• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Husqvarna yt videos

first video bike is really mismatched..made up to look like an 83, when its obviously earlier. its not even a 430! doesnt have a primary kick engine?

"man this bike is quick" he says but its sounds like crap. he would obviously faint with it jetted correctly. sounds like stockish 430 jetting..pig rich bottom and mid, then ok or a little lean on top
 
He thinks it's fast? Every 390cr I had was way faster. The bike when standing up wanted to leave me under full power. I had to pull myself back on the bike.
 
If it a 1980 the PO could have installed the 420 conversion kit and told the buyer it was a 430CR cause it can use the 430 piston kit. And painted the rest of the bike to look like an 1983. Because there is rarely a title issued for a motocross bike the buyer was none the wiser. He thinks he really has. a 1983 430CR because that is what the bill of sale says it is. We of course that model never existed. It likely was a 1980 390CR, still using 35mm fork tubes it looks as well. I am sure that would be found running the frame and engine numbers
 
In the beginning of the first video theres a Husaberg 600FC in the back. I rode one of those in the desert for a couple years and have to say that it had the best power to weight ratio of any dirt bike I've ever owned. Its a fine example of early Swedish four stroke engineering. It may have been high maintenance but the high adrenaline ride made it worth while.
 
makes it even lamer then..why have 430 decals? i dislike poser stuff. embrace it for what it is..no shame in having an 80 390..

It's a 390 (9 cylinder fins), of course someone paint the frame white, 83 plastic & graphics etc.
But if you read, it said he just bought it & it's only 3 rides, So he may not know any different, as to what's all been changed.

Still a nice bike, and got some great upgrades (40mm forks, fatty bars etc), though it needs some tuning tweaks... Hopefully he didn't pay big $ and thinks it an original 430CR..
 
He thinks it's fast if it was running correctly a 390/420 engine would clean his clock for sure. That back tire would never stop spinning.
 
View: https://youtu.be/UZVEIpCJ4Bs


this guy knows how to ride a bit, not scared to spin the tyres...he knows stuffall about video editing tho...fast forward 5-7 minutes as its just him sitting on the line waiting the start!

he has a lot of videos and i think he has a 510 as well. he usually starts ok then gets picked off due to poor lines.

the bike sounds good...430 cr
 
A little down shifting and over Reving? That's what fourth, fift, six gears are for.

You can't down shift too much we exceed the top edge of the power band where there's no power left.
 
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