• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Looking for help identifying a '78 Husqvarna 250 CR/OR?

cruisetopdown

cruisetopdown

Husqvarna
AA Class
Hi guys/gals, I am new to the site, but not new to the Husqvarna brand. I have owned multiple Husky's since my first that I bought new back in 1982...... I have reached my mid-life crisis and have decided to go vintage racing with my most recent husky purchase. I don't know much about the pre-'82 models and am on a learning curve, the bike was advertised as a '78 CR250, but the engine number (2066 1219) and frame number (MM02005) seem to indicate that it is a '79? It has a metal chrome/red tank (in need of repair), the '79 style air filter side cover, but has the non-remote shocks....also the left side cover sticker reads 250 OR which appears to be original, in fact, the entire bike appears to be all original with the factory throttle, levers, even the bars are straight and original. What do I have here?
Thanks for any input.
w
 
What you probably have is a very late 78 250OR, as the motor # indicates. There's 2 reasons why you have a 79 frame, is some swapped it out, or
more likely, Husky ran out of 1978 frames & they had 1979 's available. Husky was a small company so they built what they had on stock, no one
cared when it was sold new, but it sometimes has owners scratching there heads 30+ years later.

Husky John
 
My thoughts exactly, I will probably update to the reservoir rear shocks and turn it into a true '79 model...
Thanks for the input.
Wade
 
78-79 had the same prefix 2065 for CR motor ML would be 78 Frame MM 79 .I have seen some 79 autos with the ML frames and some with the MM frames also. I think the OR frame had the extra tube on the bottom.
Bill
 
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