1988 TE 510 Husqvarna project4 stroke

[Zante]

nice bike,

have the same one at the barn ...

but painted brake, shift lever and screws? .. really?

what do you mean? I didn't paint any of that. it was the previous owners who let this go to scrap. The shift lever is rusting badly. I have had plans to clean it for some time now but I do not know how. I've decided to replace it entirely.... As for brakes, ill strip the paint off and inspect the situation when I replace front tire.
the screws were not painted by me as well. some idiot went over the bike with black spray paint. I suppose the goal was to make it a black and blue bike

like I said, I have never ever messed with dirt bikes. before this I only worked on outboards. I'm just some teenager who decided this was a fun project. Making a bike that has been neglected for so many years perfect is near impossible without loads of money. I have around 600$ into it right now TOTAL. I really don't plan going over that...

actually since you have the same, can you post a few photos? I wanna perhaps perfect the bike a little more. Maybe see what I am missing or what could make it more original. OR correct the errors

 

[justintendo]

hey thats i got started myself, and it has to start somewhere! congrats on getting a nice start, the bike already looks much better! you got a real gem, keep at it and take care of her

 

[Zante]

how do I wire this?

http://imgur.com/a/mPP8x

I have no idea how to do the kill switch pls help

 

[Zante]

okay guys! the project has gone to the NEXT level!

So, the kick start gearbox housing thingy has a crack in it that I never noticed. It is fixable I suppose. It needs to be welded. The front wheel is also bent just a little. It's not the wheel itself but the forks? anyway hopefully I can still make money on her... it's an older bike. I don't feel comfortable doing motocross on it. I think ill sell it and get a newer husky or something... idk. I want a street legal bike.

what else should I do while I'm down in the gear box area? the springs for kick start are cracked as well so I'm gonna see how to replace those.... everything seems to be in good order.. actually pretty nice looking for an older bike. In storage I'm keeping a bag over the gear box while I figure out what to do.
should I weld it? Should I have it welded on the inside? Or outside?

 

[Zante]

looks like someone actually had it welded at one point lol. Looks like it's time for round 2. This time ill make sure we don't have a crappy weld.....

 

[ruwfo]

The side cover are magnesium, i've seen plenty of people using JB weld , as long as you clean it real good.

 

[Zante]

I just cleaned it really nicely. However I have not had any good experiences with jb weld. I did have it break on so many occasions and lose it's stick to some very simple things. I think ill see if anyone at my church does welding. Being a greek kid with a huge crazy greek family there is bound to be a super welder around lol. Any way to fix the tire or fix the bends?

 

[Zante]

wait magnesium you say? Not aluminum? wtf?

 

[justintendo]

if you think you are going to make money on the swede you may be in trouble. i would suggest selling the bike to a husky enthusiast now and cutting your losses before you get further involved and the four stroke gives you trouble. at that point it will be a parts bike

 

[justintendo]

after 85-86 the clutch covers are aluminum

 

[justintendo]

wait magnesium you say? Not aluminum? wtf?

very common for bikes to use magnesium. much lighter than aluminum..your case halves are magnesium

what kick starter "springs" are you referring to? there is really only one, unless you count the tiny one for the pawl..

 

[Zante]

very common for bikes to use magnesium. much lighter than aluminum..your case halves are magnesium



what kick starter "springs" are you referring to? there is really only one, unless you count the tiny one for the pawl..

the big spring, main one to recoil the kick starter. It's got cracks in it. Looks like all hell has been dropped on it. BUT, it does however still work. I'm not sure where to get a new one. Ebay doesn't seem to have any.

 

[fran...k.]

The four stroke and automatic engine cases are aluminum. I do not think a 28 year old dirt bike from someone who paints the swingarm nut is a good first dirt bike. I actually have one I bought in 1997. It is the 87-88 tank but that is a 5 spring clutch, think it should have a six spring one check the parts sheets.

 

[Zante]

so my case is aluminum or magnesium? If aluminum I will have it welded. If magnesium I will *try* to have it welded. and yeah I know it's not a good first bike. especially it being 510cc... it kicks up big chunks of dirt about the size of my fist even when you give it just a little gas. It's a crazy beast but I love it. I was hoping I could sell it, buy a 610 smr dual sport husky (those exist here) and use the dual sport for trails and perhaps a daily rider.

I can only assume the bike was owned by some dooosh bag who wanted to "Pimp out" his bike. There is no reason as to why everything on here is painted black. because he painted it with crappy paint, there is surface rust and staining. it is also hard to remove the paint so I have to make the best of it...

 

[fran...k.]

the biggest problem I have is getting it to start. Sometimes it runs first kick, sometimes second or third, sometimes 20. I don't know how to choke the bike. I also don't know how to unflood the bike or how to tell if it's flooded

That carburetor will make a siphon if it falls over and the fuel keeps coming out, the solution is to tip it over the other way. It took a long time to figure that out. Mine starts great even after a couple of years but stall it 3 times when hot totally different. It is not a choke, a choke blocks off the air passage, the big one. It has a lever you lift up when cold on the side of the carb.

 

[fran...k.]

so my case is aluminum or magnesium? If aluminum I will have it welded. If magnesium I will *try* to have it welded. and yeah I know it's not a good first bike. especially it being 510cc... it kicks up big chunks of dirt about the size of my fist even when you give it just a little gas. It's a crazy beast but I love it. I was hoping I could sell it, buy a 610 smr dual sport husky (those exist here) and use the dual sport for trails and perhaps a daily rider.

I can only assume the bike was owned by some dooosh bag who wanted to "Pimp out" his bike. There is no reason as to why everything on here is painted black. because he painted it with crappy paint, there is surface rust and staining. it is also hard to remove the paint so I have to make the best of it...

The kick starter cover in my experience is magnesium. The case halves are aluminum. There may be some aluminum clutch/kick start covers hard to believe the guys that say aluminum are totally wrong. I have welded the clutch cover very much similar damage to pictured, used magnesium rod, argon, tig. Not all cast magnesium pieces have been welded successfully but those clutch covers can be welded.

 

[Zante]

mine has no lever on the carb, just like the lights and the airbox, someone took it for parts.... same with the kill switch actually, look at my recent posts I need help with kill switch...
I will see if anyone in my family or church knows about welding. This wont be so bad after all. What about the forks? The wheel points more to the right for some reason... do you think it's the wheel? looking at it I cant figure it out. I wish I had a pic but not at the moment. Ill see about de bending it

 

[Zante]

it's the stupid shift lever that runs into the kick start cover every time the bike falls. It's been leaking tiny amount of oil for a while now. Not until now. I pushed the cracks in wedging them together. I think Welding it is the best way to go. Perhaps professionally if not too expensive. Ill have to see how to prevent this...

 

[fran...k.]

The kill switch just grounds out to stop. The opposite of a battery and coil type of ignition.

It will be bad it takes two or three to put one together. Your results may vary. I can only comment on the one I have but it came from the original owner.

The bike is hundreds of miles away at this time, the little enrichener lever is broke in half but still operable.

It is pretty rare that the shifter pokes a hole in that cover. Needs cleaned real good. I bake for an hour or so not sure what temperature, been a while perhaps 500 F.

It looks like there may be major missing chrome on one fork tube. It is hard to say sometimes loosening the axle clamping, fork clamping, and triple clamp nut and forcing will straighten things out with muscle/force. When you take the forks apart check the tubes for straight.

 

[Zante]

ill check the forks, I'm gonna take them apart. The bike wasn't exactly used as a dirt bike, it doesn't seem to have many hours on it because the bearings are actually new looking. It was just a parts bike. An idiot who once owned it called me one day saying he had no idea how to start it so him and his buddies would pull start it using the truck. I'm sure somewhere they did some damage at one point. He mentioned a cracked swing arm but I have yet to find any cracks. he said it looked cool with the black paint. Some idiots huh? After him he said he sold it as a parts bike and only a few things after that went missing. I have no idea what is missing and I doubt ill ever make this bike complete. The little choke lever is gone but I can still choke it using a piece of metal to hold the choke up. it's a makeshift choke thingy!