• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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After market pipe

The size of the chamber on the pipe allows how fast the pressure in the crankcase as the piston moves down in crankcase to charge the cylinder through the transfer ports. The length of the larger diameter actually determines how fast the cylinder gets recharged with the fresh gas. There is some reverse pressure during the after shock of the exhausted gasses I call it backwash. It mixes with the fresh gas. The after market pipe can be better tuned to where the best performance and output of your engine. The difference can be seen on the dynamometer. The expansion chambers can be tuned to improve the bottom end, mid range and the top end performance.

Being a drag racer and building cars and engines in my younger days I realized some changes we don't notice in some cases. I install a tuned exhaust system on a standard tranny the improvement is there gain wise but the gearing hides some of it. Now install the same exhaust system on an automatic tranny and you can feel a big difference in response and the improvement torque wise. I feel this way about the bikes too. I believe we need the after market tuned pipe but at the same time we need to dial in the sprocket ratio to take advantage of the increase in power from the new tuned pipe. Can we have too much gearing I think so.
 
Its a damn 500.... I can barely hang on to mine and thats coming from a pro with a stock pipe.... unless a hill climber or flat tracker no way you need more power
 
Thanks guys bigbill is all over it and racemx904 right on the money
I race pre 90 mx and dirt track
A good mate asked me if I had a cagiva 500 I don't have a cagiva 500 but I have a husky 500
He told me he been talking to Craig Anderson and he was interested in havering a ride a one of out club days
Craig runs team husky
I'm quite happy for him to ride my cagiva or my husky the pipe on my 500 is a bit shabby
My cagiva is a 88 250
Craig Anderson is a national champ and he spent a bit of time in honky land with his cousin chad reed
Thanks for your help and information
 
Macio 700? Did you see the size of that guy kicking the 700 on you tube? He's way over 6' tall. I'll bet that most can't start the 700? Looks interesting power wise.

Now the 125cc being one of the highest reving motors it does lack in torque she's quick because of the high rpm. In super cross the 125's have faster lap times over the 250's. As we go higher in the cc's bore wise we lose more top end rpm. The manufacture ship's the bike with taller gearing the larger bore has more torque and power. The bigger bore has a much larger power band probably more from the bottom to the top. It can probably do more with less rpm. From the videos I have seen the big 700 almost reacts like a four stroke torque wise. It's a lot of 2t motor.
 
I hear you and yes that guy was a m.o.d experiment for gigantism.. I miss my 125 right up untill im closing on someone on a muddy gnarly hill thats spinning their tyres an no way to pass without go go gadget boster boots. Trying to start on Hills on a 125 is woeful but tight woods yup they are the motor to look for.
I personally love my 360 for woods its narrow flickable and gobs of power to fly past people uphills.
Would love a 500 just for the ride i would probably never open it up beyond half throttle but on open road yuup i see it now bwooooorrrraaaa.
 
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