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Unadilla 2018 Vintage rewind

Discussion in 'Vintage/Left Kickers' started by ruwfo, Jun 5, 2018.

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  1. ruwfo Administrator

    Location:
    NJ
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1980 390CR, 1982 430CR, 1984 400WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 250XC, 2016 FJ-09
    Well I missed the 2017 Unadilla vintage rewind, but attended this years, and meet up with my old Husky buddys in NY state, and this year Gary drove all the way up from Texas with a surprise.

    Gary brought with him a jewel , a restored 1982 Husky 250CR, he built for our good friend
    Frank.

    And boy was it a hit

    franks 250 1.jpg
    ruwfo, Jun 5, 2018
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  2. ruwfo Administrator

    Location:
    NJ
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1980 390CR, 1982 430CR, 1984 400WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 250XC, 2016 FJ-09
    franks 250 2.jpg
    Here's the other side, i'll post some other detail pics, soon
    ruwfo, Jun 5, 2018
    #2

  3. Picklito Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Washington
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    430, 430, 430, ,400, 175
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM250xc, KTM500mx, KTM440exc
    It's a beautee'
    Nice work, Gary, and lucky Frank!
    Picklito, Jun 5, 2018
    #3

  4. Eurofreak Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Western NY
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1986 TE 510, 1982 CR250, 2008 WR250
    Other Motorcycles:
    70's Triumph , Bultaco , Maico, etc
    Frank was stoked! He said he was sleeping with it wrapped in his arms. Excellent job Gary! Hi John and Gary! This Pete, now I remember my stage name ;)
    Eurofreak, Jun 6, 2018
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  5. Eurofreak Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Western NY
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1986 TE 510, 1982 CR250, 2008 WR250
    Other Motorcycles:
    70's Triumph , Bultaco , Maico, etc
    Looks a lot like my 82-Frank's gonna kick my ass next race.
    Eurofreak, Jun 6, 2018
    #5
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  6. jimspac Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Connecticut
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 250WR, 82 430WR, 84 250WR, 85 400
    Other Motorcycles:
    86 400WR, 82 Montesa Cota 349
    Looks like a serious machine. How did the engine turn out? Does the custom expansion chamber enhance the mid range?
    jimspac, Jun 6, 2018
    #6

  7. ruwfo Administrator

    Location:
    NJ
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1980 390CR, 1982 430CR, 1984 400WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 250XC, 2016 FJ-09
    Gary wasn't able to finish all the details, before he arrived on Friday, so we pitched in getting her a little farther along.
    We pulled the carb off, as it was void of all jets, changed the throttle cable for a long one, tighten a bunch of bolts, tried to get the chain roller on, but fell short of that task.
    Joe, Frank, Gary, Ed & myself in a few hours, got her ready to fire, for a couple of heat cycles. She start nicely & purred like a real cat, very impressive in deed.
    I'll post some closer up pics, tomorrow, and Gary, should be able to ring in with the details of what he all did to it ,soon, he's still on the road back to 115 degree heat, poor guy.
    ruwfo, Jun 7, 2018
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  8. ruwfo Administrator

    Location:
    NJ
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1980 390CR, 1982 430CR, 1984 400WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 250XC, 2016 FJ-09
    Ok, here's a few bike being working on pics...

    franks 250 3.jpg

    Joe saying nope don't like this throttle...

    franks 250 4.jpg

    Joe making a few more adjustments
    ruwfo, Jun 9, 2018
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  9. ruwfo Administrator

    Location:
    NJ
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1980 390CR, 1982 430CR, 1984 400WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 250XC, 2016 FJ-09
    Here's a few close ups of this jewel... Pipe came from Down-under (Aussie), & i think Gary said its a CR bottom end with a WR top end with maybe some porting.

    franks 250 5.jpg

    franks 250 6.jpg
    ruwfo, Jun 9, 2018
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  10. ruwfo Administrator

    Location:
    NJ
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1980 390CR, 1982 430CR, 1984 400WR
    Other Motorcycles:
    1985 250XC, 2016 FJ-09
    Here's Frank the proud Papa of his new toy... this bike drew people to it, like a moth to a flame

    1st thing out of most was "WOW, who Husky's is that?"

    franks 250 7.jpg
    ruwfo, Jun 9, 2018
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  11. GaryM Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Austin, Tx
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1981 430cr second 430 CR 500cr
    Other Motorcycles:
    1981 490 Maico
    Thank you all for the great feedback. Well goal was to create the opposite of Franks 83 CR less pipey bike. So based on Joes feedback from last year we installed a 82 Wr Cylinder, no porting just cleaned up ports and transfers, added a v force reed block.

    Pipe was created with help here from cafe husky members !!! Yes folks here from cafe down under got a bike down to Geoff Morris shop and he created the a first for him, he created this nice piece of art work of a pipe for the 250. He has the pattern for more.

    Odds and ends - Tank paint is Husky club formula with a bit a extra drying time between coats , raises the red pigment to top for brighter red. My Texas paint supplie shop , says humm why not take out this percentage of the Silver formula ( the husky club 84 chrysler to give a brighter silver) Engine has the later all steel hub , later 5 speed tranny ( had great condition gears for this build ) All SKF bearings and tried the these 7075 rims for the first time. And a few black mods to gears and shift barrel.
    GaryM, Jun 9, 2018
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  12. Eurofreak Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Western NY
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1986 TE 510, 1982 CR250, 2008 WR250
    Other Motorcycles:
    70's Triumph , Bultaco , Maico, etc
    Well I have the same bike with no mods. I'm interested in the WR cylinder, maybe a pipe. Curious how much difference a V Force makes with the rest of the mods.
    Eurofreak, Jun 13, 2018
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  13. Joe Chod Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    upstate NY
    82 WR250 cyclinder a 1 year only design and tough to find if not on a biek alrady.
    Joe Chod, Jun 13, 2018
    #13

  14. jimspac Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Connecticut
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 250WR, 82 430WR, 84 250WR, 85 400
    Other Motorcycles:
    86 400WR, 82 Montesa Cota 349
    The 1983 250WR has the same 2089 engine but still tough to find a spare.
    jimspac, Jun 13, 2018
    #14

  15. Eurofreak Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Western NY
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1986 TE 510, 1982 CR250, 2008 WR250
    Other Motorcycles:
    70's Triumph , Bultaco , Maico, etc
    Another Husky guy at Unadilla said a flywheel and some other mods worked well. He's an old dealer- Frank has his number. My jetting may still be an issue too.
    Eurofreak, Jun 14, 2018
    #15

  16. jimspac Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Connecticut
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 250WR, 82 430WR, 84 250WR, 85 400
    Other Motorcycles:
    86 400WR, 82 Montesa Cota 349
    The 1980 250CR engine I worked on has the Motoplat Mini 6 ignition with external flywheel. I am not familiar with what the 82 250CR uses but the heavier external flywheel help to smooth out the powerband compared to an internal flywheel
    jimspac, Jun 14, 2018
    #16

  17. Eurofreak Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Western NY
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    1986 TE 510, 1982 CR250, 2008 WR250
    Other Motorcycles:
    70's Triumph , Bultaco , Maico, etc
    The 82 has the internal rotor. Worth a try if I can find one.
    Eurofreak, Jun 15, 2018
    #17

  18. jimspac Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Connecticut
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    82 250WR, 82 430WR, 84 250WR, 85 400
    Other Motorcycles:
    86 400WR, 82 Montesa Cota 349
    You may need to change the stub end to use it. I have a crank from an 84 250CR and the rotor taper is smaller than the WR cranks I have.
    jimspac, Jun 15, 2018
    #18

  19. gday Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Melbourne Australia
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    WR250 2012
    Other Motorcycles:
    84KDX200,KTM125-85,250-85,85maico250
    Very nice . Here’s a pic of the bike that I loaned Geoff Morris to jig the 250 pipes. He does a great job. DB01806E-9AA0-4AC1-9709-3E233635A1D4.png

    Attached Files:

    gday, Jun 16, 2018
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  20. Joe Chod Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    upstate NY
    All 2089's are not alike. even 82 XC and WR had totally different cylinders. Just sayin
    Joe Chod, Jun 18, 2018
    #20
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