What I learned Restoring a Husky WR430 and WR250 Restoration tips

Starting point of a resto project from my point of view.

This is what I meant by "biting off more than you can swallow" .
For me anyway... I was in deep on this one.

So I bought this 430 for $400 bucks... It was hammered. What made me want it was it came with a title so I can get it registered. In general, the bike looked like hell, but the motor was decent internally and it did run..

Everything needed to be replaced, except we split the bottom end and did seals only. Looked good in there.

HVA-factory supplied mostly all the parts for this one. Let's just say I have three free tee shirts and a cork screw. All good stuff! some HVA special bits also.

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On the flip side, The WR250 looked decent, like a rider but the motor "was stuck" from sitting.
Well it wasn't
Case Rot, big time. View attachment 88768

I was luck enough to find a gentleman on the west coast that had a matching set of cases. He gave me a very good price so I could get this project done. He's a true Husky guy dedicated to keeping the brand alive.. Thanks !!! Good people!

Nice write-up and good tips. I just started a 81 430. Most if the bike came in boxes, including the disassembled shocks

Lay it out on a table take lots of photos and start posting. Guys on here like looking at all the goodies

Yes... there is good, no, GREAT advice to be had here, but it is not free... you pay for it with photos of your project. Don't now none of y'all be poking 'round here askin' for help without pictures.

By the end of a rebuild ya know the proper name & function of every part.

A difficult part here in The People's Republik of Kalifornia is finding a good plater to restore the fasteners. Everything is illegal now. Or taxed. Or licensed. Especially if it's fun.

Another note, Race Tech has fork springs in stock for these bikes. At least now they do. I was surprised since none of the vintage dealers have them and are only available in Europe. Had them in a few days.

I've been using the Race Tech 44's. Hope they keep them available. Guess we'll have to keep buying them to make sure.

I may pick up a set of 44's

It's a very nice improvement over the stock noodles. I've seem claimed rates in the range of .34-.38 for the stockers. It was a different suspension theory back then... you rode the bike in the middle of the stroke. Nobody believed you'd need 12" of travel in one direction. The mindset was more of having 6" in either direction. Just not how we ride or set up bikes today. The new springs give a much more modern feel overall. The bikes are actually REALLY REALLY good!

i think it was more huskys enduro philosophy about making the ride as plush as possible to reduce the beating from small bumps that will fatigue a six day rider and reduce the chance of a win. that was their entire focus

One thing I learned on my first ride, which was a vintage hare scramble, the bike was built for enduros. The faster whooped out sections were sketchy. The suspension is just as you described. middle of the stroke and plush.
I'd say if I was 80 miles into a beat down enduro, having this plush suspension would be perfect. I built it to ride our vintage Hare Scramble series which is an hour plus one lap sprint. I'll probably tweak it a bit, but in no rush.

change a few shims in the ohlins and bump up the preload on the shocks and get some .44's for the forks...shimples...

Getting closer to finished. Haven't been in any rush on this one.

you will enjoy the motor on that allright

I'm sure it's a tractor.

a 90mph tractor.