• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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first 400 LC

84 400WR? 85 400WRX? was the 1st purdy sure there was a 400 in the line up till 88 the last of the Swedes
 
1984 saw the first 400WR L/C as a twin shock. The WRX was released mid 1985 on a limited availability to test the reception of a single shock WR. For USA availability, the 400 was superceded by the 430 LC in 1987. I believe the 400 was still sold in other markets with perhaps limited avalibility in USA
 
In 1984 you had a choice of the proven aircooled 400 WR with the best engine they had ever built and the best frame/suspension or the new water cooled engine in the same package.
So two bikes in one year.
The air cooled one being the last of it's line.:cry: and the LC being the first.
Friend of mine has the LC and it's very nice and a bit rare.
 
Slightly off topic, but is the air cooled 390 engine the same bore/ stroke as the liquid cooled 400?
 
A 1980 390 cylinder can bolt down on a 430 crankcase and that would make an air cooled 400 six speed with primary kick. Something that was never made by Husqvarna anyway
 
dukkman said:
In 1984 you had a choice of the proven aircooled 400 WR with the best engine they had ever built and the best frame/suspension or the new water cooled engine in the same package.
So two bikes in one year.
The air cooled one being the last of it's line.:cry: and the LC being the first.
Friend of mine has the LC and it's very nice and a bit rare.
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Duhh
Brain snap , and to make it worse I've got an aircooled WR 430 in the shed.:banghead:
 
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