• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Gold or Black Forks on 1978 390 WR?

Hi Murph,
I have a 84 250WR donor bike. I used the complete front end on my sons bike.
Forks, triple clamps and front wheel with DLS brake, so it was basically a bolt on affair.
Sorry, I don't have any first hand knowledge of what issues you'll have fitting the 87 fork's to your bike.
Ron
 
I have a pair of 81CR forks and am planning on putting them on my 79..turns out that they are actually shorter then the stock one. The forks on a 79 are 312 mm and the ones on the 81 are 300mm. I was worried that the 81s would be too long but when I measured from the top of the fork tube to the center of the axle there was a difference of almost a half inch with the 81s being shorter. I am planning on painting them black to match the stock look.
 
Sorry to revive an old thread.

I'm a new member, and just purchased a '78 390 CR just like the one I bought and raced in 1978. It appears to have forks from an earlier bike.

Can someone tell me the correct overall length for the forks? Mine are about 38", with about 9.25" under the triple clamp with the tubes fully down, black legs and 35mm tubes. Does anyone here know where I can find a good set?

Thanks, Ed
 
Not all gold forks are 40mm, bikes with 35mm forks in '81-'82 (125WR, autos) were gold so measure them to make sure what size they are.
 
Ed Harbur said:
Sorry to revive an old thread.

I'm a new member, and just purchased a '78 390 CR just like the one I bought and raced in 1978. It appears to have forks from an earlier bike.

Can someone tell me the correct overall length for the forks? Mine are about 38", with about 9.25" under the triple clamp with the tubes fully down, black legs and 35mm tubes. Does anyone here know where I can find a good set?

Thanks, Ed
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Those sound correct for your bike, they were 35mm black legs and around 9.5" of travel.
 
Kartwheel68 said:
Those sound correct for your bike, they were 35mm black legs and around 9.5" of travel.
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With 9.25" between the seal and 9.5" of travel, does this mean that the fork bottoms out on the triple clamp? Doesn't seem right. The forks look shorter than the ones in the picture in my avatar.

Ed
 
9.25" from the triple to the metal part of the slider or to the fork wiper? If they are leading axle they can only be as early as '77, and those were only only on the 250 and 390CR, the rest of the '77s had straight leg forks. I would take the springs out and see how much travel they have.
 
Ron,
Do you guys still sell these parts? I would like to buy a set for a 79CR250

thanks,
Dave

Ron said:
Hi Tim,
My brother and I came up with these, hoping to make something a little better. We also made a stainless steel chain tensioner arm with delrin roller wheels and sealed bearings.
My brother sells these on Ebay and Marks Vintage Swapmeet www.vintagemx.us/cgi-bin/swapmeet.cgi

FOR SALE
Ad # 3187089 January 5, 2012

Double Roller Chain Guide for all 79-84 Husqvarna's except 81-82 WR's. I make these in my garage from 6061 Aluminum. The rollers are made from Oil-Filled UHMW and run on SAE 863 Bronze Bushings. The hanger is slotted for height adjustment and washers are provided to get your chain centered within .050". All Stainless Steel hardware. $50.00 ea.

80-84 Chain Tension Arm and Upper Idler wheel. The arm is made out of Stainless Steel and drilled for weight. Both wheels are the same UHMW as my chain guides and run on precision ball bearings. The tension arm can be purchased separately for $35.00, and both parts together are $50.00.

Stainless Steel Brake Stay for all 80-84 models except CR's. You won't be bending this one with your hands. $35.00

FREE countersunk shock washers, 2 or 4, with every purchase while supplies last. But you're on your own for the mounting screws.

Domestic shipping 5.00. Int'l 10.00. Free domestic shipping on all combined orders. Int'l combined orders still just 10.00.

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Hesperia, CA
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