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

40 mm forks

Discussion in 'Vintage/Left Kickers' started by suprize, Nov 16, 2017.

  1. dmcoz Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1974 CR250, 125 2003 TE250
    You can't be looking hard enough - here are my clickers :eek: husky forks 001.JPG
  2. fredHVA79 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    france
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    125 WR 1979-125 WR 1982-175 WR 82-
    Other Motorcycles:
    WRK87-TM98
    could you tell us more !
    @+fred
  3. Vinskord Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    400 CR
    "Notice the cross bar on his bars? Never found a set quite like them?"

    dartyppyt - the bars are from a Can Am:

    CAN AM - Copy.jpg
  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
    That would prob explain it. My friend did have a Can Am that he raced before Husky.
  5. dmcoz Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1974 CR250, 125 2003 TE250
    Late ish KTM EXC internals. Little bit of machining required for the internals but not too bad and open up the bottom. Gives you clickers top and bottom.
  6. dmcoz Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1974 CR250, 125 2003 TE250
    And also used WR short lower legs.
  7. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    "Does it work?!!" they all yelled....
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  8. dmcoz Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1974 CR250, 125 2003 TE250
    Do bears shit in the woods they yelled back....
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  9. ajcmbrown Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Metung Victoria Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    400WR 250WR 07 WR500 430AE 360AE
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 500CR Ducati Multistrada 1200S
    Much more info needed dmcoz! :popcorn:
  10. dmcoz Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1974 CR250, 125 2003 TE250
    Difficult to put into words and as I don't have install photos cannot do that either. Take a set of ktm exc internals to a good suspension shop where they also do machining and they will sort it..
  11. DeathFromAbove My Cat Says AREAR!

    Location:
    North New Jersey
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    70,71 360 8s 72,74 450 73 360 73 250
    Other Motorcycles:
    66 Triumph Trophy 99 ZRX1100
    Polar Bears do not shit in the woods.....Yet!!:banana:
  12. ajcmbrown Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Metung Victoria Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    400WR 250WR 07 WR500 430AE 360AE
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 500CR Ducati Multistrada 1200S

    Any idea which year model EXC internals?
  13. Bigbill Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '83 250wr
    Other Motorcycles:
    0 right now
    I been buying the cr500 fork assemblies figuring there probably the best to start off with. I noticed years ago they install a piece of pvc pipe spacer to the springs to bring up the tention. When I took apart a elevator buffer(shock) the most holes for oil flow were at the top. There was less and less oil holes as the piston went down. I guess you guys tune the oil flow too by adding more holes? Do you change the diameter of the oil holes as you go down? By bigger holes on top smaller holes near the bottom.? I’m just trying to get an idea on what you guys do to tune the front forks.

    Do you blend different weights of oil? Or just use a standard known weight?
  14. Kartwheel68 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Newnan, Georgia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 125XC, 250XC, 430XC, 430WR, 250CR
    Other Motorcycles:
    83 175WR , 76 250WR, 74 250 Mag
    The only difference (if any) in a 500 fork and any other size Husqvarna bike fork would be the spring rate, everything else is the same.
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  15. Bigbill Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '83 250wr
    Other Motorcycles:
    0 right now
    Thanks Kartwheel68.
  16. silverstreakNZ Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Christchurch nz
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82cr500,76gp360,90wr250,81 420AXC
    Other Motorcycles:
    74 tm400 , 02 gasgas ec 300
    Semi relevant picture Screenshot_2018-01-14-22-11-58.png
  17. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    ol mate does a trick with valve springs to remove those crappy top out washers
  18. jo360 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    perth australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1983 exc framed wr430 engine
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 520exc
    John, going try 75 sae weight trans fluid,will let you know how it pans out.
  19. Kartwheel68 Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Newnan, Georgia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 125XC, 250XC, 430XC, 430WR, 250CR
    Other Motorcycles:
    83 175WR , 76 250WR, 74 250 Mag
    This can work, but because there is no existing top out spring, any spring you install you will lose that much travel compared to the stock Husky setup. A spring works very well with CR damping rods on a WR, using the lost travel of the top out spring to bring the CR travel down to work with WR length rear suspension. I have this on one of my WRs and it works good.
  20. suprize Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Bendigo, Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR 400, bike in a box Moto Villa 350
    Other Motorcycles:
    ktm 300
    thats what he does. atf is great in the tree roots and tight stuff but it gets all boingy boingy once you hit third gear. im going for 12.5 next as a simple try. should keep the high speed stable but give me back some plushy