• 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.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

Welcome to the forum! Introduce yourself here!

Thanks! Bought the 420 AE in spring and the Terra last Monday :) Was on a shorter trip this weekend with the Terra and loved every moment of it.
 
Hello all. 2 weeks ago I purchased my first bike which ended up being a 14 TR650 with 1450 miles. The only modifications done to the bike were addition of some armor, skid plate and crash bars, windshield and a luggage rack. I've put about 200 miles on the bike so far and am glad I purchased it. The next modifications I plan on doing are: hand guards, center stand, drill a drain hole in the swingarms. I'm sure there will be plenty more to come in the future.

I had been looking at various dual sport bikes for a few months until I stumbled upon a craigslist add for a TR650 in Chicago. Something inside me told me that is the bike for me, but that particular bike sold before I could take time to look at it. After this I went on the hunt for another and started thorough research mostly done here. When I went to look at this bike I knew what to look for and the seller had taken good care of it. I didn't even test drive it, I was a bit nervous and tired from the drive there. My friend with more experience riding bikes took it out and he approved. A bit of haggling, a push from my friend and a trip to the bank and I was a proud owner of this bike.
 
Hi everyone well I am presently waiting on a 2017 501 to be delivered in November or hopefully sooner. I do have and race a 2016 XC300 in the amateur class in NM, CO and UT. I will do my best to give and take advice on my 501 project.
Thanks for letting me in ;)
 
Thanks for adding me to the forum. Based in New England and race the New England Trail Riders Association (NETRA) Vintage Hare Scrambles. Currently ride Evolution class 250cc. Just purchased a 1983 430WR for restoration. Lots of work to be done over the winter.
 

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Hi, I'm from NZ. For some stupid reason I decided that being nearly 50 was a good time to get back into dirt bikes, after I gave 'em up 25 odd years ago due to a 'slightly' compressed spine (from a MX incident). Was originally looking for another streetbike, but ended up with a 2010 TCX450 instead. Still got a '05 ZX10 and a '84 750 turbo kwak (with heaps of mods, around 250hp). So not completely out of touch.....but.....
 
Good day from eastern Canada. Haven't been on here for a few years now. Got back in the swing of things this past year with some riding out in the rockies. Got me a 2016 TE300 for those runs. Still holding on to the 2011 TC449, and she still goes. Looking forward to reading and sharing some great stories of rides and races fellow Husky riders are doing. Cheers
 
Cheers OBD! I'm going to reach out to everyone to see if anyone has tried the Enduristan Tankbag on there FE 501's and how they found their bags, fit and durability etc.

Thanks!
 
Hello All! Thanks for adding me!
I am a 60 year old male from South Jersey USA and Have been riding for over 50 years. I have ridden a few Huskys before but just purchased my first!
I am a former ASE Certified Master Tech and former Alfa Romeo Certified Master Tech. so I know my way around the tool box quite well.

I recently purchased (rescued) a 1980 WR 390 that had been in a garage fire and am ready to venture into the world of Husquavarna Motorcycles.
I do have a Husky Chain saw and Husky backpack leaf blower so I am familiar with Husky quality.
I will post some pics of my project in the restoration section and hope you both enjoy them and offer some constructive thoughts and tips to help guide me along the way.
I am particularly fond of vintage bikes of any kind but have a real soft spot for the twin shock and drum brake off road machines.

Our daily riders (my wife rides also) are a 2015 BMW G650 GS which is hers and a 2013 BMW F800 GS which is mine. I also have a 1984 Harley FXRS which is/was my Father in Laws... He purchased it brand new in '84 and rode it quite a bit but it sat for 13 years before I fixed her up and started riding her.

My other current bike is a 1974 Yamaha TY 250 Trials bike which I like playing on in the woods at the back of our property.

I am always on the lookout for another bike to rescue as I feel too many bikes that can be restored are parted out and gone forever.

BTW My restorations are not 100% factory correct. I build "Riders"... my bikes are not made to sit in a living room or office but to be used as intended.

Sorry for the long winded intro!
 
Welcome Sno- seems like there's a ton of husky riders in New Jersey for some reason, so you'll probably have no problem hearing about get-togethers etc.

your posts will probably be moderated for a while; we've only got two moderators and the list owner is MIA... have patience.
 
Greetings from Mahwah NJ! Thanks for letting me join this most excellent site. I've been hiding out and reading these forums for about a yr. My Dad and I built my first powered bike in 1979. I think it was a Schwinn stingray and we put a Briggs and Stratton 3hp over the cranks. It was fast and dangerous! I've had a lot of bikes since then, probably more than 100! Some I fixed others I just had to have, now I have 9 bikes in various states of repair and disassembly. I got a couple 72 husky 450s, a WR with a 6 speed and a CR. I'm hoping to finish them for vintage riding out here in the North East. I also ride out West in AZ, Nev and Cali. I was born and raised in So Cal so I go when I can. Can't wait to be able to pick your brains (metaphorically, had to look that up) and use all this site has to offer. Thanks again!
 
SnoDrtRider said:
Hello All! Thanks for adding me!
I am a 60 year old male from South Jersey USA and Have been riding for over 50 years. I have ridden a few Huskys before but just purchased my first!
I am a former ASE Certified Master Tech and former Alfa Romeo Certified Master Tech. so I know my way around the tool box quite well.

I recently purchased (rescued) a 1980 WR 390 that had been in a garage fire and am ready to venture into the world of Husquavarna Motorcycles.
I do have a Husky Chain saw and Husky backpack leaf blower so I am familiar with Husky quality.
I will post some pics of my project in the restoration section and hope you both enjoy them and offer some constructive thoughts and tips to help guide me along the way.
I am particularly fond of vintage bikes of any kind but have a real soft spot for the twin shock and drum brake off road machines.

Our daily riders (my wife rides also) are a 2015 BMW G650 GS which is hers and a 2013 BMW F800 GS which is mine. I also have a 1984 Harley FXRS which is/was my Father in Laws... He purchased it brand new in '84 and rode it quite a bit but it sat for 13 years before I fixed her up and started riding her.

My other current bike is a 1974 Yamaha TY 250 Trials bike which I like playing on in the woods at the back of our property.

I am always on the lookout for another bike to rescue as I feel too many bikes that can be restored are parted out and gone forever.

BTW My restorations are not 100% factory correct. I build "Riders"... my bikes are not made to sit in a living room or office but to be used as intended.

Sorry for the long winded intro!
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sounds like you are going to give that swede a great home. if you like drum brake air cooled dirt bikes, you bought one of the best made.
i have a bunch of husky power equipment too, and all has performed well.
 
Howdy:
I am a reborn dirtbiker. I trail rode from 9 yrs old to 15 yrs old, then went to street bikes in 1991 when I turned 16, and never rode dirt again till July 2016.
I bought a 2009 WR125 because it is the lightest woods bike I could find. I am 5'4" with a 28" inseam and I didn't want to deal with a heavy bike in the woods, and now wonder if I should have bought an electric start bike. I am so short that on level ground I cannot kickstart the bike unless I walk around the bike and use my left foot.......And then tippy toe right foot on ground, I can barely even touch the shifter to get it into gear.......I didn't know at the time that Huskys were so tall- my buddy's Beta300 is 2.5" shorter seat height, but also a couple inches less clearance under the skidplate too. After 6 or 7 weekends of trail riding I am getting used to the bike, but I wish it had more bottom/mid jam for climbing. I plan to add a WB 165 and pipe kit, Tubliss and new tires for next season.

Also, am I the only one who cannot seem to send a PM to anyone, and have to wait for moderators to approve every single post I make?
 
post approval: yeah, it's gonna be a bit; maybe one of our 2 mods will see you here. otherwise: patience.

good call on the bike. don't worry too much about your height- lotsa of pro-mx'ers are your height. get a lowering kit if you really think you need it; otoh- almost all dirt bikes are that high.

low end: probably the biggest complaints of 125s. learn to use the clutch when you're between gear ratios (feathering). keep the rpm's up above 4-5000 when climbing. Many people think your bike (sometimes with the addition of a 165 kit) is the best woods bike made.

welcome.
 
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