Finally...

Fianlly it was time to start my other CR 400, seen here casually idling.

A quick test run to check that gears, clutch and brakes are working.

Note to self: These bikes are ridiculously loud without any silencer, probably not popular among neighbors. In my defense I really tried to keep the noise down by hardly opening the throttle at all.

Husqvarna CR 400 MG 2695 under a blue sky.

Today I took my other 400 outdoors for the first time in a long time, when I bought it in a box a couple of years ago it had been laying around since late seventies.

The plan was to do a test ride today, but there was a problem with the kickstarter. In the future I will probably fabricate some kind of shim to place between the cylinder and cylinderhead to lower the compression, I will happily trade some power for easier starting and longer piston life.

Husqvarna CR 400 MG 2695 almost there.

Restored seat and new aluminium front fender mounted. This bike is also ready for start now, hopefully it will behave just as good as the other one. Also the front tyre is replaced, the original Trelleborg T 544 was cool, but looked a bit to worn so a replaced it with another newer Trelleborg front sneaker.

A pleasant problem, I am almost out of space for my Huskys...

I will get some decent photos of this bike with a proper camera when I take it outdoors for a test ride.

Seat restoration

Seatbase back from zink plating.

Parts ready for assembly, original foam will be reused

Glue on foam and baseplate.

Foam and base bonded together.

Fitting of seatcover

Finished seat, looks a lot better than before.

Package arrived.

Received a package from Vintage husky today, unfortunable it got held up in customs for a couple of days and set me back another 25Euro.

New front fender incl mudflap and a new seatcover.