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Offline MadKaw

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78 Husqvarna 390
« on: March 11, 2007, 03:55:17 PM »
its on the Austin craigslist
http://austin.craigslist.org/mcy/292396600.html

its pretty sweet! :wink:
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Re: 78 Husqvarna 390
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2007, 04:12:55 PM »
I used to race one of those. I have the original factory porting specs if anyone ever wanted them.  Cam.
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Offline MadKaw

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Re: 78 Husqvarna 390
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2007, 04:27:09 PM »
would love to go pick that up, but the 500 is getting my attention(money$) right now. :| :-D
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Offline kx666

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Re: 78 Husqvarna 390
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2007, 06:42:57 PM »
Quote from: KXcam22 on March 11, 2007, 04:12:55 PM
I used to race one of those. I have the original factory porting specs if anyone ever wanted them.  Cam.

cam, where did you find all the info you have???? is there a spec you dont hve?
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Offline KXcam22

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Re: 78 Husqvarna 390
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2007, 07:03:14 PM »
KX666,
  Just crap I collected and couldn't bring myself to throw away.  Hey you just never know when those 30 year old porting specs are going to save the world........................Cam.
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Offline alan

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Re: 78 Husqvarna 390
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2007, 01:57:03 AM »
A friend of mine had one of those and he let me ride it one time.  I thought it had the strangest power band I can ever remember.  I was like there was no bottom end torque! :-o :-o :-o
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Offline MadKaw

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Re: 78 Husqvarna 390
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2007, 04:17:07 AM »
no, no bottom, they're made for screamin
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Offline kx666

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Re: 78 Husqvarna 390
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2007, 05:39:40 AM »
i wish i could have been around to see all of these "classics" came out.  all motorcross bikes were on a mono-shock in my life time... 
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Re: 78 Husqvarna 390
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2007, 07:56:00 AM »
I had a '78 OR back in the day, and I now have an '80 CR. I don't know for sure but I think the 390 may have been aimed at the desert arena where they excelled. I think the chamber is the cause of the strange powerband, it is long and narrow. I have a Rocket pipe for it but haven't put it on yet. The Rocket looks more like a regular pipe for an open class bike. They claim it improves the powerband (don't they all). Sometime this summer I plan to bring it back home (it's been in storage since Rita) and see it that is true.

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