The Last of my Restorations 80 250 OR

This is the last of my 11 restorations that sits awaiting a new owner. I bought the bike from a guy in Canyon Lakes and the frame was painted red. It had a foreign spring in the Mikuni but someone had put all the correct parts in the airbox. When I put everything back together, it started right up. I went through the engine with bearings , seals and gaskets. It was a labor of love as was all the other bikes, but way too much mess and time with trying to paint in my garage. Now I just do vintage Husqvarna air cooled engines.

Good looking job. It can be very rewarding to bring an old bike back to life as well very expensive depending on how original one wants the bike to be. I purchased about a dozen vintage Huskys back in the late early 90's. Most were basket cases. A few years ago I started restoring them to factory original before selling them. Since finding out how expensive a full resto can be I've tapered it back to making them primarily mechanically sound before selling them. I figure that everyone has a different perspective of what a nice bike looks like so why not let the new owner decide what cosmetics need to be done.

I was floored when I checked on nadaguides.com and found most 82 & 83 WRs are valued at $3050 for excellent condition and $2500 for very good. Values have essentially tripled since the last time I checked about 3 years ago

I have this one priced at $2,500 on Craig's List. I will just wait for the right buyer who will appreciate it's worth.

That is exactly what I plan to do when I put my collection members up for sale

One of my restorations (78 250 OR) is going to my then 4 year old grandson. I know it will be several years before he can ride it, but when that day comes he can ride it knowing that his "Papa" built it for him. At that time there will be even fewer of these beauties to behold.

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