• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Betor or Husky forks for 76 175

kanur

kanur

Husqvarna
AA Class
I'm rebuilding a 76 GP175 with Betor forks on it but I also have a set of Husky forks from a 76 360.

This is not going to be a correct restoration but a vintage racer. What is the Cafe's opinion?
 
The Betors are correct, but the Husky forks have an inch more travel and are MUCH better if you are going to race it. Use the aluminum Betor clamps with the Husky forks, the Betor clamp is stiffer than the stamped steel Husky triple clamps.
 
Thanks for the impute Guys, I new I could gain a little travel and it's good to know the Husky forks are also better. I did plan to use the Betor triples. I'll keep the Betors along with the other parts I've swapped out in case I ever want to make it correct.

I've restored and raced a lot of Penton/KTMs and know what parts are good on them but this is my venture into the Husky world. I've been tuning and swapping parts to see what I like before doing a full tear down.

My brother and I are laying out the cross country course for the upcoming AHRMA race at Sky High MX track and I think I'll use this bike to run the track in and maybe use it to lead the sighting lap.
 
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