• 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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Kick start options (twinshock)

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V.R

Husqvarna
AA Class
Hi I have broken 2 kickstarts now over time on my husky 390, the dog leg style kicker, and they have both gone in the same place, they crack on the bottom of the kicker, the nuckle is fine. What options are available if any other than weld it up. Can you put a later stronger kickstart on of another husky or has any one found another option. If anyone has one forsale email me please mmillhouse@tinyworld.co.uk I guess this is a standard fault but other than this annoying glitch the bike is bomb proof really. Also what welding process would you use is arc ok ? thanks mark from blighty.
 
i did the same on my 78 390cr...[ in 1979]... i think i took it to work and the welder used a mig welder if i recall ...did not get a new one but i think the 79 or even the 80 412 had more metal around where they used to break.
 
I know my 83 500 came with one of those goofy kickstarters and a later one bolted up to it but I looked at the shaft on my 79 390 is all together different. I would imagine youll be into fabricating one if you want to change it.
 
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