• 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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Which bike?

The 400cc remember it's all in the twistie. The 400 has a very traceable power. She moves effortless.
 
^^Agree. The 400 would be more desirable at $2500, whereas the 83 is an iconic model at reasonable price (bearing in mind that it was probably bought in the US for $500 - $1000 before being shipped to Australia). I wouldn't think that either bike would be ready to ride as is.
 
310huskyTE said:
1st one is an 86 WR 400
2nd one is an 83 WR 250

Which one would you buy and why?
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I would get the second one the dual shock air cooled one. It would be a bit harder to decide if the first one was an 87-88.

I like the airbox, metal tank, and the hard to smash pipe.
 
I see you are in Melbourne, so if you want it for vinduro in Victoria , remember most events are pre 85 (veri) .
 
When at a cross road or fork in the road with two choices we have I end up with both anyway. Somehow it works out that way. Buying two bikes can be cheaper if we haggle the price. Don't pay the asking price for both. You have the best models between the two. Practicing on the 400wr will make you so much better on the 250wr.
 
Eurofreak said:
One consideration-if you can afford one how much more do you need to put into each bike for it to be in good rideable shape?
I'm getting a twin shocker 250 to complement my 86 WR 400.
For the price of each bike I would be partial to the '86 but...the '83 is pretty and not molested. I see the quandry.
I see two 250's and one 400 in your bio- a second 400 would balance it out
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Cheers for the replies everyone, i appreciate it.

That bio has nowhere near enough room to list all my bikes! i'm leaning towards the 83, but probably won't be able to buy it.
She who must be obeyed has said 14 is more than enough bikes! (yes she's crazy) How about we go on a decent holiday for a change! :( So i won't be getting either at the moment. :cry:
 
Last time I bought a bike, SWMBO's first question "Was it at-least a Husqvarna?" :thumbsup:

When you've got 14, can't you just pick one up, slip it into the herd, and not mention it for a bit?
Granted, I know the struggle is real. If I buy another bike any time soon, it should probably be a Vespa for her...
 
Yeah, that's an awesome lineup! Puts me on team 400 if she changes her mind though, a 400 LC mono is a creature to behold, and would be an asset to your collection. Of course sounds like SWMBO is enforcing some semblance of sense in this case....
 
nice collection, very impressive
the 400 as others stated would be a better addition, since you have milk truck now
I'm sorry did your wife say something :lol:
 
2premo said:
nice collection, very impressive
the 400 as others stated would be a better addition, since you have milk truck now
I'm sorry did your wife say something :lol:
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Haha! Yeah she did, I don't often listen to her! But I might have to his time.
 
I think it's in my beer too :cheers:
I count KTM, Triumph, BMW, Rickman and Moto Guzzi in my stable along with my Huskies.
But I don't live in Australia...
 
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