• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

  • Hi everyone,

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500 cylinder / Cylinder exchange 390 430 500

ruwfo

ruwfo

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Guys,
Any one got a spare Husky 500 cylinder they'd like to part with?
i'd even be interested in a complete engine.

John
 
Found one from Rick Horvat in Ohio, he's got a exchange deal, you
send him your old one & he ships back a freshly bore one with a complete top end kit. Rick is a great guy :thumbsup: i've had Ohlins
shocks rebuild by him & he's a real find :applause: these days for all us Husky nuts.

Rick also told me he's got a supply of Husky big bore cylinder liners
should you need one. He's working on making more for the 500 as he's
out, but he's got 390,430,400 ones in stock :notworthy:.
 
Ruwfo

I changed the title slightly so that people will know to look in here for exchange cylinders etc.

Great info****************************************

T
 
Just got my 500CR top end from Rick

Just got my 500CR top end from Rick, freshly bored, new piston/ring, clips gaskets etc. All i can say is awesome :cheers:, Rick exchanged
my cylinder with the broken liner & sent me this set it a week :) ****************************************
 
rick's the best, he's my "go-to" guy for a lot of things Husky and has built alum torque arms, Ti axles, etc for my 430. One stalled project we'll probably pick up this winter is putting a 430 liner in a 500 cylinder (require cutting it down). They're the same internal bore but porting windows will need to be line up. You ask why? Check out the difference between the cast-in reed cage on the 500/250 cylinders vs the bolt-on of the 430. Really, I'm getting tired of doing the stuff the factory should be doing! Oh wait, they're OOB!
 
Lefty,
That's a GREAT project. I've spent many hours looking at the later years water cooled 430 cylinder with that huge reed cage, wondering how I could get that into/onto an air cooled 430. You might be onto something!
 
Anymore contact info on Rick? Do you know if he does international (ie. Australia) work?

Thanks
 
Hi I use rick all the time, He has everthing you want for the huskys if not he will try to get it for you , has some honda stuff too Thanks Doug.
 
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