New Project - 1986 WR400

I had a 86 400 it was a great bike!

One of my mates had a It490, another a IT465, and another had a RM500.

My 400 was faster than all of them!

I thought the 500 was going to beat me once in a standing start drag race, it got the jump on me, I was running a 15 tooth front with a

48 rear,

but the 400 hauled him in and beat him!

He was not happy!

Much later my 400 towed the 490 home, then later the 465.

I always carried some binder twine for a tow rope, just in case.

When the 500 broke down and needed towing, I made the mistake of pointing out I had towed the other two home at different times,

he then refused to let me tow him.

But he relented and I did.

All three times we were long way from home, at least a hour and a half, and the 400 did it no problem.

The 400 never needed towing!

Boy I miss that bike!

Cheers, Dave.

ive got two twin shox in the shed

Can't say the same for my 400, but it has been fairly reliable over the years. Two tows for me.
1) The front swingarm shaft broke on me, started coming out both sides. Probably couulda' ridden it really gently home, but opted to park it and come pick it up.
2) Motoplat failure.

I guess there was also that time after I replaced the ignition and didn't have the new rotor properly lapped into place before taking it for a ride, but that was 'under repair' and not the bike's fault....

Not bad for a bike I've had for around 20 years!

Eric

WELL YOU SHOULD EXPECT NEAR SUNRISE LIKE RELIABILITY FROM A FIREARMS MAKER HELL YOUR LIFE MIGHT DEPEND ON IT

Husqvarna started with swords
yours breaks you die

SWORDS NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE

i heard it but looked it up and don't find anything, but here is the beginning by the order of (then) king
önköping Rifle Factory

I read somewhere that if you were a supplier to a king which Husqvarna were, you could use the Kings Emblem.

That is why the Husqvarna Emblem looks like a crown.

Others say it is a rifle sight, I also read that Husqvarna originally made swords etc for the King.

I also saw the translation for Husqvarna it means house mill.

I just found the ( Company ) Husqvarna started in 1689.

If Husqvarna means house mill they could have easily been making swords etc for the King before

becoming a company.

Here are some images for the Husqvarna logos there is an early one that looks like a Crown.

So the emblem is a stylized Crown or later after the ( company ) started making guns, a gun sight.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=husqvarna logo history&client=firefox-b&biw=1210&bih=669&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwid6Lv11dvPAhWHJ5QKHX33BUkQsAQIIw&dpr=1.36

Cheers, Dave.

I'm going with the gun sight

that seems to be their story

Me I like the crown,

It proves it,

Husqvarna the king of dirt bikes!

Crown at the top of this image,