• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Just wondering,,,,maintenance?

Bigbill

Bigbill

Husqvarna
Pro Class
How often do you,,,,

Put a few drops of two stroke on the sleeve in your carb?

Lube your clutch, throttle and brake cables?

Remove your non o ring chain and soak it in oil?

Check the front sprocket for wear?

Check and lube the throttle (twistie)

Lube the swivel pins on your levers, rear brake sleeve?

Lube the chain tensioner?

Once our Husqvarna bikes are running awesome there's stuff to be maintained besides washing it, clean and lube the air filter and lube the chain, it's an awareness.
 
1 never

2 once a year

3 I use X ring chains

4 a couple times a year

5 once a year

6 once a year

7 a couple times a year

I have a few husky's I race. Some of them only once or twice a year.
 
1....never, thats ridiculous to even think about
2....few times a year
3....twice a year, i run oring chains
4....never really, i replace the sprockets and chain as a set. i mean i look at the sprockets when i wash the bike. they are right there. i dont run the "mud holder" on the front one.
5....probably once or twice a year
6....done along with cables..
7....lube the chain tensioner? i assume you mean the dual shock spring loaded affair. really dont run it anymore.
 
Bigbill said:
Never lube the sleeve in the carb?
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no, i have never had the slightest bit of drag in a mikuni roundslide carb. anytime i have ever removed the slide for anything, there is always a film of oil already on it.
why would you ever want to oil it?
 
they really only seem to wear when the filter isnt sealing and dirt is being ingested. have you ever noticed the exterior of the slide not already having an oil film? or the slide action being anything but super smooth on a mikuni?
 
I seen the inside of the slide bore have a little wear but you must right it could be dirt getting by the air filter.

I have tractors and garden tractors ( IH & cub & cub cadets). The engines that have score marks in the cylinders have torn air filter elements. In dusty conditions the dirt has a party in your cylinder. I run a new air cleaner element plus a pre cleaner foam.

I just get over zealous sometimes. I hate wear
 
i have seen a few high mile slides which were still smooth, but had some brass showing. i believe these were just simply worn..others had vertical scoring and were definitely from dirt. either way, keep the filter sealed with grease where it contacts the airbox and dont sweat the rest...
 
two strokes bill...oil in the fuel ...in the carb...gets splashed around by the air vortex and gets on the slide.
 
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