• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Hey Justin, whats the power like on the 430 compared to the 250 ? Not trying to say how fast my 250 is but if it had a paddle tire on it I think it would flip over . It's so fun to go through the gears and every gear is spaced out perfect for the power that it delivers ...
 
good question, of course you know the 87/88 is a lil different than all the other previous swede 250 bikes, it is much more powerful in the bottom and mid at a slight sacrifice to the top end. i have always felt my 88 kinda ran like a miniature big bore swede. the same powerband, just less power if that makes sense. i have never ran a 430 before really, altho i own/owned every other size. im still dialing the 430 altho im not investing "too" much time into that as it will get a lectron.
the main difference between the 430 and 250 is the grunt and willingness to rev. the 430 is slower to rev perhaps but is easier to loft the front end and carry for whatever distance you desire. handy especially when you bobble up a long hill or a bad area. my 400 needs rebuilt and a chassis assembled for it, but when it was running it revved and spooled quickly, probably my fastest swede in real terms.
basically to answer your question they are similar just different power levels. i agree 100 percent with what youre saying about your 250, its a great setup with a good gearbox. i have always gotten along well with bigbores, so i just alter my style a bit and the 430 is just as enjoyable!

also weird that i bought this 430 and used most of my 250 to build it, as i have the chassis dialed perfectly for me on the 250 already. so i just took the remnants of my 250 and 430, cleaned it all, put it in storage. the bike feels like it weighs 30 extra pounds from the 430 motor, something to be said for crank inertia i guess. im used to it now tho and it seems light again. i bet if i slipped my 250 back in it would handle and run like a 125 to me!
 
justintendo said:
good question, of course you know the 87/88 is a lil different than all the other previous swede 250 bikes, it is much more powerful in the bottom and mid at a slight sacrifice to the top end. i have always felt my 88 kinda ran like a miniature big bore swede. the same powerband, just less power if that makes sense. i have never ran a 430 before really, altho i own/owned every other size. im still dialing the 430 altho im not investing "too" much time into that as it will get a lectron.
the main difference between the 430 and 250 is the grunt and willingness to rev. the 430 is slower to rev perhaps but is easier to loft the front end and carry for whatever distance you desire. handy especially when you bobble up a long hill or a bad area. my 400 needs rebuilt and a chassis assembled for it, but when it was running it revved and spooled quickly, probably my fastest swede in real terms.
basically to answer your question they are similar just different power levels. i agree 100 percent with what youre saying about your 250, its a great setup with a good gearbox. i have always gotten along well with bigbores, so i just alter my style a bit and the 430 is just as enjoyable!

also weird that i bought this 430 and used most of my 250 to build it, as i have the chassis dialed perfectly for me on the 250 already. so i just took the remnants of my 250 and 430, cleaned it all, put it in storage. the bike feels like it weighs 30 extra pounds from the 430 motor, something to be said for crank inertia i guess. im used to it now tho and it seems light again. i bet if i slipped my 250 back in it would handle and run like a 125 to me!
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Do you know much about sem amal ignitions
 
etienne810 said:
Do you know much about sem amal ignitions
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i know my fair share about them, enough to tell you this...
i owned about a half dozen complete ignitions and i sold them all. i run motoplats and if i wanted something better or wanted lights i would likely buy a new ignition like mzb or electrex.
 
84 WR250. As purchased, picked it up on Thursday. Looking forward to hit
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ting some cross country races on it!
 
motojason said:
The bottom tensioner roller is the wrong one too. I will replace it and use the current one on the upper.
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some people dont even run the bottom spring loaded tensioner but i like to. the upper one is not needed at all but i usually have an extra laying around that i throw new bearings in and bolt in the top. the chain never seems to touch it unless i get slack about chain adjustment or im really pounding the thing. nice bike, i have the same bike pretty much, chain guard and all. 2nd one actually. i traded my first 84 wr250 for my 95 360 and came upon another last year.
 
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