• 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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husky xc rim sizes?

John Archer

John Archer

Husqvarna
B Class
i just got an 86 400 xc that has been turned into a 500. I also got a running 87 xc 430 parts bike with it. what stumps me is mounted on the 430 is a 17" back rim. (the tire is beefy) i know what advantages the 18" has over the 19" off road but have never seen a 17". it seems to be original as all the rims are the same on both bikes. does anyone have info on this.
 
John,
Check the date on the rim, Husky rims are date stamped, i'd bet it's off a 1981 or 82 (updated hub). As far as i know
the 17" wheels where no longer used on the CR & XC models after 1982, WR & Auto's may have still used the them as
those models were usually 1 year behind. Husky claimed the 17" wheel was better then an 18" as it provided a wider
tire foot print & that's why the most late 70's to 82 models had them. See the picture ...remember a 5-82 date would
be found on a 1983 model bike.

Husky John
 

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big help thanks. it is on the parts bike i got. it has a brand new tire on it so i'm thinking of slappin it on for a day and seeing how I like it. The previous owner of that bike must have swapped the 18 out because it is an 87.
 
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