• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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1984 125CR water cooled

Kartwheel point well spoken . I once owned the 125 cagiva that was the motocross action test bike in the shoot out in 84 and it was a great bike . Did everything well but was no Honda CR125 . I vintage race and yes I ride for the love of the bikes not how many races I will win also.
 
I dont want to sound too negative because I love the bikes, but I am also under no illusions about the reality of its power to weight ratio. In cross country races the outstanding Husky chassis can more than make up the difference the engine lacks in HP compared to the Japanese bikes. I've won quite a few 200 class races on my 175 kitted '82 125XC, its not really any faster on top, but its got a lot more mid-range and actually has some low end which the 125 had absolutely none.
 
Kartwheel68 said:
I have two '84 KTM 125s one MX and one GS, that bike weighs 193lbs in MX trim which is a full 30lbs less than a Husky 125. The '84 KTM 125 is faster, and I mean significantly faster, than my '82 Husky even with the 175 kit in it..
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I had an 83 KTM 125 MX. fast light etc. I mean rally fast. Holeshot almost guaranteed. problem was all the measures to lighten it (it even used a 428 chain!) made it a factory timebomb. aluminum kicker and pivot snapped like clockwork, head sealing was needed to be done with precision of open heart surgery or it would fail, mag delorto carb was finicky than the worst modern TMX nightmare (plus you had to go to a moped shop for jets....dealers could not even stock them) All the speed had a price. Traded it in on a Husky 83 CR 500 and have been a Husky guy since.

The Husky then and now has always given reliability and despite some whining about things today....the attention to detail of the Italian product over the Swedish steeds is amazing.
 
I have a 84 125WR I was going to rebuild and sell but could be talked into parting out...;). Bottom gone through and a extra cylinder/head assembly to boot
 
In the Swedish countryside :thumbsup: Got a tip from this site and I'm going to keep the chassis and drop one of my finned motors in it then shave off about 40lbs from it and use it for my +50 vintage class MX. Motor and extra for it are available, want some pics?
 
ronn450 said:
I have one thats going to be restored . Dont listen to all of the garbage of how bad these bikes were . I did a utube on Peter Hansson on a 84 , WR125 , on the site and man is he fast . The second utube I put up shows him replacing a piston and take a good look at the cylinder it was done by the founder of the Husky first water cooled engines . Note also in 84 our bikes were dual shocked his is a single shock bike .
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Here's the link to YouTube with Hansson replacing his piston on his 84 125 during the 84 ISDE in Assen. Plenty of Team Husky shots too. The good stuff starts about 40 seconds into the video.
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjIybBSR-xQ
 
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