• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Newbie Alert! 1974/5 460CR (I think)

jimspac said:
You will likely need to remove the cylinder head and measure the bore to settle the displacement issue. With a Husqvarna that old it has been rebuilt and repaired several times. Because of a lot of interchangable parts on Husqvarnas the engine number may not be a good indicator if the cases were changed out to a set from a different model like a 400 or even a 250 if the older 250 cases happen to have the same reduction web my 82 250s have. The inner web can be removed and allow the use of the big bore cranks. Husqvarna being a small manufacturer at that time did not make specific engine cases for each displacement. The castings from the 5 speed 250 are the same for the larger models with only application specific machining operations applied
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..I'll pop the engine out of frame and remove the cylinder head this afternoon :-) Will post details in mo..
 
hvaloz2 said:
Bryan Wade rode a 460 Husqvarna at the 1973 Ken Hall, complete with yellow tank...not sure of exact cc but thats what every one called it and was on the sticker on the clutch case ...the other 3 doing well that day were bob wright on a ccm, dave bickers on a cz and vic eastwood on maico .
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Hi there - thanks for this, do you know if the 460 (if that what mine is?) had a yellow tank? I thought there was just the standard husky look ..but rather fancy a yellow tank :)
 
Well look at that, it is 2046. I looked again and found no 2046. I did see a 74 400 SC has no number listed.
After some more searching the frame number indicates it's a 74 frame. Like said earlier in this post that it's a modified frame which thats what it looks like. And after checking a number of ID lists, the only 2046 I found was a 86 250. Obviously that motor is not an 86. It is the same as my 73 360. It would be nice to know what it actually is.
 
wouldn't life be dull if everything was simple! I've popped the head off and measured - its 83.84mm

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Silly question (again) but the bike had two plugs and only on HT lead when I picked it up - is the second one for a decompression valve? many thanks @)
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Compression release or spare spark plug. If you decide to install a compression release , make sure that it is a one way valve...exhale only. The cheaper compression releases are 2 way and should only be used for starting only. They will draw particles into cylinder if used for braking
 
It was common for desert racers to have dual plugs for quick switch should a plug foul. Maybe this was a Desert Master engine as they were 450's.
 
With 83mm piston size it could be a 360RT engine or 400CR/WR. That size would be an oversize for both engines
 
Memphis said:
Hello all - Newbie here!

I'm about 60% though restoring my first husky, I think (still to confirm) is a 1974/5 460CR.

This is the first bike I have restored, trying to ensure that everything is spot on so it can enjoy another 40 years :) given this is my first effort if there any any folks out there willing to give advice I'd be truly grateful.

I'll try and add my Blog details in a bit but for now here is a couple of pictures.

Many thanks
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It looks like a modified 1973 460cr. I had one of these and Vic Eastwood did a suspension mod like this to the rear end. The 74 model had the shocks moved about 50mm further forward on the swinging arm but the top mounting was never altered from 72 through to 74 as standard. Bryan Wade rode a yellow tank version in 73.
 
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