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Marque Remarks => Husqvarna => Topic started by: firko on June 21, 2009, 01:29:42 pm

Title: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: firko on June 21, 2009, 01:29:42 pm: Pete didn't quite finish his new CR 500 in time for CD6 but it was worth the wait. He's done his usual magnificent job on the resto. This model Husky is tres'cool!
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/husky%20pete%201.jpg)

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Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: husky61 on June 21, 2009, 03:26:30 pm: Thats real nice
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: magoo on June 21, 2009, 05:20:06 pm: I can't wait to see his 50 kilo bod flapping 'round in the breeze behind the beastie. Another top job Pete, you make it an artform. Are there many of these in existence?
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: RIBBO on June 21, 2009, 05:24:03 pm: Another top job Pete
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: E74 on June 21, 2009, 08:27:51 pm: Sweeet! ;)
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: 090 on June 22, 2009, 05:56:57 am: You don't do things by half mate.
Bloody unreal.
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: NSR on June 22, 2009, 02:16:26 pm: WOW :o Awsome.
Noel
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: Heikki360 on June 22, 2009, 06:44:45 pm: VERY nicely done! Still running the stock 44mm (!) Mikuni and four-speed box? Brilliant resto.
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: HuskyPete on June 23, 2009, 08:56:04 am: Heikki,
All standard ie 44mm carby, 4 speed gearbox, i changed the kickstarter to a later style to make it easier to start and put 83 wheels on it as the 82 nordisk rims are as soft as butter.
Magoo,
I know there are about 5 or 6 82.5 500 in OZ, i read somewhere that they only produced 200 worldwide as it was a prototype 500 motor in a 82 frame and developed for the 1983 season bikes, the power is by all reports brutal and was tamed down for the 83 model. I think you need your eyes and your scales checked i think i am a bit heavier than 50kgs :-\ i wish i still did weigh that ;D, i would still be flapping off the back no matter what i weighted ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: firko on June 23, 2009, 10:35:05 am: I believe that Petes bike is the very bike that Swedish works rider Leif Nicholson rode at the Amaroo Park International meeting in 1982. Hans Apelgren reckons Leif rode a 250 but I'm certain he rode a 500 (even more so after consultation with others who were there). Pete bought the bike from John Durst, the same guy that I got my Walkinshaw Jag from and John is adament that the Husky was the 'works' bike ridden at that meeting. It'd be cool to positively identify it as that very bike.

Hey Pete if your 50kg is too woosy for the bike my 130kg might be more suitable to keeping the bugger on the ground ::)
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: magoo on June 23, 2009, 12:09:54 pm: Hey Pete, maybe we could add to your weight at the Narellan Pub on Thursday. Are you in?
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: HuskyPete on June 23, 2009, 01:53:40 pm: I'm in
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: firko on June 23, 2009, 04:03:24 pm: What the fork...me too.
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: jimbo on June 23, 2009, 04:35:14 pm: At 46 years of age and of average riding abiliy I think I've missed my window of getting anywhere near a high output out of my SILVER BUILT, they are the quentsenual model mxer of the husky long travel models and are highly sort after by people in the know! note they will power wheel stand in any gear at any speed good luck Peter! Regards Jimbo
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: NSR on June 23, 2009, 06:31:55 pm: Could this be the Silver Bullet?
82 OZMX champs at Toowoomba.
not sure of the rider.

(http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww125/NoelSR/82Hsk500.jpg?t=1245743405)
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: holeshot buddy on June 24, 2009, 10:38:15 pm: nice one pete one of my favourite model huskys
cant wait to see her in action ;D

i think i will send all my bikes down to you to restore ;)

cheers rusty :D
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: Harro on June 25, 2009, 04:01:46 pm: Andrews,
Who is going to start it for you,better get your landing skills up to date after the kick back and remember the Russian judge is always the hardest!!!!
Harro
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: firko on June 25, 2009, 04:08:48 pm: He's Baaaack! Yo Harro, Narrellan pub tonight.
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: maicopunk on July 04, 2009, 08:45:39 pm: Quote from: NSR3 on June 23, 2009, 06:31:55 pm

Could this be the Silver Bullet?
82 OZMX champs at Toowoomba.
not sure of the rider.

(http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww125/NoelSR/82Hsk500.jpg?t=1245743405)

Based on the number it must be Ribbo !

Very nice Pete. When are you going to dig some trenches with it?
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: DR500 on July 05, 2009, 09:31:36 am: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180375142338&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&salenotsupported
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: bigk on July 05, 2009, 07:03:42 pm: Err, there's a whole other thread about the bike started by Paul when it was listed. See the thread under this one.
Cheers,
K
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: Nathan S on June 19, 2010, 05:08:19 pm: Quote from: VMX247 on June 17, 2010, 09:49:35 am
Just doing a bit of peaking around, ;D Did Hans Apelgren ever ride(supersenior) or he's an importer of Husqvarna's to Aust. ?

Hans was the Husky importer until 2000ish, when the Paul Feeny Group took over. The business morphed into R&D Motorcycles, although I have NFI whether Hans is still involved - his son Stefan still works there though. Hans was heavily involved with Motorex, so maybe that's how he spends his time now?!

Hans was a rider of some note back in the day. He raced Mr MX in the 1970s, and enduros in the 80s (and at least until the early 90s).
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: VMX247 on June 19, 2010, 06:23:03 pm: Thanks-There you go ! the legends you get to rub shoulders (well it was cold) with by the camp fire at Classic Dirt events. Stefan Apelgren :P ;D
Title: Re: Husky Petes Silver Bullet.
Post by: Nathan S on June 19, 2010, 10:06:17 pm: Stefan can ride OK too. ;)