• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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1987 cr 250 help

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Wa98857

Husqvarna
C Class
I have a 87 Cr 250, I rode it years ago, and got fed up with the power valve.
I was planning on restoring it but sinking a different motor in it.
until I started researching what I have.
I guess its pretty rare.
My question is it worth restoring back to stock, or just build a real cool ride able bike.
 
if you like the bike it may be wise to swap a non powervalve jug..im pretty sure everything else is the same...ign may need swapped too as thats what runs the valve..i enjoy my 88 not having one..rare and heard its not the best design anyway...im sure someone will pay a fair price for the jug. if the bike is in truly nice original shape someone may want the whole bike, but may be hard to find that guy..
 
I have one with a functioning power valve and it's more fun than the XC without it, I sold that to friend
if you can fix it do, if not let me know what you have, maybe do some trading you could shove a 430 in it I have a couple of those
 
I have a super clean 87,because the valve kept breacking.The actuation notches are a joke!When it did run with the valve in I thought it ran strong.I started making a Ti valve years ago but moved on to other projects.What you have to do is put a square bore through the valve and make a shaft with a mating square section. Yamaha did it that way in the early power valves.That was the direction I was going with.I have a 87 250cr parts motor. I'm looking for a XC top end for it. My 87 will be in the next issue of VMX.
 
The porting etc for the power valved and non power valved engines are identical. Can’t you not simply remove the power valve assembly and put the covers back on? I have just purchased a power valved jug to use the liner in my non power valved WR engine. I assume the previous owner had done this as the vale assy was missing.
 
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