Husky 510 TE Resto Completed

[PEZBerq]

First new fangled water cooled single shock disc brake bike to emerge from the cave. Can't wait to fire it up and race in pre 90. Now to learn the ancient art of starting a Husky 4 stroke 

[XC83]

Very nice looking jigger

[Slakewell]

Nice looking bike and IMO the first real four stroke MX engine these things were fast and reved like nothing before. There major problems at the time were ignitions and the brakes were shit I can remember my 87 Husky cracking the disk during the 88 four day.

[09.0]

Great job on a cool bike

[Mike52]

Nice one PEZ.

[suzuki59]

Great job mate,very nice.

[PEZBerq]

Thanks for the comments. I fitted the double pot Brembo off the 88 rather than the one pot used on the 87 so hopefully the brakes will work. Both disc and caliper float with this arrangement so hopefully it won't crack Mick. I am eyeing up the vinduro in the Masters Games in Nov on the Goldy so won't be as hard on it as a 4 Day would be.....also probably not ridden quite as hard either 

[euro bikes]

Try it out at the vinduro at Murphys Creek at the end of September.

[Mike52]

Probably shouldn't mention it PEZ but I had an 86 EXC KTM and that headlight reminds me of it.

[PEZBerq]

Yes indeed Mike the Acerbis Elba headlight was used by Husky Products as well as others including KTM. I sourced the decal from Andre Hovart and it had the KTM logo on it which of course was immediately banished thanks to Photoshop! The bike actually came with WP 4054 front end off a KTM which was removed to keep the Nordic gene pool pure also! A correct Husky 4054 front end is waiting in my garage to fit at some stage when I find the time to rebuild it. Cheers

[Brian Watson]

Pez..my recollection of the starting ritual is as follows.. pull in the decomp/valve lifter...4 or 5 slow kicks thur.... then kick like all buggery... oh...yeah..... put your right hand on the seat...don't go anywhere near the throttle...worked like a charm... even if some knobhead had come along before and given the throttle a twist and squirted gas down its throat...

[Michel Dufayard]

Nice job Pez.
The 87 LC is the nicest LC model for me.
The silencers look weird.
They are shorts ( MX) but also not large.
can you post a pic from the rear.
Thanks

[crabman]

Greetings PEZberg from South Africa

Really nice job- I am restoring a 1989 Husky 510 - I am battling to get plastics- may I ask you to share where u got your plastics from

Desperate to get side covers- think I have tried most of the usual places- your help is appreciated.


Fine bike - cannot wait myself to get plastics all done just plastics

Gavin Williams
[email protected]

[PEZBerq]

Hi Crabman

The plastics were on the bike when I got it and I just had to restore them. Sorry I don't have a source for new ones. I would just keep an eye on eBay and you could also try Rick Horvat. Make sure you show photos of your bike when it's ready. Good luck

[Ktm181]

Just STUNNING. I have never ridden this model but i did get to spend some race time on the first model twin shock white tank, for that matter i got to ride Bryan Pattersons race bike before Hans de'tuned it too, spent an arvo running it in, killed my cr43o in a straight line. I much preferred the white tank enduro version in mx, probably did around a dozen races with it and it wasnt bad, steered nicely for a Husky, went like stink in a straight line and had  great rear suspension. Trouble was Husqvarna sent an "update" package for it which included a smaller carb and different ignition, it was never the same, tamed it right down and became a BITCH to start when hot, especially if it flamed out, sometimes you couldnt start the fu..er for an hour! "My" carb and ign. ended up on Han's personal bike,he used to win the drags then!
Hmm....i'm starting to get "the love" back for old Huskies....swore that would never happen again! Oh dear...
cheers,
Kt