• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Help Me Identify A Husky

dartyppyt

dartyppyt

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Okay, all you experts. Might be getting my hands on a 1980 - 1982 250 husky.

Here are some questions that I need answered:

Bike has the taller steel tank up towards cap. Does that make it a 1981-1982? Think 1980 had the lower one?

Bike has a blue tank with gold decal and pinstripe. Does that make it a CR, WR, XC?

Does that help narrow the year and what 250 is it?

Bike is currently buried in a garage with blown engine and don't know much about it, other than 250, 1980 - 1982. The original owner had to buy it new between those years. I will explain later why I want this bike real bad. I owned it's sister which was a 390 and there is a whole story behind it. Keeping my fingers crossed that it didn't get scrapped!

Thanx!

Typpyt
 
Thanx,

Can't get the numbers right now and wish I could. I am thinking that it is a 1981 CR250? I found a pic (search for hours on net) and think the 1980 and 1982 had red tanks. 1980 looks to have lower tank. 1982 taller tank. But your right, need the numbers to be 100%. Just trying to zero in on it.

It was in one of my racing videos (1983) that I have at home, the rear fender bolts up under the seat and doesn't have the rear fender loop. Why I am thinking it is a CR.

Thanx!
 
81 CR will have the spark plug angled to the front of the head for easier removal... Blue tank could be from anywhere

81 and 82 will have rear lower shock mounts on the outside of swingarm and will have piggyback shocks

80 will have a flat aluminum tank , remote reservoir shocks and lower shock mount is on top of the swingarm and will be gussetted.

All three can use a similar seat ( although the 1980 seat is thinner and the plastic base is crap) The seat bases were improved in 81/82.

My Guess is that you have an 82 CR 250

Definetley is a CR (which in my mind is better)

Frame # will tell /Motor # will tell.... if all original you might get lucky and have found a Husky that hasn't been bastardized ... like most of them have been.....

T
 
A friend of mine is suppose to go Sunday to pick it up, keeping fingers crossed. Thanx you guys for the info and I hope it hasn't been trashed. It does have a blown engine. It is on a racing video and the two rear plates are missing. Has the v shaped black plastic covers for the air box and i think one side swings open? If i had to take a crack shot. I think it is an 82 CR250.

Thanx!
 
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