• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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    Thanks for your patience and support!

1977 Husqvarna 250cr Project

 
So I have a question about the front wheel hubs for the 250 CR. What year hubs are compatable with the leading axle front forks? I'm looking around and it seems that the large conical front hub was used on bikes from 1977-1982 or so? is this true?
 
Crashaholic said:
I'm not sure and I wouldn't trust the description. Some vintage Husky Ebay listings these days are inaccurate. You'll need confirmation from someone with good knowledge of this era like Marty. You don't want to get forks that are to long, i.e. from a later year. although you could let the stanchions protrude above the top clamp an inch or so.

As far as your existing triples go, they will mount a set of 35mm leading axle forks but like it was mentioned, the bike wouldn't turn as good on an MX track or on a woods trail as the stock CR triples. From what I understand about the type of riding you plan on doing, you'll need the CR triples. They're similar to the ones on the forks in the Ebay listing you attached. They don't protrude forward as much as the WR triples.

Also, I'm pretty sure that the 77 CR had the ball bearing steering race, 78 or 79 they went to the Timken bearing setup. The attached ebay listing does appear to be ball bearing to me, but once again you'll need to have someone more experienced in this era confirm it.
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I'm re-reading these posts and somehow I understand it more now. I need the ball bearing race triple clamp not the Timkin style. I was looking at the frame last night and realized this pretty fast. Sorry it took me this long to understand. I'm very thankful for the information.
 
motomwo said:
Crash, I agree with all you stated above. And to add to it the 78 390amx frame and 78 125CR frame was basically the same as the 77 250/390cr frame and the 78 390AMX frame and 78 125CR frame still used the ball bearing type steering races.



John those would work. They have the races for the ball bearings. $425.00 with shipping is expensive in my opinion. If you want send me a PM.

Marty
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As I said to Bill502, I re-read your reply and I realized you had answered my question. Sorry it took so long for me to understand. So it looks like I could get a triple clamp from any of the bikes you listed and it would work on my frame. I'll start looking through eBay and see what I can find.

Thanks again.
 
John Shufelt said:
I'm re-reading these posts and somehow I understand it more now. I need the ball bearing race triple clamp not the Timkin style. I was looking at the frame last night and realized this pretty fast. Sorry it took me this long to understand. I'm very thankful for the information.
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No worries John. A project like yours is a tough one for someone who hasn't had years of experience messing with Huskys. Just make sure you have fun with your Husky project. Working on them can be half the fun of owning one.
 
Crashaholic said:
No worries John. A project like yours is a tough one for someone who hasn't had years of experience messing with Huskys. Just make sure you have fun with your Husky project. Working on them can be half the fun of owning one.
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It's been challenging just figuring out the differences between the models and the changes between the years for sure! I wish I knew as much about vintage Huskys as I do with vintage Yamaha's! Yes, I agree. Old motorcycles are a labor of love. I'm having fun learning and getting this bike together but I'll have more fun when I'm racing it though! These bikes are iconic in the motorcycle world. I cant wait to have it running and racing so I can share its history with others.
 
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