• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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1976 wr360 help

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Dillon

Husqvarna
AA Class
Was wondering if I could get an expert opinion on this bike I'm looking to pic up, he was asking 1800 and I talked him down to 1000. I got looking at pictures and the tank doesnt look right. Let me know what you guys thinkad_1_1383597631179.jpg
 
I have one of these. Looks like my tank but the color looks off. Could be a repaint or even just the picture makes it look that color. What carb is on it? Looks like maybe a gurtner.
 
yeah that's what i was thinking about the tank... i don't know too much about these so im thinking it would probably be stock.. what is the power on these old bikes? ive heard they are really smooth and very fast, can beat banshees in a drag race. are those gurtners hard to find jets/tune?
 
unless you are going for a restoration, a mikuni vm roundslide would be a very good upgrade and would have excellent source of parts/info. husky themselves went this route shortly after that bike was made. beating a banshee is a roll of the dice but yes, these old big bores are pretty fast. they are somewhat narrow and low to the ground, so they handle well, especially in the woods.
 
Yes, thats a stock WR tank. Mine has a ton of power. I just put a heavier flywheel on mine to make it a little easier to ride in the woods. I have a gurtner but I did the mikuni swap. I know back when they were new husky replaced the gurtners with mikuni. Like justintendo says, easy to get jets and parts for mikuni's. And mine does run cleaner with the mikuni.
 
How's the suspension on these bikes? Like I know its a 70s bike but I would like to know how it would compare to my 1983 Honda cr250. By the way I haven't bought the bike yet or seen it in person yet
 
very stable at speed, pretty slow turning...but in a good way...great gearing for off road use, their power delivery i always liked, very tractable..that had the old motoplat with a huge flywheel...probably walk right past the honda in the muddy, nasty stuff. just have to get the springs set for your weight, and have good shocks in the back..
 
What's the weight on these things like? Sorry for all the questions lol. I was told they were about 250 dry, does that sound about right?
 
The rear shocks are Curnutts. I can make them work for your weight and riding ability. I have lots of parts. I worked for Curnutt for years back in the 70's and 80's. They are good shocks set up correctly. PM me for info.
 
So you guys know. The Curnutt shocks that came on the bikes stock were set up for your average rider. That was the Husky spec. There was a lot of testing done and that is what were put on the bikes for the "average rider" what ever that was and is open for a lot of debate. They can be improved on with tuning.
 
What's wrong with them stock? And would anyone be able to verify that this is a wr360 and not a 250? Still havent seen the bike yet lol
 
eres another picture for whoever knows anything about them... How fast will they go with the stock gearing?ad_0_1383597631178.jpg
 
Dillon, Not sure of top speed but mine rips!! It has a 6 speed tranny. Get the motor number from the mag side top of the center case. A 2052 is a wr and a 2055 is a cr. The purple tank should be a wr. Wrong with them? The only thing would be the carb. If it's a gurtner, husky changed them to mikuni. Other than that they are a great bike. my MO shows 250 shipping weight and 35 horse power.
After looking at the pics again, the tank could be red and could be a CR. Also, the swingarm is different than mine, my kickstand is mounted to the frame, not the swingarm.I have a 78 that mounts the kickstand to the swingarm. Get the vin from the frame and see for sure what year it is.
 
When I go and look at it it'd be either buy it then or not... So it could be a different year? Or parts switched around?
 
Write down these numbers and look when you see the bike. Or ask the guy to tell you the frame and motor numbers. If the frame number is ML6000 and up it's a 76. If it's ML15000 and up it's a 77. The motor should be 2052 for wr. They only made wr and or in 77. If the motor is 2055 it's a cr.
 
Well it's got a 77 -80 style kick starter, so if it's all original my guess would be, it's very late 76 360. Or has some upgrades, like the swingarm, kicker, Curnutt shocks.
 
It would probably work but I'm pretty sure you would have to change the rod also. It wouldn't be a bolt on swap
 
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