1983 Husqvarna WR 250 Rebuild

Edited Date/Time 8/22/2019 1:38pm
So this might be a long post.....

A few years ago I decided to get out of riding. I had a 2004 SX 200 that I had all through college and then I decided to stop riding and mess with my Camaro some. I sold the 200 and after a couple months of not having a bike I decided I wanted a vintage bike to restore. I looked through Craigslist and found a 1983 WR 250 Husqvarna.



I worked on the bike for a couple months and then I lost interest and sold it to my dad when I purchased a XC 150 to ride. A few months went buy and I purchased the bike back and finished it.



Now I ride the bike a couple times a year in local GP's or vintage races. I had the bike at a GP a couple weeks ago and was having a pretty good race. Second off the line (dead engine start) against newer bikes. about the third lap in the bike made a loud bang and then started rattling. I pushed the bike back to the truck and pulled the motor apart when I got home. I found a couple pieces of aluminum in the primary gear. I pulled the split the cases and can not find where they came from. I think the clutch might have broke as some point in time and these pieces were just laying in the motor.





So I can't just work on the motor, I ended up tearing the whole bike apart to touch up the frame and clean everything up. Hopefully I have it back together in the next couple weeks.







I have an original Roost Factory Boost Bottle that I want to try to put on the bike, anyone ever put on on a Husky? Where did you put the hose on the motor, I can't find a place to put a tap.



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ATKpilot99
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8/7/2019 10:27am
So cutting the frame loop off doesn't affect the strength of the subframe?
8/7/2019 1:17pm
ATKpilot99 wrote:
So cutting the frame loop off doesn't affect the strength of the subframe?
It doesn't have a removable subframe, the CR's didn't have a loop. I have laid it over a couple times and it seems to be alright. As heavy as the frame is I'd say its pretty strong still.
Five2Five
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8/8/2019 8:33am
Ive got a 1983 wr125 that needs completely restored, my dad has owned it since 84. Once its done ill be rippin fasttraxx aswell.
8/8/2019 2:09pm


My Old 83/250. A friend restored.. Its at MOTO Armory now.
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8/9/2019 6:44pm
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/08/08/365279/s1200_IMG_2187.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/08/08/365280/s1200_IMG_2188.jpg[/img] My Old 83/250. A friend restored.. Its at MOTO Armory now.


My Old 83/250. A friend restored.. Its at MOTO Armory now.
Dang ECM- what a perfect restoration! Kudos. Tom does love and promote the vintage bikes. He bought my restored 1971 Penton 100 Berkshire Enduro in 2010 for moto armory. Thanks for the pristine photos.
MaxPower
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8/10/2019 9:00pm Edited Date/Time 8/10/2019 9:02pm
I worked at a Honda dealer in 82. A customer came in one Saturday to buy boost for his boost bottle . I can't believe that we didn't have a bunch of siezed bikes littering the infields of tracks in the early 80s from holes hacked into the sides of rubber intake manifolds to fit boost bottles and sealed with silicone. But boy did it look cool if you had one

Those were great looking Huskys
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8/22/2019 12:59pm
Nice bike and project. What did you use to get the airbox so white?

I have a 1983 250CR, I'm the original owner, sold it to a friend 30 years ago, and just bought it back. It's actually a low hour bike but the moisture in OH had not been kind to the bike. The bike was originally purchased in CA but my friend moved to Canton almost 30 years ago. Anyway I'm looking forward to getting it back into race condition.







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8/22/2019 1:38pm
Nice bike and project. What did you use to get the airbox so white? I have a 1983 250CR, I'm the original owner, sold it to...
Nice bike and project. What did you use to get the airbox so white?

I have a 1983 250CR, I'm the original owner, sold it to a friend 30 years ago, and just bought it back. It's actually a low hour bike but the moisture in OH had not been kind to the bike. The bike was originally purchased in CA but my friend moved to Canton almost 30 years ago. Anyway I'm looking forward to getting it back into race condition.







I cleaned it really good with a degreaser and then I painted it with an automotive paint. It has held up really well so far.
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