1983 XC500

I picked up a new Husky today, as the 72/450cr is pretty much done and the 73/360rt is on restriction (poor availability of parts). Pretty rough but pretty complete. Here's the first look. I'll take some better pics later and hope you guys pick it apart so I know what's missing and what is not supposed to be there. Since joining the site I have seen them and wanted to get one. See, it's your fault, and my wife fell for it. Any and all advice for parts or repairs are welcome. Also, Thanks for the help with the 450! With Luck and this sites help this Bike will turn out even better.

nice primary kick husky! you will have a much easier time restoring this one and it will be a blast to ride too. great chassis that absorbs and plows through anything. engines and transmissions swap around with these 80s beasts too.

as a side note, i would strongly recommend installing the "straight" kick lever. easier on the shaft and easier to kick if you have any height. i hate the bull horn!!

I'm a little nervous about the condition, it does turn over, but is pretty rough. On the bright side, I did not feel any dents in the tank and the rear motor mount through the motor feels ok. Hopefully I will find a standard bore, and trans used by a scaredy cat.

You call that kick lever a bull horn? Never herd that before.

what a beast, Phil at husqvarnaparts will have all you need. download a parts manual and start spinning spanners

I think any funky name suits the stock kicker . There's the straight one and the "other"one

I thought it was the wrong one. The way it is leaving a divot in the cylinder. I probably won't get serious with this bike till next yr. I've got a LOT of projects. And my workload has increased exponentially. Doesn't mean I can't collect parts in the mean time. I'll get some good pics Sunday. I've been to NY, Conn, Mass, NH and Pa since yesterday morning. UGGH!

Mmmm, spammers.

oh yeah, thats another reason i hate that kicker..

He's from Joisey, will most likely be using wrenches.

So I took some pics and I think I'm gonna need second job. And more beer!

More pics

One more set.

wow, that shifter is....something

The PO gets and A+ for thrashing. I hope that is no indication of the inside of the motor. Must have still ran to be needing that ingenuity.

Was thinking the same... why weld on a bike that doesn't run? The weld on that rim actually looks pretty good. I'd run it, if it passed the usual inspections. In Viking, Nordisk means "at least 3 cracks."

Hahahah, very funny. I guess the crack in the rear wheel was 50% as bad as the front wheels. I'll rebuild with better stuff. But those will keep it out of a crate.

came std on all big bore huskys....if they didnt leave the factory with a crack in them, Sven whacked then with a hammer!

Is that 40mm Mikuni carb?

yes..standard on that year 500.
question, what will be your goal in this restoration? a proper exact resto? a good rider that is built right? something in between?