• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Husqvarna Factory Museum

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Larsa

Husqvarna
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I am taking a trip to Husqvarna for buissness and plan to visit the Husqvarna factory Museum if able to. Will upload pictures for anyone interested

Intresentingly enough, at the museum, they have the complete factory deliveries regarding Motorcycles devilered from 1913 to 1987 when the last swedish bike was built. Appeareantly you can for a fee get the information regarding your bike regarding framenumber, enginenumber, date of manufacture, and in some cases also where/when it was sold to.

It will be a great day. Company dates back to the 1620's and it will be very interesting also to see all of the guns.

link
http://www.husqvarnamuseum.se/arkiv.aspx
 
Larsa,

I'm hoping to go with my Dad (Ex Husqvarna GP Mechanic) in the Spring. I'm going to take the engine and frame number from my '82 430 Husky to find out as much as I can.

I'm looking for any information on a 1977 Works 125 Husky that was ridden by British rider Roger Harvey until he broke his leg. I rode it for a couple of months before he was fit again. It had two reed valves. 1 into the crank case the other into the barrel. If you see any info. please could you collect and forward to me - Thanks.

Steve
 
I would be interested by pics of the left rear brake pedal on the 1983-500 auto of Bo aberg .
I'd like to know how the left pedal brake is linked to the right pedal brake.
 
Sorry, I don't know. I must have had it from a website , french " guide vert" or perhaps caféhusky.
I'm interested in 125 LEJ, and hva special parts.
 

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Thanks Michel,

My good friend Perry Leask rode a water cooled husky in the world championships in 1979 or 1980 from memory.

I think the Roger Harvey husky picture is maybe 1976. My father was mechanic for the British 125 Husky team and I thought Graham Noyce rode the husky in '76 along with Chris Clark ?

Roger definately had a work bike with the twin reed valve in 1977 at some point. I think the engine was designed by one of the husky factory guys who raced karts ?
 
Those cylinder heads were popular in the Southern California desert. They were convection cooled with hot water rising to circulate without a water pump. The idea came and went if I recall.
 
Michel Dufayard said:
Sorry, I don't know. I must have had it from a website , french " guide vert" or perhaps caféhusky.
I'm interested in 125 LEJ, and hva special parts.
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I've just noticed that picture was taken at Farleigh castle in 2011 for the pre-83 125 England vs France races and a remembered looking at that bike...:cheers:
 
I took the photo of the lej at farleigh last year. It really was a nice looking bike. I am sure there is a vmx magazine with a write up on the kit near the back. I seem to remember there was a picture of a guy jumping over the bike, sorry i cant remember which issue, but I hope someone might be able to find it on here.
 
Larsa said:
I am taking a trip to Husqvarna for buissness and plan to visit the Husqvarna factory Museum if able to. Will upload pictures for anyone interested

Intresentingly enough, at the museum, they have the complete factory deliveries regarding Motorcycles devilered from 1913 to 1987 when the last swedish bike was built. Appeareantly you can for a fee get the information regarding your bike regarding framenumber, enginenumber, date of manufacture, and in some cases also where/when it was sold to.

It will be a great day. Company dates back to the 1620's and it will be very interesting also to see all of the guns.

link
http://www.husqvarnamuseum.se/arkiv.aspx
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I'm slightly confused, isn't this a general discussion as opposed to an ad?

If it stays in the Vintage Classifieds it will automatically be deleted at some point - we delete old ads so people are not bothered years from now regarding items that have long since been sold.

you want me to move it to Vintage?
 
Coffee said:
I'm slightly confused, isn't this a general discussion as opposed to an ad?

If it stays in the Vintage Classifieds it will automatically be deleted at some point - we delete old ads so people are not bothered years from now regarding items that have long since been sold.

you want me to move it to Vintage?
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Yep, you're right it was intended as a general discussion item, I wonder now why I posted into the classifieds section.
Sorry for the confusion..

Thanks
Lars
 
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