Post up pictures of your vintage Husqvarna bikes!

Everfree, buy it and give it the love cause it'll be well worth it.

Thanks for all the replies and likes - I had what turned out to be an ignition problem (just finished working on it).
There was an issue with the engine not revving out - I had the pit bike ignition fitted it was like it was hitting a rev limiter - it wouldn't rev out.
I know there are pit bike cdi's with and without advance curve but I could not find info on that spec wise when looking at the eBay listings of them for sale. I think this may be the issue with that set up in my bike.

I refitted the original CDI & Coil pack - and it fired ! Surprisingly - as it wasn't giving out out spark when I was rebuilding the bike which sent me on the pit bike CDI route in the first place.

Started it 3 times looks like I may have found some luck.
Fingers crossed it holds up on the first ride in the next few weeks.

Good news, might be a good idea to run a ground wire from your coil to the engine.

Please follow up with the rebuild process; I'm keenly interested in the connecting rod update. Thanks and that's one good looking bike!!

Don't go riding on your own old Motosplatt and SEM quite often don't like getting warm!

some motoplats run a long time. once proven, of course, i trust them. just finding an old one and seeing it had spark it would take a few sessions to trust i guess.

the SEM is a drama when they warm up so I would get it right up to operating temp then do some stop starts to make sure it wont fail straight away

the sem yeah...i dont feel they are anywhere near as reliable as a good motoplat.

if the sem's are ok after a few years, they seem to survive. its pays to keep them very clean as heat is their worst enemy

Well 2016 was very good to me as i found these 3 gems.
Hope to find and rescue more vintage in 2017

'70 400cross.

1985 500ae with 700 miles

1985 wr250

1983 wr430

1987 250xc

1980 wr390

Nice collection, welcome to the cafe.

WWWAAAAYYY TO many bikes there...like the ae, rode one once, loved it.....is that a 400 lc or 240?

Very nice...

What a coincidence... exactly how I like my women!