Post up pictures of your vintage Husqvarna bikes!

[motojason]

 

[Rossik]

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78 390 cr after light resto

man there is so much air above that back wheel, I wouldn't be surprised if it had it's own domestic flight.....I can hear it now.....

"Last call for all passengers travelling today from Back Wheel to Rear Guard on flight HV390, this bike is now ready for boarding"

 

[cpat]

Well this is the old girl as I Wes bringing her home. Must be a hybrid someone thru together! Frame is 72 and motor is 73wr six speed. Piston and cylinder seem beautiful, inside of clutch cover and mag are absolutly spotless! No corrosion. I'm splitting cases to find why it's stuck in high gear. Pat

 

[fix]

 

[SteveJ]

 

[SteveJ]

 

[oldbikedude]

Sweet bikes Steve

 

[SteveJ]

Thanks, still learning to ride the 500... there's something wrong with the front wheel, it doesn't want to stay on the ground.

 

[suprize]

leave the throttle set at idle and let the helium out of the tube...should fix it

 

[oldbikedude]

there's something wrong with the front wheel, it doesn't want to stay on the ground.

Sounds like the back wheel is working well.

 

[cpat]

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Steve, what a beauty! I lived in Taylor ranch about seven years,now iin Pagosa Springs, where are track pictures from? Pat

 

[silverstreakNZ]

is that an 18 on the back . ? i lve those big shocks and on that angle . makes my 82.5 look small

 

[SteveJ]

Pat, great to hear from you. Brother in Law lives in Taylor Ranch, go there often. The race picture of the 400 is from the Sandia motocross track at Moriarity, NM riding the AVDRA National June 2014. The race picture of the 500 is from the Bluffs track, east of Colorado Springs riding with RMVMC (rmvmc.net). First race on the 500, spent most of the day picking myself up out of the dirt . Still one vintage race left in the season, Thunder Valley, Lakewood, CO. on Oct. 12. Come on over from beautiful Pagosa Springs if you can.

 

[SteveJ]

SilverstreakNZ, yes 18 inch rear wheel. The rear suspension works better than my 84 Honda CR500 monoshock. Interesting how Husqvarna had to angle the shock mounts so far forward to get that angle in 83 & 84. But I have to say, the 82.5 Silverstreak is, in my opinion, one of the best looking Huskys, I want one.

 

[Ste567]

 

[silverstreakNZ]

yeah im half way through making my 82 not look like an 83 .
that 83 would still put a horn on a jelly fish though

 

[SteveJ]

Okay, I had to google that "horn on a jellyfish" comment.

 

[Nikel]

Hey a video.
With, uhm Music?

View: http://youtu.be/I0U7_uSFYXU?list=UUlkTNaD4kvYbs7XE3-lE1UA

 

[ARH]

I picked it up today, now I need to learn how to learn how to kick with my left leg. I'm not entirely sure if it is a '73 or a '74. I'm looking for some sort of light kit to make it street legal in MI. looks to be wired for lights already, but I am thinking it would be best to replace the points ignition with a modern kit and run a newer lighting system, looking for something that looks period correct. Also, not sure on oil ratio. Only other 2 stroke I owned was injected, so I'm new at this. The manual says 25:1, the guy I bought it from said 50:1 but he really hadn't ridden it since 1976. What is good for this bike, mostly putting around trails and some road riding?

 

[SteveJ]

Great find! With respect to the fuel/oil ratio, modern synthetic two stroke oils allow higher mix ratios while still providing superior lubrication as compared to the oils available when the machine was new. My 400 Husky (70 model) ran at 20:1 when it was new, I now run it at 40:1 on synthetic racing oil, run hard in vintage motocross. Never an oil related concern or damage. Much less smoke and very little carbon build up on the piston. As with any two stroke, correct jetting is very important to the life of the motor.
Others will better able to advise you with regards to ignitions, I'm still running points on mine.
Good luck.
Steve