• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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125 HVA LEJ 1st liquid cooled

That sounds like the go, it would be good to see some photos of the first w/c 125 LEJ made and what ever else he has.
Thanks Bryll.
 
We talked a lot about the bike and it will be one of the last things he will sell.
Some items will newer be for sale.

But I will post pictures of the bike and all the special parts from the days of glory when I've been there again.
 
Bryll said:
I stopped by Lars-Erik yesterday, we talked a lot about the water cooled kits he made.
It was only 40 complete kits he produced and delivered to Husqvarna 1983.
Everything else produced was for his own testing.

He still has the very first water cooled cylinder he made back in -77.
It used self circulation without water pump and worked well as long as he was driving fast.
When driving slowly for a longer while would it overheat the water.

I'll bring the camera next time
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Bryll,

Next time you speak to Lars-Erik, would you ask him if he developed the air cooled 125 engine that Roger Harvey rode in the GP's in 1977. It was special as it had a twin reed block. One into the barrel and one straight into the crank case. I'd love to know more about that bike as I borrowed it when Roger broke his leg....It went like a 250...!!!
 
Bengt Husky said:
Bryll,

Next time you speak to Lars-Erik, would you ask him if he developed the air cooled 125 engine that Roger Harvey rode in the GP's in 1977. It was special as it had a twin reed block. One into the barrel and one straight into the crank case. I'd love to know more about that bike as I borrowed it when Roger broke his leg....It went like a 250...!!!
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I just got off the phone with Lars-Erik.
He was not involved in that one.
 
I was at the Husqvarna Factory museum yesterday, took some pictures of the L-E J bike they got there.

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Bryll said:
I stopped by Lars-Erik yesterday, we talked a lot about the water cooled kits he made.
It was only 40 complete kits he produced and delivered to Husqvarna 1983.
Everything else produced was for his own testing.

He still has the very first water cooled cylinder he made back in -77.
It used self circulation without water pump and worked well as long as he was driving fast.
When driving slowly for a longer while would it overheat the water.

I'll bring the camera next time
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Next time you'll meet Lars Erik, tell him hello from me (Francis STEMPIEN), I've send him picture of my bike
Hope next year I'll come to Skovde to see him and Peter Hansson
 
Francis,
Lars-Erik showed me the pictures you sent to him, and I had to show him this thread about his kits and the bikes built from them.
 
yeah !!!
I must to meet L-E, the "father" of my bike
and also Hasse Hansson, the "father" of my 420 AXC
hope next summer, August to LMS
 
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