1Tuff500XC
Husqvarna
AA Class
Hi guys, just joined, have lurked a tiny bit previously. Can't wait to join in on the Husqvarna fun times. I used to ride quite alot back in the 1980's, and always liked the Husky's, but previously primarily owned Kawasaki KX's, and a handful of Honda's (sorry if that's like profanity in here). Liked the dual shockers of the early 80's, and loved the first few years single shocker Husky's. Just really have always wanted one.
Anyway, a few months ago, a guy had a craigslist ad for an 85 500XC parts bike. This guy had bought a 3 wheeler he calls Frankentrike. He'd bought both out of Cali. His trike was per my observation made from an 86 model, and apparently the previous owner had blown the shock when trying to sort the custom big trike out. So, he bought what is now my bike, the 85 simply for parts and to steal the shock from. From what I can tell, my bike, appears to have had trans trouble, but also did not appear to be a very high use bike. Actually, was ultra original, and clearly just parked in somebodies backyard to let the sun do it's damage. Unfortunately, the guy I bought it from decided he need a whole bunch of stuff off of it as spares before he sold it to me, so by the time I got my hands on it, .........well she was quite the preverbial basket case. A rusty bottom end with no trans - original to his 86 in a box, no topend, no rear shock, no forks, and a whole lot of little stuff swipped in the night before thrash I'm sure, as it was to be in my hands the next morning.
She is a bonafide 85 500XC with a good title. I'm hopeing to get the original left engine case with the correct title engine numbers back. This bike could easily be called another Frankenbike, forsure. As it is being rebuilt thus far from ebay. I'm hopeing to finish the build with some things learned in here. Because she is such a parts bike, I have initially opted to fix her back up with the 87 appearance, as I like that a touch better. She has 86 forks, and soon to have the 87 tank, seat, and side panels. As well as the 87 swingarm, linkage and shock. I'm currently waiting on the gas tank brackets to mount the 87 tank, and am crossing my fingers she'll bolt together without to much resistance or additional needed fabrication work. Should in the end, look like an 87, with the heart of an 85.
Where is the best place to upload pics to???? So I can post them in here.
Thanks, and can't wait. I'm super stoked to be getting back into riding after many years of being out of it, and can't wait to be doing it finally with a now vintage Husqvarna. I still have trouble thinking of these as vintage, as I was so hardcore into riding back then. they still seem like a just a few years old bike, not so so many years. Can't wait****************************************!!
Anyway, a few months ago, a guy had a craigslist ad for an 85 500XC parts bike. This guy had bought a 3 wheeler he calls Frankentrike. He'd bought both out of Cali. His trike was per my observation made from an 86 model, and apparently the previous owner had blown the shock when trying to sort the custom big trike out. So, he bought what is now my bike, the 85 simply for parts and to steal the shock from. From what I can tell, my bike, appears to have had trans trouble, but also did not appear to be a very high use bike. Actually, was ultra original, and clearly just parked in somebodies backyard to let the sun do it's damage. Unfortunately, the guy I bought it from decided he need a whole bunch of stuff off of it as spares before he sold it to me, so by the time I got my hands on it, .........well she was quite the preverbial basket case. A rusty bottom end with no trans - original to his 86 in a box, no topend, no rear shock, no forks, and a whole lot of little stuff swipped in the night before thrash I'm sure, as it was to be in my hands the next morning.
She is a bonafide 85 500XC with a good title. I'm hopeing to get the original left engine case with the correct title engine numbers back. This bike could easily be called another Frankenbike, forsure. As it is being rebuilt thus far from ebay. I'm hopeing to finish the build with some things learned in here. Because she is such a parts bike, I have initially opted to fix her back up with the 87 appearance, as I like that a touch better. She has 86 forks, and soon to have the 87 tank, seat, and side panels. As well as the 87 swingarm, linkage and shock. I'm currently waiting on the gas tank brackets to mount the 87 tank, and am crossing my fingers she'll bolt together without to much resistance or additional needed fabrication work. Should in the end, look like an 87, with the heart of an 85.
Where is the best place to upload pics to???? So I can post them in here.
Thanks, and can't wait. I'm super stoked to be getting back into riding after many years of being out of it, and can't wait to be doing it finally with a now vintage Husqvarna. I still have trouble thinking of these as vintage, as I was so hardcore into riding back then. they still seem like a just a few years old bike, not so so many years. Can't wait****************************************!!
