• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Swedish "VIN" numbers

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Husqvarna
AA Class
Was this "VIN" number - ZHUWR4302JV****** ('88 430WR), part of the Swedish built Husqvarnas? I see it posted on the Husqvarna-parts website, but wasn't sure what an Italian "VIN" looks like.... I owned an '87 430 auto from brand new and it looks very similar with the exception that this bike has upside down forks like the CR's had, thoughts?
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That is a Swedish designed bike but the last bikes built in Sweden were the '87s so its an Italian built 100% Swedish design.
 
I have both an 87 and 88 430. Both are the same Swedish parts and parts numbers.

Bikes built through '87 had only Husqvarna factory frame and engine numbers. In '88 the US government or some DMV created and required VIN numbers that Cagiva (Husky's new owner) had to use: Zxxxxxxxxxx. Hence the change.

The manufacturing process change from Swedish Husqvarna to Cagiva was phased in over a year or more. I would suspect the Swedes were still building bikes until late '88. There's a picture somewhere online of the last Swedish Husky rolling off the production line. I don't remember the date.
 
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even if it was built in Sweden the new vins required were 14 digit
but yes on the design i also have the 87 and 88's in the stable
 
The DMV 14 character VIN was to designate vehicle use driving the appropriate regulations controlling the enforcement procedures.

The last Swedish Husqvarna left he factory in 1987 at the end of production
 

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As jim said, the last Swedish built Husky was at the end of the '87 production. An '88 430 was all Swedish in design and parts, but was assembled in Italy.
 
wow, that sounds really late..
the swede numbering usually has xo, wo, co, etc etc...the zhu is italian..you may have one of the bikes the italians assembled from inventory.
 
Hmmm, interesting! I picked it up as a non runner for very little $$$ and it took all of an hour to have it running, the cases were full of oily fuel. It doesn't have a lot of compression, so I may have to hunt down a piston which may not be easy.
 
the stroker 250 is a sweet motor. it runs like a miniature 400/430..quite a bit different than all the earlier 250s..
i bought mine as an nos bike..i grew up with it!
 
I wish husqvarna was still Swedish. That's why I'm staying with the evolution bikes. I'm old, wise and go slower now.
 
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