• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Help my Memory - who made aluminum swing arm for 76 to 78 GP s

GaryM

GaryM

Husqvarna
AA Class
Help this old memory !

With Husky John now building a mid 70s bike. Please help remember who made a AL swing arm for the mid 70s bikes. I did not take any pictures in those days .

Had a nice 78 390 with 17.5 fox air shocks and purchased a ready made aluminum arm with a custom fit to mate up with these shocks . Who made it?

I would like to find and purchase one for a future build.

This bike handled great.

Oh a very interesting addition I also installed a Lectron carb on this bike. That created a very crisp powerband bottom to the top. I see they still make these carbs - wonder if legal in vintage racing today ?
 
Gary,
DG made aluminum swingarm back in the day, usually gold anodized, i found a Husky one a few years, just haven't put in on a bike yet.
Also if i remember right Thor made them too. Also see someone (KLP) is making them still..
View: http://youtu.be/RS7PTyhMLUY
or
http://klpracing.com/id9.html

If you run the GP classes i believe you can use any period correct parts, aluminum swingarms, different carbs etc.

Husky John
 
I would say those swing arms are a work of art !


John you got it - if you look under replica arms on his site he shows
a Thor replica. That was it - the one I had was the same style !!

It was a Thor.
 
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