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

1980 390CR - 420 upgrade

Discussion in 'Vintage Restoration Projects' started by ruwfo, May 4, 2021.

  1. ruwfo Administrator

    Location:
    NJ
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1980 390CR, 1982 430CR, 1984 400WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 250XC, 2016 FJ-09
    I've had this 390 forever (since 2006), when i bought her as a real turd. I rebuilt her, but lately she was sort of pushed in the corner & cover up, not raced since 2015 & getting a little tired (ok you could turn it over by hand). Since my 430CR gotten all the duty for a while, i thought i'd finally
    getting her back to good health. Actually thought of selling her, but thank god, i didn't, knowing
    i'd likely never find another one.

    Thanks to a fellow Cafehusky member :thumbsup:, i got a nice used complete 420 top end winter of 2020. While i was slowly working on her since then (rebuilding suspension), I finally got to getting around to top end.

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    420 rebuild 4-2021 (2).JPG

    420 rebuild 4-2021 (3).JPG
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  2. pn27416 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Orefield PA USA
    I bought my 1980 390 with a 420 upgrade already in. Haven't rode it yet buy here it makes a nice improvement.
  3. ruwfo Administrator

    Location:
    NJ
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1980 390CR, 1982 430CR, 1984 400WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 250XC, 2016 FJ-09
    While, i had the top end off, i decided to replace the partly dented pipe (with a broken frame mount), with really nice one i found on Ebay, even though it's from a 80 390WR. But in reality from the outside other then the heat shield & 2 rear tabs for silencer, i could not see any differences between this WR pipe & the CR it had on it.

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  4. ruwfo Administrator

    Location:
    NJ
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1980 390CR, 1982 430CR, 1984 400WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 250XC, 2016 FJ-09
    here's some more pics, still working on the shock adjustment

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