1983 Husqvarna XC500

[Toolman]

Husqvarna bikes was always beautiful. But my memories from them is that everything vibrated apart.

[Nudnik]

Swedish Husqvarna best
had and raced alot. Most of my trophies on Husqvarna. My 250wr went five years no breakage only chain sprocket s cables. Sucks they no longer make them now.

[jjreddog]

I bought one of the 83 XC500`s for $3300.00 from North Bend Husky in WA ST....the Husky rep back then was Mark Blackwell and he sent me a different pilot jet and main jet and said to make this bike run like the Factory bikes I would need to mill 1/2 a millimeter off the intake side of the slide. I did that and the rest was history, I finished in the top 10 of my class every time out for the Desert and had an absolute blast riding it in the woods....I wish I would have never sold the bike....James in WA ST

[errol]

Loved my xc I rode it for 12 years wish I never sold it.

[mikestowe]

always liked the old huskys cause they were so different but yet expensive

[MattiasE]

Really nice bike built in sweden back then.

[warrenkrywko]

These were stock with either a 40 or 44mm mikuni. They were jetted about four or five steps too rich. You need a selection of slides to get them to run clean from idle into the mid range. I think the 44mm carb is too big. I used a 40. Keep a box of jets as these engines are picky when you have even moderate elevation changes. I remember being two full needles than stock, at the lean end of its range too. Once turned, they start one moderate kick, hot out cold. Unless you flood it, then just pull start it.

[yzme]

what a survivor...it seems unique..it could definately be a show piece

[swemx]

My grandpa allways said - Husqvarna är som stridsvagnar, dom håller in i det sista.
English - ''Husqvarna is like tanks, they run until the very end''.
Cheers from Sweden!

[robertblanchard]

I still can't believe that only two years ago there was no such thing as Kaplan America.

[jasonpeters]

Now you are talking i had one of these bloody brilliant bike remember going past yz250 3rd gear wheel spinning used to piss a lot of people of

[mikestowe]

wicked looking bike once again it look better with some black or yellow fork boots hell they cant cost that much as much lip stick ya put on bikes id throw fork boots on it they look better i think

[mikestowe]

cool looking bike look at that baby face lol

[erasmomoreno]

How much are you asking for the husqvarna bike !?

[TheClayCoKid]

Wow look at the business haircut. What was the mid 80s Husky that that had a 6 or 7 speed gearbox? I think it was a 400?

[williamfabiano]

Great bikes. temperamental, but made for men.

[here_for_the]

Super bike.. Nice! Why the Silver Streak '82 Barrel look? Best 2 stroke open class EVER according to AntiThumper.com
We hav 1~ 1983 XC 500 & 1~ 430 WR.
*10 Fins of Fury~ aka.. Captain 10 Fins*

[MACVSOG]

I was 13 and had one in 85" I blew it up before I killed myself

[saturnreturns]

Probably the fastest dirt bike you have ever had. lol.

[cwalton]

Why Husqvarna went to an ugly white tank and yellow seat, loses me. They made the best-looking motorcycles for years with the red, black, blue painted tanks with the silversides. I would never own a white whale.