I had one exactly like this bike. I never had ignition problems with it. The Dellorto carb had a very narrow elevation range. When jetted for sea level it would blubber at 4,000 ft, and vice versa. I solved this with one of George Erl's Mikuni kits. The front brake was very weak, and would take forever to dry out and work after water crossings. George came to the rescue again with a disk brake kit. These two mods resulted in an awesome bike. I rode it hard in the desert and the woods for a number of years.
04:04 my 02 TE570 had a reed valve aimed downward at an idler gear that was directly in line with the cam chain, the oil would elevate up the chain and leak down into the cam area and valve train. It is a great cost savings that worked as long as you maintained clearances and changed cam chains every 200 hours. "Four stroke top end with a Two stroke Bottom end"
I met Larry back in the early 90s when he raced for Nelson and Nelson Chevy in class 8. He's suuuuch a nice guy and has been one of my racing heroes for decades. I love twin shock left hand kick Huskies !
Beautiful neighborhood. Great bike I got the 87 water cooled 510 from George Eurl at Uptight Husky and at that time he sold more Husky’s than any shop in the world. I wore that bike out in Jawbone canyon and in the woods of the northeast. Six speed, high revving and would do 80 mph or crawl through stream beds at 1 mph. Truly awesome bike lasting till 91 then a cr500. A water cooled four stroke in 87 about 12 years sooner than the big four. That air cooled motor looks awesome. Thanks for the coverage
My good friend had a Husky I want to say 360cc ? It was A very good looking bike red tank with chrome patches by your knees and white fenders, the seat height came up to my chest and man it was scary fast!
I rode Husqvarnas for years. If you get a good ignition, it lasts forever......if you get a bad one, it seems to "open up" the circuit and miss of quit on you. Seems like nearly all of them are interchangeable so I collected the ignitions from old bikes. My first few Huskies has points ignitions and they closed down on me many times. I got good at throwing the bike on its side and filing/resetting the points. The Falk fender will pulverize any light bulb you put in the rear light. The Uptite skid plates were magic for saving the cases.
This is not to start an argument with anyone, but can people understand that price alone was not the only reason why the Japanese literally dominated the enduro and motocross market from 1976 until 2014. The Japanese bikes were not only cheaper they were profoundly more reliable and better built. My 1975 CR250M is perfect example. I rode it hard from ‘75 to ‘78 and then pretty much put it away in the basement until 1992 when I sold it for personal reasons (family, kids, house etc., etc.) The guy who bought it wanted to see if it would start up. After an oil change, new plug and a quart of gas with Castro 2T mix all it took was ten kicks and it started right up. The gentleman asked me if I wanted to take a final, so I wiped down my yellow Bell helmet, put it on and went up and down the street twice. Two or three years later I received an envelope from the guy who purchased the bike. It was fully restored to its original showroom condition. Like most European dirt bikes the Husky in the video is a beautiful motorcycle (aesthetically speaking). However, they were a nightmare to keep up and left very little to be desired from a reliability and practicality perspective.
I HADONE OF THESE HUSKYS,A 1988 MODEL THAT I RODE HARD FOR 13 YEARS..NO PROBLEMS AT ALL EXCEPT THE REAR TIRE HAD TO BE CHANGED EVERY OTHER MONTH AND I KNOCKED THE WATER PUMP OFF ONCE ..MORE FUN THAN IS LEGAL FOR A PERSON TO HAVE
I remember seeing those brand new in show room. Local dirt bike shop sold Husqvarna and Maico. Friend bought a new 490 spider. Know one wanted a oddball 4 stroke.
SEM ignition was notorious for not withstanding high temperatures, plus the RAL system for lubrication had the cam chain carrying oil to the head. Old loves die hard, I 'm touched guys ❤
Way to go guys it was great to see this running again it's one hell of a bike you're in the right area to open that bad boy up I think it was 100 mph close to it stock💚👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇲✌🏼
What a wonderful video and an absolutely beautiful bike !! I have an 81 Husqvarna 250cr a 84 Husqvarna 250cr and an 83 Husqvarna 500CR - thank you for sharing this with us all
Have an 01 kx250 i haven't touched since Oct 2001. Been sitting idle since. All original right down to the "air in the tires" lol and is in very nice condition. This story reminds me of my kx,only this bike is WAY cooler with a much better story to it👍
My mate had one of them at the time in the UK,brand new,it took months before he could get it going and sold it shortly afterwards…sounds a bit like the same deal !
Yeah, I’ve come across sites like that before. It would be nice if the European ordering processes were updated to current tech and not 1982 catalogs. Either way, it’s not high on my to-do list.
I had the MX version of this bike. It was Husky's worst lemon. I had to change the oil after practice and after every moto. It come out smoking and scortched. Jetting it rich did not help. I usually got the holeshots starting in 3rd gear in open expert class and then got passed by the 2Ts
My buddy has a husky a year newer looks a lil different in tank area douvle shock like that one cant remeber but i think it was water cooled but cant remeber its been setting like that one sinse mid 80s i could have bought it in like 96 for 500 bucks it ran he jus got a newer bike an stoped riding it i wish i had boughr it he still has it as far as i no but will not sale its like bran new he keeos it in his living room .il always regret not buying it when i could have
Ein wunderbares Motorrad damals , leider gingen die Motoren ohne Ölpumpe sehr schnell kaputt . Wichtig war nie länger Vollgas uns sehr oft Ölwechsel , schöne Grüße aus Deutschland
There is a kick starting technique that will start it quickly. Use the front part of your foot, kick hard letting the front foot slip off at the end of the kick. This gives a little faster spin on the motor and it usually starts easily. Used that on all the open huskies I owned. Another plus of that method is if the motor kicks back it doesn't damage your instep. LOL
It seemed like a no brainer that this concept of a 2 stroke bottom end with a 4 stroke top end would work except there was a critical issue that the engineers had overlooked. On the intake stroke of the 2 stroke engine cool air and premix is being drawn into the crankcase. With the conversion to 4 stroke this cooling of the crankshaft and attendant bearings is lost and overheating is the natural result. - Surely this was discovered in the testing of preproduction prototypes so it’s really a sad commentary on the Husqvarna management that they sent these flawed bikes out of the factory and onto the unsuspecting dealers and customers.
The Husky was Swedish. They objected to a large Swedish " militia" Army. The Husky was larger to fit Swedes not Japanese. It was a military bike In tended for liaison, scouting, traffic control, and messaging on roads, snow, and normal cross country. When they ended the Swedish Citizen Force they sold Husky to Cagiva. I'd object that the leftist liberal Democrat hippies have hijacked the concept of licensable Enduro bikes.
I had one exactly like this bike. I never had ignition problems with it. The Dellorto carb had a very narrow elevation range. When jetted for sea level it would blubber at 4,000 ft, and vice versa. I solved this with one of George Erl's Mikuni kits. The front brake was very weak, and would take forever to dry out and work after water crossings. George came to the rescue again with a disk brake kit. These two mods resulted in an awesome bike. I rode it hard in the desert and the woods for a number of years.
love your videos kincade, happy new year from germany!!
Thank you and Happy New Year!
04:04 my 02 TE570 had a reed valve aimed downward at an idler gear that was directly in line with the cam chain, the oil would elevate up the chain and leak down into the cam area and valve train. It is a great cost savings that worked as long as you maintained clearances and changed cam chains every 200 hours.
"Four stroke top end with a Two stroke Bottom end"
I met Larry at a tech inspection years and years ago and he is such an entertaining person and one hell of a storyteller.
Keep up the great content!!!
I met Larry back in the early 90s when he raced for Nelson and Nelson Chevy in class 8. He's suuuuch a nice guy and has been one of my racing heroes for decades. I love twin shock left hand kick Huskies !
I love the look of those old Husk’s. The new Heritage edition graphics are taken from this era of Husky. Thanks for sharing this vid.
Beautiful neighborhood. Great bike
I got the 87 water cooled 510 from George Eurl at Uptight Husky and at that time he sold more Husky’s than any shop in the world. I wore that bike out in Jawbone canyon and in the woods of the northeast. Six speed, high revving and would do 80 mph or crawl through stream beds at 1 mph. Truly awesome bike lasting till 91 then a cr500. A water cooled four stroke in 87 about 12 years sooner than the big four. That air cooled motor looks awesome. Thanks for the coverage
My good friend had a Husky I want to say 360cc ? It was A very good looking bike red tank with chrome patches by your knees and white fenders, the seat height came up to my chest and man it was scary fast!
I rode Husqvarnas for years. If you get a good ignition, it lasts forever......if you get a bad one, it seems to "open up" the circuit and miss of quit on you. Seems like nearly all of them are interchangeable so I collected the ignitions from old bikes. My first few Huskies has points ignitions and they closed down on me many times. I got good at throwing the bike on its side and filing/resetting the points. The Falk fender will pulverize any light bulb you put in the rear light. The Uptite skid plates were magic for saving the cases.
Love this! Hope to see more of your Dad wrenching soon.
Huskys were the most beautiful back than and are still now!
This is not to start an argument with anyone, but can people understand that price alone was not the only reason why the Japanese literally dominated the enduro and motocross market from 1976 until 2014. The Japanese bikes were not only cheaper they were profoundly more reliable and better built. My 1975 CR250M is perfect example. I rode it hard from ‘75 to ‘78 and then pretty much put it away in the basement until 1992 when I sold it for personal reasons (family, kids, house etc., etc.) The guy who bought it wanted to see if it would start up. After an oil change, new plug and a quart of gas with Castro 2T mix all it took was ten kicks and it started right up. The gentleman asked me if I wanted to take a final, so I wiped down my yellow Bell helmet, put it on and went up and down the street twice.
Two or three years later I received an envelope from the guy who purchased the bike. It was fully restored to its original showroom condition. Like most European dirt bikes the Husky in the video is a beautiful motorcycle (aesthetically speaking). However, they were a nightmare to keep up and left very little to be desired from a reliability and practicality perspective.
Glad to see you had more luck starting that model today than we did back in the day .Hard to start was a understatement
If the piston is not at the top it sure hurts ,Hell of a bike and will still scare people riding it
I HADONE OF THESE HUSKYS,A 1988 MODEL THAT I RODE HARD FOR 13 YEARS..NO PROBLEMS AT ALL EXCEPT THE REAR TIRE HAD TO BE CHANGED EVERY OTHER MONTH AND I KNOCKED THE WATER PUMP OFF ONCE ..MORE FUN THAN IS LEGAL FOR A PERSON TO HAVE
I remember seeing those brand new in show room. Local dirt bike shop sold Husqvarna and Maico. Friend bought a new 490 spider. Know one wanted a oddball 4 stroke.
I loved those bikes, can still remember reading the review about the 1987 510 "Thumper".
SEM ignition was notorious for not withstanding high temperatures, plus the RAL system for lubrication had the cam chain carrying oil to the head. Old loves die hard, I 'm touched guys ❤
Brings back great memories. I had the 500AE (automatic) and the bike would lift under throttle for 300ft. Thanks for sharing!
owned the exact same motorcycle here in Australia but it had 2 less strokes ,XC500,just a MONSTER
Superbe souvenir, je n'oublierai jamais mes virées Husqvarnesque à son guidon 👍.
Just guys being dudes working on a motorcycle. Hell yea
I owned a 1986 version of it with the single shock rear suspension. It was fun to ride if you could it started, lol.
Way to go guys it was great to see this running again it's one hell of a bike you're in the right area to open that bad boy up I think it was 100 mph close to it stock💚👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇲✌🏼
Looks like these fellas had a good time getting it running
Lots of laughter outta these two
Best line is “ I only have one or two kicks left in me “
Marvelous ! I’ve discovered with this bike that 4 stroke and dirt bike were the perfect combo for me ! It is one of my « dream bike » ! Many thanks
The man can kick! Engine running smooth :)
wow what a beautiful piece of history
This is fantastic!! Great stuff.
Tie the clutch lever back for a week or so.. then ride again till it releases.. 👍
Im from 83 too 😅
Love to have that bike
Great BALLS O FIRE !!! after the SEAT then "They" go up.
What a wonderful video and an absolutely beautiful bike !! I have an 81 Husqvarna 250cr a 84 Husqvarna 250cr and an 83 Husqvarna 500CR - thank you for sharing this with us all
Happy new year from Canada keep up the good work on the bikes
Thanks for the flashback. Huskies Rule!
Tak to je klenot 👍👌❤
Yes Another Video Keep Up the good work!
Hello from Greece 🇬🇷 💙 😊
Just look at those gorgeous saguaro cacti on the property.
Your dad reminds me of this guy that owned a husky and ktm bike shop in Auburn Washington state. He and his son used to race all over the planet.
Have an 01 kx250 i haven't touched since Oct 2001. Been sitting idle since. All original right down to the "air in the tires" lol and is in very nice condition. This story reminds me of my kx,only this bike is WAY cooler with a much better story to it👍
Good God man. 02:40 I remember Uptite. I owned one Swedish XC250, and 3 Cagiva WMX400-575s. God we're goen back.
Great video. If you lose your pilot jet poker again, you can separate some stranded wire and use one of the wire pieces to poke through the crud.
Nice looking bike.
Beauty of a bike!
Nice, congrats.
Man that thing is mint!! That’s cool your dad works on bikes too, he seems very knowledgeable.
I had a 510. No oil pump in these engines. Worked on a scavenging affect. Desert raced it one time. Always felt it was on the verge of seizure
proving not a wise idea
Time to pull the clutch!😊
I had the same bike. The thing was next to impossible to start
Awesome video with the pops. What a cool bike
Had that same model it was a beast
Two experienced - wise guys but not sure old captures them. From a guy that has less of the former than them.
I had one. it was a very good bike in the woods but we had clutch issues, timing chain issues and it was hard to start well all full of mud.
My mate had one of them at the time in the UK,brand new,it took months before he could get it going and sold it shortly afterwards…sounds a bit like the same deal !
Omg that would be awesome to be able to buy
That skid plate is made to swivel down. Just loosen the front motor mount.
Wow buddy. Nice video
I love old school big bore thumpers!!!!!
Take it for a ride!
If a bike stay still for more than a year allways empty the carb completely of petrol and exercise the clutch regularly, very nice bike 😊
Tip too unsieze clutch give it full throttle in bout 4th then let it decel hard few times on some tarmac 👍
The things I'd do to find one of those here in Aussie in that condition - and also my old 400WR 84 model.. :( Should never have sold em
I have an ‘82 430 sitting in my garage that I want to do a full restoration on. The age and parts availability makes me nervous, though…
hva factory and others produce literally every single part...
Yeah, I’ve come across sites like that before. It would be nice if the European ordering processes were updated to current tech and not 1982 catalogs. Either way, it’s not high on my to-do list.
I had the MX version of this bike. It was Husky's worst lemon. I had to change the oil after practice and after every moto. It come out smoking and scortched. Jetting it rich did not help. I usually got the holeshots starting in 3rd gear in open expert class and then got passed by the 2Ts
Amazing
I would Is switch to the old school mikuni round slide with a lengthy velocity stack or tm flatslide.
Believe it or not guitar strings are good for cleaning carburetors to.
Nice tip!
I dont remember an oil filter on mine. As i recall one just had to change oil every few hours.....
its amazing it dosn,t smoke
Amazing bike❤
Had one for a short time. Great bike when it ran but just too finicky and mechanical issues.
I worked on one of these it’s waiting on a new ignition !
beautyful
Chop that canister tailpipe off! Supertrap makes a 4 stroke clamp on mx canister with internal adjustable plates.
My buddy has a husky a year newer looks a lil different in tank area douvle shock like that one cant remeber but i think it was water cooled but cant remeber its been setting like that one sinse mid 80s i could have bought it in like 96 for 500 bucks it ran he jus got a newer bike an stoped riding it i wish i had boughr it he still has it as far as i no but will not sale its like bran new he keeos it in his living room .il always regret not buying it when i could have
Give the damn thig to the young man, he'll take care of it, and it won't be down for 40 more years.
I had one . Very hard to start.
I had many Husqvarna s but this one not so good.
Really good video do you think you maybe can do a build with you dad it would be a really cool video
Ein wunderbares Motorrad damals , leider gingen die Motoren ohne Ölpumpe sehr schnell kaputt . Wichtig war nie länger Vollgas uns sehr oft Ölwechsel , schöne Grüße aus Deutschland
Clicked so fast I nearly broke a finger
There is a kick starting technique that will start it quickly. Use the front part of your foot, kick hard letting the front foot slip off at the end of the kick. This gives a little faster spin on the motor and it usually starts easily. Used that on all the open huskies I owned. Another plus of that method is if the motor kicks back it doesn't damage your instep. LOL
It seemed like a no brainer that this concept of a 2 stroke bottom end with a 4 stroke top end would work except there was a critical issue that the engineers had overlooked. On the intake stroke of the 2 stroke engine cool air and premix is being drawn into the crankcase. With the conversion to 4 stroke this cooling of the crankshaft and attendant bearings is lost and overheating is the natural result.
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Surely this was discovered in the testing of preproduction prototypes so it’s really a sad commentary on the Husqvarna management that they sent these flawed bikes out of the factory and onto the unsuspecting dealers and customers.
The Husky was Swedish. They objected to a large Swedish " militia" Army. The Husky was larger to fit Swedes not Japanese. It was a military bike In tended for liaison, scouting, traffic control, and messaging on roads, snow, and normal cross country. When they ended the Swedish Citizen Force they sold Husky to Cagiva. I'd object that the leftist liberal Democrat hippies have hijacked the concept of licensable Enduro bikes.
I loved that bike except for starting it…..
Don't let that numbers matchin air out of the tires or bike Will lose value.
He let the bike sit for 40 years over a spark issue ?!?
If you wanna sell it, I'll buy it.
Rad…