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Marque Remarks => Husqvarna => Topic started by: firko on February 18, 2008, 06:29:36 pm

Title: 976cc Husky.
Post by: firko on February 18, 2008, 06:29:36 pm

Here's a little beasty for the Husky rider who craves a little more kickass. It's a 976cc HVA-Folan powered Husky owned by Klub Kevlar Swedish correspondent Per-Arne Westling.
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/hustwin2.jpg)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/hustwin1.jpg)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/hustwin4.jpg)

Title: Re: 976cc Husky.
Post by: Wombat on February 18, 2008, 06:37:01 pm

Wow, the Swedish Military could use it to pull out bogged Tanks!!!

Title: Re: 976cc Husky.
Post by: husky61 on February 18, 2008, 06:39:29 pm

One can only dream of such luxuries.

Check out the frame mod's and extraaaaaaaa long swing arm.

Brings a new meaning to the words open class enduro bike

The cat even looks a little apprehensive.

Title: Re: 976cc Husky.
Post by: Hoony on February 18, 2008, 07:03:29 pm

any idea how the crank is configured firko? 180 degree apart i guess.
pipe is interesting never seen a two into one expansion chamber i'm guessing that would not be real efficent.

over to you Lozza?

Title: Re: 976cc Husky.
Post by: Tim754 on February 18, 2008, 09:12:33 pm

Hoony most of the old Suzuki triples (750 550 380cc) ended up with three into one chambers. Loads cheaper than three single pipes. Still NICE Husky maybe fun to ride too. .......of course stealing a Folan sidecar motor sucks a bit............. :D and notice that weird white dust over everything????

Title: Re: 976cc Husky.
Post by: paul on February 18, 2008, 09:20:41 pm

cant see a kick starter,  so its electric start .even better

Title: Re: 976cc Husky.
Post by: LWC82PE on February 18, 2008, 09:26:50 pm

ive seen aftermarket perfomance type 3 into one expansion chambers on GT380' suzukis.

cool husky!

Title: Re: 976cc Husky.
Post by: YSS on February 18, 2008, 09:36:08 pm

The Folan is a 180 degrees and was made to match the EML Jumbo . Both hade a great sound and when the power ( eventually ) came on it was " hold on " . I remember you hade to turn the throttle just after 5 meters of braking point and nothing would happen , but by the time you get to the corner the power was just right to aim and shoot. That was not to the liking of many riders , but when you got used to that , you hade weapon ( on a dry day anyway ).

Title: Re: 976cc Husky.
Post by: Lozza on February 18, 2008, 10:30:10 pm

Far from it Hoony, this type of conversion would be simple in this part of the world.The know how on just about every street corner.All that white stuff in between the bike and the sky is the give away. Sleds(snow mobiles) usually have a 2 into 1 pipe on a production model and 2 singles on the performance model.No other way  than 180 deg firing order.
Obviously a product of a long winter, withdrawls, a dare or too much time in the sauna slapping each other with a birch twig.Not to take away from the fantastic job this bloke did. ;D

Title: Re: 976cc Husky.
Post by: YSS on February 18, 2008, 10:36:53 pm

We tested both Exhausts , and I still have them , the two into one , is the one .The point is when you join the two . Sorry Lozza

Title: Re: 976cc Husky.
Post by: LWC82PE on February 24, 2008, 11:25:03 am

folan site http://www.folan.se

Title: Re: 976cc Husky.
Post by: subarumy98 on February 29, 2008, 07:11:27 am

Apparently there was an 800cc Husky being developed for Dakar.

Anyone have any news on this - goes  back quite some years now.

T

Title: Re: 976cc Husky.
Post by: TooFastTim on February 29, 2008, 08:39:08 am

Well, you have to find something else to do on those long Scandinavian winter nights.