Rake Angle Question

Guys- is the rake angle on the steering head the same on a 1983 XC and 1983 CR's?
Thanks in advance.

Yes. All frames from 79- 83 had the same rake. In 84 some frames got the steeper rake. I keep forgetting the angles- I think 30.5 degrees vs 28 degrees?

28.5 rings a bell for the 84.5watercooled bikes, not sure if the 84 a/c's got the new steering angle

My 84 250WR has the appropriate frame prefix but it still had the 30.5° while the 250WR tested by Dirt Bike magazine had the 28.5°. Not all the 84 a/cs had the new rake but maybe few more than tested by the magazines. The l/c 400WR and 250CR had the 28.5° rake. I would think that all CRs would because that was a sore point against the CRs because the other manufacturers pulled their rakes in long before Husqvarna did. I am not blasting Husqvarna because the bikes work magic in the right hands. The issue was getting the right hands to stay with Husqvarna.

don't forget up to the early 80's the US desert market was big for Husky and they kept that in mind with development. By the early 80's the writing was on the wall for the us desert market so they turned to European enduro and changed accordingly. made a bike that turned easily

well, was better at turning, anyway. all the swedes still handle like a missile compared to just about anything else.

My point was that with Husqvarna's commitment to Gran Prix, they were the slowest to adapt. The CR models always received developement changes first before flowing into the WR models a year later

there is no doubt they were behind the mx 8ball