• 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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83 wr conversion

310huskyTE said:
Nice bike! Is there a story to go with it?
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yes the story is, i found it on craigslist it was advertised as an 1989 husky 250 i could tell by the pics it was earley he wanted 200 d0llors i didnt talk him down .beacuse it was all there.included a melted piston.it took me about 6 months to get it to this.just working on the weekends .
 
wow, an 89 huh? looks like it was a nice pickup. wo would make it wr. they all got plastic tanks in 84, 83 still had alum. what all needed done to the bike?
 
justintendo said:
wow, an 89 huh? looks like it was a nice pickup. wo would make it wr. they all got plastic tanks in 84, 83 still had alum. what all needed done to the bike?
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I took it down to the frame appliance painted it.found the allminum tank replaced sterring berrings,recovered seat chain and sproket,rebuilt the mtr.and shocks,bars cables,levers,all plastic,new rear tire,and pegs,i had to weld the tab back on for the rt.foot peg it had a jap style one on it.painted the air box blk.
 
nice job could you not find WR stickers purdy sure that's what you got it has short under hang forks looks good I'd ride it:banana::banana:
 
troy deck said:
nice job could you not find WR stickers purdy sure that's what you got it has short under hang forks looks good I'd ride it:banana::banana:
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I guess i put the the cr stickers on it because i know the wr has lights, or maby the xc stickers would have been more appropriate.not sure?
 
still have this bike, took it to barbers 2015 was asking 2800 no takers i guess ill keep it it has a nice hva pipe on it now.
 
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