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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.

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.

My Old 83/250. A friend restored.. Its at MOTO Armory now.
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Those were great looking Huskys
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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