• 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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82 250 mystery?

dartyppyt

dartyppyt

Husqvarna
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Ok, this has me baffled? So I pick up a 1982 250 from original owner. Frame is stamped with the 83 serial number XN 04etc, instead of the XN 11000 series number. Has XC frame, CR engine, extra pipe, extra large gas tank and aluminum skid plate. Does anyone know how many 82 CR conversions were offered or background info on it. All I can find is the brochure. I couldn't figure out why he painted the frame blue?
 
dartyppyt said:
Ok, this has me baffled? So I pick up a 1982 250 from original owner. Frame is stamped with the 83 serial number XN 04etc, instead of the XN 11000 series number. Has XC frame, CR engine, extra pipe, extra large gas tank and aluminum skid plate. Does anyone know how many 82 CR conversions were offered or background info on it. All I can find is the brochure. I couldn't figure out why he painted the frame blue?
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Dartyppyt,XN-04xxx would be an 81 XC,XN-11xxx would be an 82,83 is the beginning of the "O" series frame,with ITC shocks, would begin with XO-xxxxx .
 
Dartyppyt,
It was probably a late model 1982 , & it got a 83 frame because the factory ran out of 82 ones. Remember Husky was a small company &
had to make due with the stock they had on hand. Extra pipes, larger gas tanks, skid plates, where all dealer sold items. I don't remember
a Husky kit for the 250 only the 175cc.
Husky John
 
ruwfo said:
Dartyppyt,
It was probably a late model 1982 , & it got a 83 frame because the factory ran out of 82 ones. Remember Husky was a small company &
had to make due with the stock they had on hand. Extra pipes, larger gas tanks, skid plates, where all dealer sold items. I don't remember
a Husky kit for the 250 only the 175cc.
Husky John
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Ok, little more info? In 1982 there was a conversion offering of a gas tank and skid plate for the CR 250. It had a take with 83 Graphics and the Skid plate. Still searching for more info.
 
You mean this ? It's still was probably a dealer installed item or a regional sales promotion to sell over stock of CR's. Ford did that sort of thing in 1968 to sell there over stock of Mustang
coupes they made the California & High Country specials.
 

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