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

Twin shock 4T exhaust

Discussion in 'Vintage/Left Kickers' started by Kartwheel68, Nov 1, 2015.

  1. Kartwheel68 Husqvarna
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    Location:
    Newnan, Georgia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 125XC, 250XC, 430XC, 430WR, 250CR
    Other Motorcycles:
    83 175WR , 76 250WR, 74 250 Mag
    I'm just kicking this idea around. The later single shock four strokes are fairly easy to find, if I were to get one of those and try to put the engine in a twin shock frame, can you get an exhaust aftermarket? What other obstacles would I have?
  2. Michel Dufayard Husqvarna
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    Location:
    France
  3. dartyppyt Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Illinois
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    17 TE 150, 82CR 500
    Other Motorcycles:
    82 125,250,430&500 79 390 83 250
    Can't see why you couldn't fabricate it if need be.

    I've got some reasonable sources.
  4. fran...k. Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    eastern ct
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    420ae 98wr125 2004wr250 others
    Other Motorcycles:
    electric freeride 1993 yam gts
    I only have a 1988 model 4 stroke so what I post is just from what I have read on here. At one point I had the engine out and put various other engines in, kind of dry fit. I also have placed the 88 engine or a 99 one in earlier two cycle frames.

    If you mean to put an air cooled mono shock four cycle into a two cycle dual shock frame the frame will need modified for more carb room or an s shaped manifold created or perhaps some fuel injection system needing less vertical space. Even if you have the 4 cycle air cooled dual shock frame (factory modified for more space) the mono shock engine air cooled has the carb attach to the head differently to take advantage of the more room of that frame. One guy as I recall from Africa posted three engines that showed the differences. I guess the third was the liquid cooled one. Then you have the swingarm pivot bolt diameter. I put the 1999 te410 engine in an 1983 two cycle frame and it looked like it would need at least a 4 inch s manifold. Air box may get involved as well.
  5. Michel Dufayard Husqvarna
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    Location:
    France
    510 head AC 1.jpg

    510 head AC 2.jpg

    The difference between a 510 head mono and twin.
  6. Kartwheel68 Husqvarna
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    Location:
    Newnan, Georgia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 125XC, 250XC, 430XC, 430WR, 250CR
    Other Motorcycles:
    83 175WR , 76 250WR, 74 250 Mag
    OK, sounds like a lot more trouble than I am interested in.
  7. Michel Dufayard Husqvarna
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    Location:
    France
    Less trouble than finding a piston for a 175 xc 82 ! :)
  8. Michel Dufayard Husqvarna
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    Location:
    France
    d-tail_moteur_510_2[1].jpeg
    d-tail_moteur_510_1[1].jpeg

    Not sure you must modify the frame for the carb.
    510 from Flavio Solda with a special connection between carb and head !
  9. Michel Dufayard Husqvarna
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    Location:
    France
    Construction_Pics_013-1-[1].jpg
    Eingescanntes_Bild_4[1].jpg

    510 From Svensbike with a 84 wrlc frame.
  10. Michel Dufayard Husqvarna
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    Location:
    France
    HPIM8816.JPG
    The connection with an angle on my 510 TELC 84.
  11. Kartwheel68 Husqvarna
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    Location:
    Newnan, Georgia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 125XC, 250XC, 430XC, 430WR, 250CR
    Other Motorcycles:
    83 175WR , 76 250WR, 74 250 Mag
    Yes, very true, but I already have several of those pistons. :)
  12. suprize Husqvarna
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    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    worth the effort I rekon. more twin shock four bangers the better!
  13. Kartwheel68 Husqvarna
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    Location:
    Newnan, Georgia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 125XC, 250XC, 430XC, 430WR, 250CR
    Other Motorcycles:
    83 175WR , 76 250WR, 74 250 Mag
    The reason I am asking is here in the US we have a car rally series, and about several years ago they added a motorcycle class. I have always kicked around the idea of riding one on a two stroke vintage bike, something like a 430WR or 500XC. Somewhere along the line they banned two strokes, the event is on public roads so all the vehicles must be tagged and street legal, they say they banned two strokes because they dont want to bring attention from local law enforcement because "dirt bikes" are in their event, but the motorcycle classes are full of tagged Honda XRs, KTM XC-Ws, modern Husqvarna TEs (the Italian engines, not the single cam Swedish engines), etc. I want to kick the stuffing out of the posers on their KTM/BMW "adventure" bikes on a ratty old "vintage" bike so I am looking for an older KTM, preferably one of the early four strokes with the Rotax engines, or a twin shock Husky, although an '80s single shock Husky would be fine also.

    I found a '95 610TE locally, isnt that frame essentially the same as the '85-'88 single shock frame? It should be a lot easier to put that engine in an '85-'88 frame than a twin shock frame, right? I suppose to most of these folks, a '95 Husky 610 would be "vintage" but I would prefer it to be a Swedish build chassis, just because.
  14. 84scrambler Husqvarna
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    Location:
    mid Florida
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    87 xc 250, 85 wrx 250, 79 wr 250
    There is a parts bike in florida (space coast) craigslist for sale. Its a 510 four banger for 250 bucks...