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

Post up pictures of your vintage Husqvarna bikes!

Discussion in 'Vintage/Left Kickers' started by Coffee, Dec 28, 2008.

  1. fatboycrash Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Central Queensland Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2007 TE610
    Other Motorcycles:
    1997 Ducati 900ss
    Almost done....

    Before:

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    And after:

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    Few little bits and pieces to go. Anyone know how to get MXM decals to stick to plastics??? :D:D
  2. Moody390 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Western Australia
    Fatboycrash,
    Are you interested in offloading that alloy tank 1st pictured? If so, send me a PM.

    Regards,
    Moody390
  3. Beefeaters up Husqvarna
    B Class

    Location:
    TX
    Frog

    If still for sale pm me or email or whatever. New to this site and not sure of procedures.
  4. artracing Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    New York
    1970 400 Cross

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  5. Husq.fleet Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Pendleton Oregon
    I like the cable operated choke also..nice. I think the fuel line is curling around the cable. Steve aren't you suppose to be still doing inventory?
  6. NFG Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Well I finally got a day off work and hooked up with a few buddies for a day out riding. Was a shake down run for my new 1981 430 XC and other than a flat tire all was stellar. I am a very happy Huskymaniac!

    The pics are from Peg leg just an hour north of Vancouver. It is right on the Fraser River. Great place for a first time out. My buddy Jeff had never been on a dirt bike but is a good street rider and his day ended with a $400.00 bill for wrecking a RM250. I kept telling him......I got a flat tire! How I laughed at him. Somehow I am now responsible for his throwing away a bike three times. He even crashed my Mini Trail 50 that I had brought along for another buddy to try out. Maybe dirty biking is not for him.

    Overall a great day out. Will be spending today (another day off, so far anyway) fixing the flat rear tire. I may have spun it but I suspect a flat.

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  7. baja92 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    England
    Husqvarna/KSI

    Here are some photo's of my very rare Husky/KSI there was only 3 built.
    Tha frame is based on a 1979 Husky but all running gear is 87 Husky apart from the forks they are works Showa.Ibrought the bike in 2002 but only finished it last year i took it out for a shake down run only to find the big end bearing failed after just 1 hour of riding.if any one want's to know any more i will post some more details

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  8. LtColMXUSMC131 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Quantico VA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    83 CR 250, 83 XC 500
    Other Motorcycles:
    83 YZ 125, 84 KX 125, 13 RMZ 250
    The 83's

    XC 500
    CR 250 (bought from Leftcoast)

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  9. Michel Dufayard Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    France
    Hello Baja 92
    Yes, we want to know more about your Husky/KSI !!! :)
    What are the motor differences between your HVA/KSI motor and the HVA motor ????
    Thanks
    Michel

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  10. baja92 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    England
    KSI/Husqvarna

    The story goes you all probably Know of Allen Greenwood off KSI fame he built the KSI using the Honda XL350 Engine which Marty Moats rode . Then when he saw the new in 87 the Husqvarna 510 engine he thought he could build a GP winning bike using that engine he spoke with Rolf Tibblin to be team manager and Phil Larson to be a rider they needed to work on the engine a little so they enlisted the help of Nigel bowers of NEB fame (they make gear box and other parts for BSA, Norton and titanium con rods.to do some work they stroked the crank to 78 from 76.5 but just as they got things organised Cagiva brought Husqvarna so the whole project was shelved . As each bike cost £10,000 in 1987 no more where produced.
    I hope to get the con rod which is a NEB titanium one , NEB has re bushed it they still had the bearing's and bushes for the con rod:applause:.
    Here is a press photo of 1 off the 3 built.
    Miles Webb who made the frames ( his company is Faber frames) still had the photo's from when they done the press launch.
    The main things that where changed in the motor at that time are titanium con rod.stainless valves, and a aircraft ally clutch basket also the big end pin is 31mm nearly as big as a Honda crf 450 .

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  11. Picklito Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Washington
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    430, 430, 430, ,400, 175
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM250xc, KTM500mx, KTM440exc
    I look at this thread almost every day, hoping for another shot of somebody's bike. So then I think... hey... maybe I should put one up?
    Not sure if I've posted this, but here's my next project.
    Pic #3 - dead bee INSIDE fuel filter. How DOES that happen?

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  12. schimmelaw Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Rowlett, Texas
    Pick,
    Yes, I too always check this thread for a new scoot. Heck, I even go back thru this thread to look at the bikes that are out there. Now I get to look at your new 500 too. I should say THE ORIGINAL 500. The one that started it all. Sweet bike Whats the plan for it?
    Rick
  13. Picklito Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Washington
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    430, 430, 430, ,400, 175
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM250xc, KTM500mx, KTM440exc
    I think just a good "actually gonna ride it" rebuild. Not sure if it's gonna be 4-speed or 6-speed, probably not gonna run the monster 44mm Mikuni, will do my usual suspension mods...
  14. Joe Chod Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    upstate NY
    Uh...I think it is cause bees can't live on 32:1!:excuseme:
  15. MOTORHEAD Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Mount Vernon, Indiana
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    none
    Other Motorcycles:
    2014 YAMAHA YZ250
    That thing is totally cool. Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup:
  16. MOTORHEAD Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Mount Vernon, Indiana
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    none
    Other Motorcycles:
    2014 YAMAHA YZ250
    Oh, I like this one too. :thumbsup:
  17. IMvintage Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    South Carolina
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1981 WR 430
    Other Motorcycles:
    2014 KTM 350 XC-F 2002 Gas GasEC300
    found in barn

    this is my before picture, in my shed, not best picture.:doh:

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  18. dirtaddict23 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Colorado

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  19. HuskyT Moderator

    Location:
    Corona, California
    Gordon Ward still races all the time at Glen Helen. He laps me in every race I'm in quite easily. Always very courteous when going by me at warp speed and picks clean safe lines to go around.

    He is on a different bike pretty much every time and seems to race every race of every class for the day and only gets faster as the day wears on.

    What is the story of how you ended up with the bike?

    T
  20. dirtaddict23 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Colorado
    He was supported through Uptite. I bought it at the end of the season from George.
    I raced it a few times in D-37 GP's, but it's mostly sat all these years. The 4-speed tranny is very limiting.....not much use for it off a track, and by today's standards.....not much fun to ride on a track anymore.