• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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72 CR250 advice

stormer254

stormer254

Husqvarna
AA Class
A friend is rebuilding a 72 CR 250 for his grandson to race classic scrambles, it needs a new big end and rod kit, hard to source and very expensive in the England. He has been told that a Suzuki TS is the same, is this correct or are there others he could use? Any advice would be gratefully received, the internet is just a black hole to him! Thanks in advance.
 
I don't know about the Suzuki fit, but I have got mine from Halls Husqvarna here in the states. I think I paid $250 for my 75 wr250. I've heard that Pardise cycle in Pennsylvania it less than what I paid. Both have info on the web.
 
I see that the 250TS rod kit is about $70 which is quite a bit cheaper than $250 for a 72 250 CR. You can always compare measurements of the two to see if it will fit, e.g. rod length, wrist pin length and diameter (to fit the Husky piston and crank). Without knowing for certain I'd say that the Suzuki product will be inferior to an OEM Husky product but since its for this fellows grandson to race classic scrambles it may be okay. The thing with inferior rod kits is that when a rod comes apart at high RPM it will take the rest of the engine with it.
 
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