Welcome to the forum! Introduce yourself here!

[WoodsChick]

A quick hello if you will

My name is Trent and after about a year of reading, studying and comparing I bought an 08 510SMR.

My only regret is that I didnt buy it sooner. I love this bike. It has about ~2500 miles on it with a 1000+ being track miles. It has been on big tracks, supermoto tracks, kart tracks and dirt trails on the side of the road.

It has been pretty much trouble free, knock on wood. The closest dealer is about 400 miles away too. Could not be happier.

Alright! Another `tard shows up Glad to have you here, Trent!

Hi. This is my first post to Cafe Husky. I have recently purchased a fairly nice WR250 that I am racing in AHRMA vintage events here in the Pacific Northwest. The tank has a goofy custom paint scheme and I want to return it to the authentic paint/decal scheme. Does anyone know where I can get the proper materials?
Thanks! Don Armstrong, Fall City WA.

Welcome to CafeHusky, Don I dont have a clue as to where to get materials for your tank, but I'm guessing you'll get some good information if you stop by the vintage forum here

Hi, thought I should say hi and stop lurking. Looking at getting into adventure riding, and the TE610 is at the top of my list! Great forum for info on anything husky.

Hi, kram! Lots of satisfied 610 riders here, that's for sure. We are pretty much all of the same opinion that it's the perfect platform for andventure/dualsport.



WoodsChick

 

[rohancrofton]

Thanks for having me

G'day guys , thanks for having me I'm Rohan . I'am the proud owner of a 1973 WR RT 250 . I have only owned the bike for 3 months & before I came across this bike never realised Husqvarna had a registerable version of the WR & must apologise for living such a sheltered life . This bike although in such dire condition has charisma that is hard to find in modern bikes . When iI work out how to drive the computer I will post some pictures . Look forward to meeting you all .

 

[Tim H]

Hey everybody, Tim H here. I'm a fat old grey-haired guy living in Washington State (Graham for those who have any clue where that is). Married with 2 kids (17 YO racerboy son Scott and 18 YO daughter Lorena). I don't own any Huskies at all, but I am a close personal friend of your Mod WoodsChick, and if Y'all are OK with Tami, then you're OK with me. I just hope you can overlook the lack of a Husky. If it's any consolation, I'm a pretty dedicated Euro bike guy...I ride an '04 GasGas EC300, my son now rides a '08 KTM 250XC and we've retained his '05 200E/XC for a backup/loaner bike (all of the above bikes are Reckluse equipped), my daughter has a lowered '03 200EX/C (more of that great work from Les), and the gargage is full of our retired rides, more KTM's, an '88 ATK 250 2 stroke (the first one in Washington State), a couple of CanAm's, a '74 Maico 440 radial, and the impossibe to avoid Japanese bikes, a TT-R125L, RM100 (KX100 in yellow), an '87 CR250 Honda, a '76 RM250, a couple of old Yamaha Enduros, stuff like that. I believe we're sitting on 23 bikes in the garage right now, but I need to hit the lottery to get the time and $$ to restore them all...some day.
I know a few of the inmates here already; besides Tami, I know Les, I have recently met Jake (jmetteer) through a mutual friend Ben, and there are probably more, but I haven't spent that much time poking around here yet.
Anyway, I like the feeling of community you have going here, and I hope you can overlook that tiny little lack-of-a-Husky problem I have. I tend to read more than I write, but you'll see me pop in from time to time.

Tim H

 

[WoodsChick]

Hey everybody, Tim H here. I'm a fat old grey-haired guy living in Washington State (Graham for those who have any clue where that is). Married with 2 kids (17 YO racerboy son Scott and 18 YO daughter Lorena). I don't own any Huskies at all, but I am a close personal friend of your Mod WoodsChick, and if Y'all are OK with Tami, then you're OK with me. I just hope you can overlook the lack of a Husky. If it's any consolation, I'm a pretty dedicated Euro bike guy...I ride an '04 GasGas EC300, my son now rides a '08 KTM 250XC and we've retained his '05 200E/XC for a backup/loaner bike (all of the above bikes are Reckluse equipped), my daughter has a lowered '03 200EX/C (more of that great work from Les), and the gargage is full of our retired rides, more KTM's, an '88 ATK 250 2 stroke (the first one in Washington State), a couple of CanAm's, a '74 Maico 440 radial, and the impossibe to avoid Japanese bikes, a TT-R125L, RM100 (KX100 in yellow), an '87 CR250 Honda, a '76 RM250, a couple of old Yamaha Enduros, stuff like that. I believe we're sitting on 23 bikes in the garage right now, but I need to hit the lottery to get the time and $$ to restore them all...some day.
I know a few of the inmates here already; besides Tami, I know Les, I have recently met Jake (jmetteer) through a mutual friend Ben, and there are probably more, but I haven't spent that much time poking around here yet.
Anyway, I like the feeling of community you have going here, and I hope you can overlook that tiny little lack-of-a-Husky problem I have. I tend to read more than I write, but you'll see me pop in from time to time.

Tim H

Alright! Who let this guy in here?? Was it you, Rajo? HuskyDude?

Dang it...I knew he'd find me here sooner or later

Nice to see you here, Tim! It's ok about the no Husky thing. Hang around here long enough and you'll be convinced they're the best thing since sliced bread BTW, you need a TE610 for those DS camping trips we're going to do when we're too old and broken to do the things we do now Oh wait...I already am old and
broken...

Seriously, though, folks, Tim is the salt of the earth and is my first real "imaginary friend" I met through the internet. Hell, we were great friends before we ever met in real life. He's a great guy, despite his Huskylessness

Welcome to CafeHusky, Tim. You're right, we do have a pretty cool community here



WoodsChick

 

[WoodsChick]

G'day guys , thanks for having me I'm Rohan . I'am the proud owner of a 1973 WR RT 250 . I have only owned the bike for 3 months & before I came across this bike never realised Husqvarna had a registerable version of the WR & must apologise for living such a sheltered life . This bike although in such dire condition has charisma that is hard to find in modern bikes . When iI work out how to drive the computer I will post some pictures . Look forward to meeting you all .

Hi, Rohan! Welcome to CafeHusky We'd love to see your photos! If you can't figure it out, send them to me and I'll post them for you




WoodsChick

 

[kpie]

'09 TE 610 New Owner

Love your site! Great information here on all things Husky... Thanks.

 

[HuskyDude]

Love your site! Great information here on all things Husky... Thanks.

Welcome aboard. kpie
This is a great place just to chat or looking for something particular.
Great people great place.

PM sent

 

[crimson49er]

hi everyone!. im a new Husky owner, just got a killer deal on an '07 SMR510. i've been looking for a husky specific forum for a while now!

 

[WoodsChick]

hi everyone!. im a new Husky owner, just got a killer deal on an '07 SMR510. i've been looking for a husky specific forum for a while now!

Welcome to CafeHusky, neighbor

You might as well sell that GSXR now, as it will probably be collecting dust from now on Don't ask me how I know...



WoodsChick

 

[crimson49er]

Welcome to CafeHusky, neighbor

You might as well sell that GSXR now, as it will probably be collecting dust from now on Don't ask me how I know...



WoodsChick

i've been switching back & forth all week, trying not to neglect either of my babies

 

[JustTroItIn]

I'm in the Detroit area and have a 1993 Husqvarna WXC 350 bored up to 481cc.

A long time street rider, I bought the bike 5 years ago as it was cheap and I wanted to try out the dirt. What a freakin blast! I had no idea what I was missing.

At the time I was also working on getting it setup as a supermotard and had a set of custom wheels made for it (they cost more than I paid for the bike :bonk: )

In hind sight, I should have taken a lot more care with the motorcycle and gone through it good and proper. My fifth or sixth time of the season out on the trails my engine ate an exhaust valve. After digging into the motor and seeing the sorry shape of my top end, I was a bit disenchanted and the parts got boxed up. The Husky sat in a corner of my garage. The gas tank was regular used, however, as an I.V. when working on my other bikes (probably blasphemy to admit that here).

Other projects seemed to always take priority over the Husky. Just recently I have taken a renewed interest in the bike and have started working on the repair. The head has been welded up. I'm ordering new valves and guides. Having new seats installed....and watching the bottom line of this project quickly grow $$$

I still have the motard wheels, and plan to continue that project after the bike is up and running again.

Current bikes in my stable are a 1971 BMW R60/5 (my first bike and still ride it often), a 1980 Dnepr Soviet made sidecar rig (rescued this one a few years ago from a dusty corner of my dad’s garage. He gave up on it in 1989. If you have ever owned a Soviet motorcycle, you may be able to sympathize.), and a 2003 Triumph Daytona 600.

 

[mr1396]

hey new motorcycle rider and husky owner

 

[dgore2]

New member from Missouri...

Just wanted to introduce myself and say hello. I'm on my second Husqvarna, an 07 TC 450. My first was an 02 CR 250. I'm very happy with the brand and hope to expand my knowledge of Husky's here on cafehusky.com.

Thanks,
David Gore
Kearney, MO

 

[JRCarp]

Just found out about this cool site when I got my seat back from Renazco Racing, so I decided to sign up.
Got a 06 TE610 with a Britannia Lynx Fairing and now the Renazco seat.
It just gets better every day!!!

Thanks,
John

 

[Dashy]

Where I ride

I ride in the Aussie bush and I like it.

 

[HuskyDude]

I ride in the Aussie bush and I like it.

Welcome aboard Dashy.

What bike do you ride. Post some pics if you'd like.


PM sent

 

[WoodsChick]

I'm in the Detroit area and have a 1993 Husqvarna WXC 350 bored up to 481cc.

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Welcome to CafeHusky, JustTroItIn

That's a mighty fine lookin' bike, I love the blue!

hey new motorcycle rider and husky owner

Congrats on the new bike, mr1936
Lots of good info here from experienced riders, too, so don't be afraid to ask questions

Just wanted to introduce myself and say hello. I'm on my second Husqvarna, an 07 TC 450. My first was an 02 CR 250. I'm very happy with the brand and hope to expand my knowledge of Husky's here on cafehusky.com.

Thanks,
David Gore
Kearney, MO

Hello, dgore2

Just found out about this cool site when I got my seat back from Renazco Racing, so I decided to sign up.
Got a 06 TE610 with a Britannia Lynx Fairing and now the Renazco seat.
It just gets better every day!!!

Thanks,
John

Welcome, JRCarp
Yeah, life is pretty good on a 610, isn't it?




WoodsChick

 

[mxboy]

Hi everyone! Any Husky dudes from Canada?

HI, I'm Don, from MOntreal in Canada.

I just Bought a 09 WR 125. My very first Husky eventhough I'm kinda used to thoses bikes since my brother ride on it for 2 years now and idid the ISDE in Greece with a TE 250.

I'm glad to have found this forum and I already enjoying it.

 

[desertman86]

First Timer

I have a TE610 and ran into Geoge at Uptite Racing and he told me about this site and a trip to Baja, looking forward to reading all the info on Cafe Husky.

 

[rajobigguy]

Lots of 610 owners around here, you should feel right at home.
Welcome