• 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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Post up pictures of your vintage Husqvarna bikes!

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front sprocket,chain, rear brake,did they drop the s/arm mounted side stand in 79 ?..dont think they did.... s/arm looks funny shape and its got the quick drop Wr rear axle with the welded bar.re-route the clutch cable, get the rest of the gator round the top of the air box cover ..would look better with modern oval ally silencer i think , maybe match the rims up.... but a nice sold project bike.
 
HuskyT said:
Nice shot Lucien... don't get that thing dirty... only ride in the snow....T
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Hi T.

You're right, it does look a bit too clean doesn't it.

The XC500 does get lightly used, and has been so filthy that you could not see any white on it anywhere! I just took it apart afterwards, cleaned it carefully and then put it together again.

These days I get so few opportunities to ride that usuallly I'll take out my new Husky TE310. It's just easier.

Kind regards
Lucien
 
hvaloz2 said:
front sprocket,chain, rear brake,did they drop the s/arm mounted side stand in 79 ?..dont think they did.... s/arm looks funny shape and its got the quick drop Wr rear axle with the welded bar.re-route the clutch cable, get the rest of the gator round the top of the air box cover ..would look better with modern oval ally silencer i think , maybe match the rims up.... but a nice sold project bike.
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Yes the swingarm is a mystery one? Nice you noticed :) The seller said it is a longer racing swingarm from that period?? I have the original swingarm which is shorter and straight and has a side stand. This swingarm which is mounted doesn`t have a front chain tensioner mounting at all?? It is a banana shaped and has welded reinforcements under the main bars. If I`m not selling this I´m thinking of fitting 250 engine in it. But you don`t see many Husky tiddlers any more....were they so crappy at the seventies?
 
Velocette said:
Yes the swingarm is a mystery one? Nice you noticed :) The seller said it is a longer racing swingarm from that period?? I have the original swingarm which is shorter and straight and has a side stand. This swingarm which is mounted doesn`t have a front chain tensioner mounting at all?? It is a banana shaped and has welded reinforcements under the main bars. If I`m not selling this I´m thinking of fitting 250 engine in it. But you don`t see many Husky tiddlers any more....were they so crappy at the seventies?
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Yes, those 125 Huskys were pretty crappy - at least the motor on my '77 125 CR was. Never could get it to run right. Always burbled at some point in the powerband no matter what I did. When I took off the top end I discovered - to my amazement - that the shape of the transfer ports of the cylinder base didn't even come close to matching the shape of those in the crankcase. They were completely different shapes that didn't match up at all. It looked like Husky just slapped together some different parts they had lying around the factory to put this engine together. I've always wondered if they were all like that or if mine was just one of the first they made and they hadn't yet bothered to do it right.

In the end I gave up on that motor and fabricated some new motor mounts to install my '73 125/175 WR motor into the '77 frame, rigged up lights, and rode it in New England enduros and hare scrambles for a couple of years. Loved it with that motor. Still have it in storage in "parked after last race" shape. Hope to restore it at some point, although I may throw the motor back into its original frame for vintage racing. I absolutely loved that '73 125 WR. What a huge upgrade from the 1972 Ossa Pioneer I had before that. Later on I installed a factory 175 kit and a reed valve on it and that made the motor just about perfect for me.
 
You have to remember that in 73 the Honda Elsinore showed up along with the Yamaha YZ. By 74 the Euro bikes were obsolete. Penton,DKW,Puch and Husky were no match for the Asian invasion. In Desert and Enduro racing they were O.K. but even then the 125 husky was a dog. I know-I was there.
 
brads said:
Y What a huge upgrade from the 1972 Ossa Pioneer I had before that.
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Interestingly enough I just inherited a 1969 Ossa Pioneer in running condition from a customer of mine... I'm scheduled to pick it up next week... it has been sitting in his garage now for years...

I have no experience with this bike... never even seen one until I looked it up this week online....

T
 
Hi there all,
first post so probably about to go wrong :-)
Recently fettled 500 XC over is freezing England ...ready to be used in vintage enduro's starting next month ...mighty excited indeed!!Team Husqvarna 009.jpg
 
Next projectile :) The seller insist that this came with white tank and frame from the factory. And it`s -82 as you can see. Possible some late -82 model? And it is supposed to be ex Sweden enduro teams bike????
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dkwkid said:
You have to remember that in 73 the Honda Elsinore showed up along with the Yamaha YZ. By 74 the Euro bikes were obsolete. Penton,DKW,Puch and Husky were no match for the Asian invasion. In Desert and Enduro racing they were O.K. but even then the 125 husky was a dog. I know-I was there.
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You are correct although the difference wasn't all that much. I had a 75Honda cr125 and my dad had a 74WR 125. I'd get him on the jump but by 5th he was gaining on me. WE modded the Husky a little with carb and filter.
The honda had more power but the Husky handled better and was more fun to ride. IMHO
 
just putting one or two finishing touches to my 250 8 speed,has a full titanium nut,bolt and spindles conversion[only partialy on these pics] first husky ive ever had,i became interested after a guy i bought some jap parts from in usa sent me some pics of his collection,they are things of amazing beauty,i would love to know more about its history,it came to the uk from atlanta about 5 years ago [in a bad state]it was sold by eddison dye to the cycle shack , belaire in december 1971,any info from there on would be great chassis number MI 5261, It has an 8 speed kit fitted although it arrived at cycle shack as a 250,perhaps the 8 speed was fitted at the shop?:banghead:
 

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My 67 250T Commando in our newly tiled dining room. The seat is still in my bedroom closet but it will be back on the bike soon. I am still trying to source all the proper parts to make it all stock.

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