• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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1983 WR250

immac 400 wr with later forks and drum just went off here for sub usd 1000...

that yellowing on the tank will go with a scrub as well.

quite different bikes to ride the 83 vs the 84.
 
83 vs. 84 Are quite different! I have a 83 and it a pussy cat compared to a 84 (like a MX bike)
The reason the disc brake is not allowed in vintage, is because you can ride twice as fast and STOP
I am careful to let my racer friends ride my 83 (who ride modern bikes) because when they think the bike will stop, it won't, unless they hit a tree!
For a rider, the disc and newer forks are a big +
 
A proper 84 has 28° rake compared to 30.5° for the 83. My 84 250WR has the 30.5° rake because Husqvarna used up leftover frames on the WR series. The DLS front brake is powerful once the shoes are arced in to the drum maximizing contact area against the drum.
 
Is there an easy way to check the rake on a Frame ? Once assembled One could just put Clinometer on the Fork Tubes but I would rather know what my bare frame is now before powder coat.
 
Well shes mine , Went to have a look today and just could not resist . NZ$ 1800 That,s US$ 1400 or about 900 English. Might have a problem though my youngest son who races a SX150 one of those orange things ( Dont worry i will keep them in separate corners of the garage to stop any cross contamination ) has taken a shine to it, we will see how this pans out , me mechanicing him riding probably .
 
hva-factory said:
One of those in very nice condition is worth £4000.

Andy Elliott.
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Don't get your hopes up. The world hasn't gone mad quite yet! Don't doubt for a second you might spend that to completely restore and add some nice HVA Factory fruit. Just hard to get your money back when it comes time to sell......well at least here in Australia.....
 
jimspac said:
A proper 84 has 28° rake compared to 30.5° for the 83. My 84 250WR has the 30.5° rake because Husqvarna used up leftover frames on the WR series. The DLS front brake is powerful once the shoes are arced in to the drum maximizing contact area against the drum.
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Agree
 
Be careful with your son. My son tried riding my '83 husqvarna 430wr and I never seen it again. He traded his '85 Honda cr125 to me for it. I sold the Honda. He was weakened on that 430 for quite a few years. He throws his kdx's around like there toys after riding the 430. Then he had flash backs when he rode my '84 250wr. I need to keep him away from it. You been warned.
 
May I ask what serial Number Your Frame is. Do we know if the Rake changed on the 84 Wr's when they ran out of the 83's or did the 30.5 Rake continue threw out the Year.
 
I have a 84 XC and the rake is the same as my 82 CR and 83 XC.
The 84 CR must have the better rake i think.
 
The 1984 WR had the 28 deg. rake after the extra (leftover) 1983 WR frames were used. I am referencing this from a late 83, or early 84 cycle world mag test. The steering and the engines "power band hit" was the 2 biggest changes noted.
 
I find any of the post vintage husqvarna motorcycles easy to ride from '77 to '86. I could be comfortable on any one of them. I think it's the Swedish design of the frame and fork. I still believe the angled twin olin rear shocks are more stable of a ride. I think they still track better. Being a big guy I can hang off the seat and it still tracks straight. I can't do that with a single shock bike. I'm a stand up rider too. I've wicked the throttle and my body would be offset from the centerline of the bike and she still tracks in the direction of the front tire.

I'm trying to explain the best I can on how good the left kickers track. I wick my '98 husqvarna 250wr with me offset from the centerline of the bike and I'm eating dirt.
The single shock bikes are very finicky to the riders body weight being exactly on the centerline of the bike. The early single shock husqvarna '85/'86 to me were very stable. I didn't ride any newer huskys til'll the '98. That's my rider review.

I enjoy riding a bike that comes to life when I wick it.
 
The serial number on my frame indicated it was a 1984 WR frame but measurement showed it to be identical angle compared to the 83 CR frame I also have. The leftover 83 frames were given 1984 serial number but still had the 83 rake. Husqvarna never pushed leftover product onto the CR line to my knowledge.
 
All water cooled '84s, no matter CR, XC or WR got the sharper rake, it was only the left over air cooled '83s sold as '84s that kept the 30.5 rake. I know there were left over air cooled '83 WRs sold as '84s, I would assume there were left over XCs sold as '84s also.
 
I need to check my shop to make sure my bike is still there. That's a twin to mine.
Right down to the angle of the gear shift lever. Except for my 4.3 gallon gas tank my 84 feels exactly the same as my three 83's handled. But the suspension seems stiffer.
 
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