oldbikedude
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Bet It'll look great.
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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.
When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.
Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.
Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.
Thanks for your patience and support!
1983 XC500
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Husqvarna
ajcmbrown
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Got the 500 back from powdertoo bad I bought satin finish artic white
it will look a little different but still brandy new
! I won't tell if you won't tell!
It will look awesome!
DeathFromAbove
My Cat Says AREAR!
Yeah, those made it past the QC, ME! I'm going thru Andys site and will be getting the titanium replacements. Then I can eat an extra nacho! Thanks Chris
DeathFromAbove
My Cat Says AREAR!
I got the swing arm bearings in, using the HVA tool. And will ad the replacement chain tensioner mount tomorrow. Still waiting for the zinc plating place to call . Hopefully by Friday. They have parts for the 500 and the 360 auto so if I get them there will be some real progress on both bikes.
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DeathFromAbove
My Cat Says AREAR!
Who's got the best Plastics for this year bike? Closest to original. Decals also.Chris
DeathFromAbove
My Cat Says AREAR!
Maybe that's a loaded question. How about, If you've bought plastics for these bikes how do you like them.
DeathFromAbove
My Cat Says AREAR!
Thanks wrx. I was looking around and saw that dcplastics, HVA factory and Husqvarna-parts.com all sell them but Husqvarna-parts.com says...
NOS AND NEW 100% CORRECT REPRODUCTION PLASTIC
OUR PLASTIC IS PRODUCED BY A 30 YEAR OLD U.S.A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN MOTORCYCLE PLASTIC.
WE OWN OUR MOLDS AND OUR PLASTIC IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM US.
WE DO NOT SELL ANY "DC PLASTICS".
Has anyone used both vendors plastics? Are they really that different? From the sounds of it they are night and day different. Just asking.
Also I got the new clutch cover painted and went to change the kick mech over and found this!
The spring holder looks worn out on the front cam section and the front screw is almost bent in half! If anyone has a newer one to compare please attach a pic. Otherwise I'll probably weld that section and reform it. Thanks Chris
Merry Christmas!
NOS AND NEW 100% CORRECT REPRODUCTION PLASTIC
OUR PLASTIC IS PRODUCED BY A 30 YEAR OLD U.S.A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN MOTORCYCLE PLASTIC.
WE OWN OUR MOLDS AND OUR PLASTIC IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM US.
WE DO NOT SELL ANY "DC PLASTICS".
Has anyone used both vendors plastics? Are they really that different? From the sounds of it they are night and day different. Just asking.
Also I got the new clutch cover painted and went to change the kick mech over and found this!
The spring holder looks worn out on the front cam section and the front screw is almost bent in half! If anyone has a newer one to compare please attach a pic. Otherwise I'll probably weld that section and reform it. Thanks ChrisMerry Christmas!
arbortodd2
Husqvarna
AA Class
I bought one of those swingarm bearing tools. Great investment, as it saved me a lot of time and effort persuading the bearings.
arbortodd2
Husqvarna
AA Class
I bought a set of the side panels from Phil at Husqvarna Parts. The look Oem and fit perfectly.
Decals came from Evo-MX.
DeathFromAbove
My Cat Says AREAR!
Yeah, when I got the bearing driver I was like that is huge! Hahaha! It didn't look that big in the pic. It worked Perfect! I'll probably go with the ones from Phil at Husqvarna Parts. Hopefully shipping isn't as bad as from England! Although I still see some things I want from HVA. Are the decals from Evo-MX the right color? I've seen some post about the color being off on decals from somewhere. And Todd, Nice Bike!
Hahaha! It didn't look that big in the pic. It worked Perfect! I'll probably go with the ones from Phil at Husqvarna Parts. Hopefully shipping isn't as bad as from England! Although I still see some things I want from HVA. Are the decals from Evo-MX the right color? I've seen some post about the color being off on decals from somewhere. And Todd, Nice Bike!
arbortodd2
Husqvarna
AA Class
Yeah, when I got the bearing driver I was like that is huge!
Yeah, when I got the bearing driver I was like that is huge!
arbortodd2
Husqvarna
AA Class
I can't be certain about the correct color, but they are the only yellow item on the bike, so hard to compare.I have the tank decals, also from Evo-MX across the pond but need to send the tank off for painting first. Appreciate the compliment.
DeathFromAbove
My Cat Says AREAR!
Got the ignition in and timed. And installed the new clutch drum and mocked the clutch cover to check the kick stroke. It engages pretty late, even after I welded the spring holder. I think I'll weld the holder some more to bring the engagement point a little higher.
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justintendo
klotz super techniplate junkie
you sneaky dog! when did you acquire the four stroke cover? good work, its the way to go!
DeathFromAbove
My Cat Says AREAR!
Picked it up on ebay, same with the clutch cover. I like them both, you can see the pin go into the shift return spring. Much better than a welded, dented cover.justintendo said:
It wasn't too awful bad to make happen. In the first pic is my first attempt to move the stop. when I test fit it I found the lever was about 2oclock not enough to get onto the next forward spline. The closer to the first cam lobe the more it brings the engagement forward. But you have to watch how the lever stops. It has to stop before hitting the cover. Thru trial and error(3 tries) I got it to the second picture, the chalk points at the starting point. The third pic shows the new engagement point. A much better engagement point I believe. But I HAVE NOT TRYED TO START THIS 500XC MOTOR WITH THIS SETUP!! The fourth pic shows the clearance at the cover for the lever and pivot. I do not have an bumper stop yet but will show it when I get it. For now I think it is pretty good. If it works out for me I'll probably have a few made. The factory made that piece that way for a reason, and I'm just a field hack! My problem might be the combination of a newer lever and an even newer cover I do not know. I will probably use the upgrade to use that spare hole on top of the cover too. If this looks like a problem please let me know BEFORE I try to start the motor. Thanks Chrisct cr430 said:
