sure wish I could have been there but I would of had to drive back the same night for 8-9 hours. We had a lot of company coming over for Thanksgiving.
They sent me a video that night, as they opened the garage door, with his son manning the throttle. The look on his face said it all. He is one of many friends that treated me like a big brother when I was a kid. I couldn't hardly wait to see the red Ford van coming down road, early Sunday morns, with trailer and 3 Husky's on it. I went with them to every race and quick filled them at every Harescramble. They were some of the best racers back then. So, this was my way of paying one of them back.

Here is an old pic and a pic he sent over weekend on his new toy!

Also, he is in this old pic I took on starting line. He is far to left and was on his old Suzuki RM 370.
So this pic must be around 1977. Ha! Have to tease him cause he has same leathers in both old pics.

Great story! Thanks for sharing! (Loving your restorations too!)

Thanks million!

Thanks for sharing......I still own one of those black and yellow jerseys!