Husky shocklength please.

[ola_martin]

Can anyone tell me the correct length on the shocks for a Husqvarna CR125 1978?
Thanks

[Brian Watson]

15 1/8 inches is the correct length

[ola_martin]

Thanks!

[Marc.com]

hey Ola,

hows the 4 stroke specials going. Do you have an update photo. You show me yours and I will show you mine 

[ola_martin]

Hey Marc!
I made my ca 10'th "final retirement from racing last season. But as before the bug has caught me again, so I've been making a motocrosser of my -09 Husaberg . So this has been taking som time away from my HL-project lately...

The frame is mostly finished, been making footpegbrackets, brakepedal, gearlever, chainrollers etc. There are some brackets for sidecovers and so on left to do.

I took the easy way on the exhaust and put in an order to GMC.

I'm on to the swingarm, made a rear chainguide and a roller on top of the rearsprocket.

I'm making the "bridge" between the arms on the swingarm now. It's a RM swingarm that's been widened about 2,5cm.
What I would really like to do is to grind down the ridge on top of the swingarm and weld on a bigger one to make the swingarm look fatter and more like a Hallman swing.
But I'm afraid it will become a "uncontrolled banana-swingarm" because of heat disformation
I'm planning a jig but I'm unsure if I dear to do it. I don't have alu-TIG equipment and don't have much experience with aluwelding.

[ola_martin]

Last time it was assembled.

[ola_martin]

Sorry forgot the pic.

[ola_martin]

Chainguides

[ola_martin]

Here's the swing. I've turned 2 spacertubes that fit on the swingarmpivot and rearaxle. I'm planning to put a big steel U-tube between them to make a jig, and mabe use some clamps along the arm as well. What do you guys think about putting on bigger "ridges"? Will it say TWANNGG!! and everything pointing in the wrong direction when I take it of the jig?

[Marc.com]

Last time it was assembled.

looks like the real deal Ola, just needs coat of paint..... side covers came out well

[ola_martin]

Sidecovers are cardboard, so I don't think I'll bother painting them
I'm going to use a 78 rearfender instead of the 80 that's on the picture, wich by the way is taped on , so that it doesn't point that much upwards.

[bigk]

Hello ola & Marc,
Firstly, good to see you have the best bike on the market ola with the '09 Berg (I am a tad biased being a dealer), but my question is how does a question about Husky shock length end up in a discussion about farm bikes?
Cheers,
K

[ola_martin]

-K.
I think we all have so many projects that one thing catches the other.........

I've seen your beautiful Huskys, I have a couple myself. the Huskyshocks I was asking about in the beginning is going to be a trade in for a pair of FOX airshox for a Husky, I already have a FOX fork for it...

About Husabergs, I've been the technician for the Norwegian Husabergimporter for some years. I've had about 20 Husabergs, racing motocross and enduro with them since -96. The -09 is a great bike!!

But about the swingarm, is anyone with experience from structural alu. welding reading this and having an opinion??