Need a cheap bike?

[alan]

Check out this old beater!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=330012623266&ih=014&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT#ebayphotohosting

[gowen]

Wow! A Classic indeed Alan. But I doubt it is going to go cheap?  I bet that would be a blast to haul-ass down a green pasture with.

I could also imagine the kick back would kill.

[Spider]

This one isn't quite as big (430), but it's pretty easy to kick... once you know how! Got it for $795 and spent almost as much on the shocks.

[Gonzo]

My uncle and his mate had one o' them CR500's. 4-speed trans.

They reckoned the only use for 4th was pulling away cuz you'd flip it in any other gear.

...Think they were mad enough to ride it on the road as well...

[apple]

I loved the old Huskies. Had a `75 175, a `76 360, an `85 400, several `87 430`s, and a `97 610. The last one I had was a 430 and that cured me of wanting Huskies forever. The parts are seriously hard to get here in the US and cost PLENTY! A 430 piston cost $415 back in 2000. Too bad cause I loved the 6-speed wide ratio gearboxes. They had a nice top end. Except the 175 of course.

Jack

[doordie]

Hi guys!
If you need some parts to old Huskys I?m glad to help out...
I`m at homecountry for that brand and have raced serval of them.
I know a couple of friends who can get the part you need.

//doordie

[Spider]

Thanks Doordie. You Swedes really knew how to make a bike, it's too bad they don't make them anymore. I love the way they attract attention. I can have one of the huskys next to the K5 and nobody cares about it. 
Here's a old pic of my 250, the 390 is in storage at a friends and I don't have a pic of it to show. I really need to invest in a digital camera to update my pictures. 

Dale

[Timbowe]

God that panel on the tank must be super polished!! Or its got a picture of a dude taking a photo stuck on the tank?

[alan]

I remember riding a few old big bore Husky's and they had a really strange powerband.  It was like they had no bottom end at all. I guess if you could give them a powervalve, reed spacer and a good pipe they might come alive!

[Spider]

The big-bore Huskys are similar to a modern day 250, not alot of bottom, plenty of mid range, and some top end. All three of mine have Mikuni carbs but I believe the ones with Bing carbs had much different powerbands. You have to remember that reed valves were state of the art and a PC took up a good portion of the room.
 The tank on the 250 is chrome plated steel and that is a reflection in the tank. The black tank is alloy and not near as shiny. About a 2 lb difference between the two.

Dale