• 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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please explain 240cc / 250cc ????

As Michel said, it was to avoid a higher tax rate, the 240 was actually offered for many more years than just '83.
 
Lots of companies made 255-270cc bikes for the 350 class in the 70s and 80s. At the '73 ISDT in Massachusetts Jack Penton rode a factory built 255 in the 350 class (KTM didnt have a 350/400 yet), Hercules/Sachs built a "350" that was 255 and Can-Am made a "350" that was 270cc, in the mid 80s KTM had a 270cc "350" and then later a true 350cc. The US didnt have a 350 class so not all those bikes made it to the US, but Kevin Hines did win the '87 AMA Enduro championship on a KTM 350.
 
Hi Guys,

I don't know how true this is but a Husky dealer told me when I asked why a 240?

He suggested with the 240 in racing you could bore the barrel two over sizes and still be legal in a 250

class.

Cheers, Dave.
 
No, the 240 was to avoid taxes in Europe. In AMA racing you are allowed 2mm (80 thousandths) overbore even if that puts you above the class limit. For many years every 125 in the AMA nationals was 134cc because they were all 2mm overbore.
 
I have to rebuild a 240 engine and I need the original size piston or at least first overbore.
Any suggestion where I can buy it please?
Thanks everybody.
:cheers: ****************************************!!!
 
The 240 was 68.75mm piston diameter.

Go straight to 69.5mm as this is the first 250 diameter. From there you can have 70, 70.5, 71 and 71.5mm, so don't worry about running out of sizes! (All in stock)

Incidentally, we have a few used liners that are kicking around at 70 and 70.5 if it helps anyone.. (£20 each if it is with a parts order...)

They are surplus because we press them out and make Alloy liners for the stroked factory 300s

Hope this helps!

Andy
 
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