1987 XC 250 Reborn..

[Pachovilla]

I´m all new in the forum, and in the brand. I don´t know if this is a Vintage Restoration Project, but is nice to think it is.

I just bought a frame, engine and some other stuff of a 1987 250 xc (acording to frame number), and will need a lot of help. It need a lot of parts, but the most important are brakes and CDI.

I found this guy selling 1986 WR stuff, but I´m not shure if this bikes are the same or not, he have almost everithing I need to start this restoration.

Any help on this info abyss will really help me

Thanks....

 

[justintendo]

can we get a pic of the bike? many husky parts swap around but many will not. the bike in my pic is 87-88 style. 85-86 is mostly single shock as well but not alot will swap, even tho its very similiar.depends on what you want to do. you will have to be more specific in your questions

either way these are my favorite huskies from this period!

 

[troy deck]

yes we need pixs so we can id the sucker

 

[2premo]

following the responses
the reason for the pictures is too many people get the years mixed up
some parts go back and forth through the years but brakes don't
cdi or in the Husky world Motoplat or SEM are a little different in the mounting but not mixable in parts is important
if you buy an ignition, assuming you have none, make sure the parts are ALL THE SAME BRAND
now if your ignition does not work thats a different matter, you will need an ohm meter and a little patience
brakes on the front 1 piston caliper is 85 or 86 2 piston caliper is 87 or 88, you want a matching master cylinder
rear brakes if yours is an XC the brake backing plate has a flat metal arm that goes to the swingarm
if it's 87 or 88 it has a tab on the swingarm that engages the backing plate slot

but yes pics would really be great and we get to see your new toy

 

[Pachovilla]

I´ll take pics as soon as I can, for now I only have this one.

The ideal job would be to restore the bike, more than just making it work, but it might depend on the spares I can find, and also not every seller knows exactly the specs.

The good thing is that engine looks fine, just need the CDI to start it up.

So if I´m getting it right, I have to look for 87 and 88 parts, not pre and not post.

Thank´s and will come back with more pics...

 

[84scrambler]

Pacho, as you can see we all would like to help and share our trial and errors with you, everyone here is truly wiling to help with bringing your bike back to life. but first we need to see this work of art.

 

[troy deck]

yep thats an 87r8 anybody know why or when they lost the fender loop i notice Pancho's doesn't have one???

 

[justintendo]

so what you have so far is indeed 87-88 parts. those are good forks as far as the swedes go. if you notice how the brakes bolt to them, you can only use 87-88 brakes. this is ok as you get the dual piston which works much better than the earlier style. this also means you must use the 87-88 style front wheel which has a solid rotor. if this doesnt work you can easily slide in earlier forks and use the earler stuff, which seems more common. your bike is the last of the pure swede husky.

 

[justintendo]

yep thats an 87r8 anybody know why or when they lost the fender loop i notice Pancho's doesn't have one???

i believe the xc lost the frame loop towards the end..mine never had one. it also doesnt have the loop added protecting the waterpump

 

[oldbikedude]

i believe the xc lost the frame loop towards the end..mine never had one. it also doesnt have the loop added protecting the waterpump

This is correct. It could be a CR frame with enduro fork & swing arm. My 87 CR frame was like that

 

[troy deck]

its got the center tube under the motor never known that too be on a CR

 

[oldbikedude]

its got the center tube under the motor never known that too be on a CR

Hmmm, I don't remember. You certainly could be right Troy

 

[troy deck]

MY 81 430XC HAD THE CENTER TUBE THE LITTLE TUBE UNDER THE CLUTCH COVER AND THE FENDER LOOP DONT KNOW ABOUT A LOOP UNDER THE WATER PUMP MY 87 250WR HAS NO FRAME TUBE AROUND THE WP

 

[justintendo]

my friends 87 430 xc has no frame loop but has the lil waterpump loop. hard to tell with husky at that time with the swedes putting them together then i guess the italians put some together.

 

[oldbikedude]

MY 87 CR had no waterpump loop or tail loop but my 87 WR had both

 

[photoguy_43420]

87 CRs did not have the water pump lump but all CR, XC, and WR had the frame tube under the motor. Only the WR had the rear frame loop behind the seat. The XC and the WR had the water pump loop.

 

[photoguy_43420]

Here are photos of 87 WR 250 and my 87 430 XC project.

 

[justintendo]

wow, that motocross is a clean bike! wonder why my 88 has no pump loop? i got it from a dealer as nos and pretty much know the history on it

 

[photoguy_43420]

Yes that 430 CR is one of my pride and joys. It use to be my race bike. I had collected a bunch of NOS parts over the years. I got a message from Gunnar Lindstom when Husky was the make at Vintage days some time back he needed one for the display so I restored it. As with your XC it is strange as you don't have the water pump loop. But back in 87 at the end the Swedes where cleaning out the parts bin and maybe your frame is a CR with a XC motor. I know that when the move to Italy happened they stoped with the XC as it was geared to the US and not to Europe.

 

[oldbikedude]

Yep, sweet CR...I dripped a little drool on it at vintage days...lol