1. Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

1973 400 CR

Discussion in 'Vintage Restoration Projects' started by Picklito, Aug 6, 2013.

  1. Picklito Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Washington
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    430, 430, 430, ,400, 175
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM250xc, KTM500mx, KTM440exc
    Yup, TLC and money. A little progress tonight. Man, as hard as I tried, I just scratched the $#@& out of that frame. Even had towels and tape everywhere. Oh well, it's a racer, right? RIGHT? Here are a few quick ones before I covered her up for bed.

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    I mentioned before that the cases' engine mount pads were all buggerd up. I filed them flat again, and in that process
    moved the entire engine 3mm to the left side. I'll do the same when building the rear wheel and it looks like that will
    allow the chain to clear those fat Ohlins springs. In this shot you can just barely see the 3mm spacers inside the right
    rear engine mount. It's SNUG in that cradle now, with nice metal to metal mounting points, important for good ignition
    function and low vibration.

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    Engine plates were blasted with fine glass media then scrubbed with oil. They have several blems that don't come through in the photos, but they still look good. I used stainless bolts for the engine mounts, but I'm not happy with them. They seem a bit stretchy, and the plating is galling and the threads got sticky in just a few on/off cycles as I got the engine placed. Will have to look into this.

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  2. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    Nice work, don't you hate scratching new paint...happens everytime
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  3. fredd Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    PUERTO RICO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2016 kx 450f
    Other Motorcycles:
    1995 chopper
    did you powder coat the frame.i hope you do it or you going to scratch the frame in no time.:confused:
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  4. dartyppyt Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Illinois
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    17 TE 150, 82CR 500
    Other Motorcycles:
    82 125,250,430&500 79 390 83 250
    Looks great, keep up the good work!
  5. Picklito Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Washington
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    430, 430, 430, ,400, 175
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM250xc, KTM500mx, KTM440exc
    This time I used paint and, although its beautiful, it's already showing that its not gonna be nearly as durable as the powdered ones I've built. Went with paint this time cuz I wanted as close a match as possible to that awesome Husky silver. Thought about trying the powder mentioned in another thread here but the frame was going to Vintage Husky for his mod so I just had him paint it while it was there. He did a good job I think it's just a repaint thing. View attachment 30377 image.jpg
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  6. fredd Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    PUERTO RICO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2016 kx 450f
    Other Motorcycles:
    1995 chopper
    ok i understand.looks great
  7. Picklito Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Washington
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    430, 430, 430, ,400, 175
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM250xc, KTM500mx, KTM440exc
    A little progress on the engine.

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    And the hubs are back from the blaster and all painted up. Let's do some wheels...

    Attached Files:

  8. Picklito Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Washington
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    430, 430, 430, ,400, 175
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM250xc, KTM500mx, KTM440exc
    Did the front first. Almost forgot that the inner and outer brake side spokes have a slightly different head angle.

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    The first spoke.

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    Took only 15 minutes to loose lace the front because it's a very standard pattern.

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    Rear took about 45 minutes cuz I had to check and re-check that I was doing the "husky odd" pattern correctly.

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    That was the easy part. Now I have to center and true. Yuck.
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  9. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    years ago I had a front rim self destruct with a heap of spokes coming loose and the wheel touching the forks on both sides. I snugged everything back up and rode flat out down this road and then tightened the loose ones and in 15 mins she was straight again and was fun to do.
  10. dartyppyt Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Illinois
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    17 TE 150, 82CR 500
    Other Motorcycles:
    82 125,250,430&500 79 390 83 250
    Glad its u lacing them up/truing. I hate that task.
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  11. fredd Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    PUERTO RICO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2016 kx 450f
    Other Motorcycles:
    1995 chopper
    its just practice, i lace mines no big deal.
  12. oldbikedude Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Honey Brook Pa.
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1988 wr 430 with cr suspension
    Other Motorcycles:
    66flh,67 CA77,76 CR125M,73H1,74ty250
    Are they new spokes or replated? I've been tossing around the idea of replating my spokes myself...I have more time than money.
  13. oldbikedude Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Honey Brook Pa.
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1988 wr 430 with cr suspension
    Other Motorcycles:
    66flh,67 CA77,76 CR125M,73H1,74ty250
    Sorry, I just saw they are new.
  14. Picklito Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Washington
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    430, 430, 430, ,400, 175
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM250xc, KTM500mx, KTM440exc
    Yes, new. Mine were SO bad I just gave up. Spent way too long trying to get them to loosen up and finally went nuts with the die-grinder and chopped those suckers up! Sparks were flying and it gave a nice sense of revenge!

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    Note to anyone doing a resto: Take more pics of the icky stuff before you take it apart. I hardly have any shots of just how bad the wheels were.
  15. jimspac Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Connecticut
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 250WR, 82 430WR, 84 250WR, 85 400
    Other Motorcycles:
    86 400WR, 82 Montesa Cota 349
    Luckily I have 2 duplicate wheels for pattern verification when I lace up the DLS hub to the new rim with the Buchanan spoke set I got for it. Once again need to find the time...
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  16. dartyppyt Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Illinois
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    17 TE 150, 82CR 500
    Other Motorcycles:
    82 125,250,430&500 79 390 83 250
    Save one of those old wheels and mount it on the wall. You can spin it and have your own wheel of fortune. Prob now you feel like you spent a fortune! Yet all your time in it. Very nice work and keep going!
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  17. fredd Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    PUERTO RICO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2016 kx 450f
    Other Motorcycles:
    1995 chopper
    you have to do that on the first place and no wasting time trying to pull out those suckers.
  18. Picklito Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Washington
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    430, 430, 430, ,400, 175
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM250xc, KTM500mx, KTM440exc
    I do have a duplicate, and that was the plan. But then I found that the MK/ML manual has very detailed re-lacing instructions and I just followed those. When was the last time you saw a bike manual that showed you how to disassemble and re-assemble the wheels!?!?
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  19. SteveJ Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    New Mexico
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1970 400 Cross, 1983 500 CR
    Other Motorcycles:
    84 Honda CR500R, 81 Honda CBX,
    The workmanship is excellent!
  20. Crashaholic Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Antelope Valley, CA.
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    73 450WR 6spd motor in a 75 MK frame
    Nice build......73 400cr, awesome bike. When it comes to looks I prefer paint over PC. Paint leaves the character of the frame intact that's noticeable from the factory. My experience with PC is that it covers to much of the welds and other small imperfections, not to mention the Serial number. If I were to build a rider that was going to get a lot of time on it then PC would be my first choice.

    Can't wait to see more......