2021 HUSQVARNA WR450 Off Road PETROL Manual

Description

Reluctantly for sale is my 1972 Husqvarna WR450 2 stroke 450cc motorbike. I bought this bike in 2018 for myself. It had just had a wonderful back to frame restoration. It had had the wheels rebuilt, new tyres, new brakes, new suspension, seat retrim, forks rebuilt, frame repainted, tank rechromed then repainted, handlebars rechromed, new hardware, new grips, new levers, new cables and more. It presented very well, however it did not run very well.I entrusted the bike with twin shock expert Andrew Smith of Smith Bonneville Racing in Brentford, a proper old school race bike builder who worked on these bikes back in the day, to look into the running issues and get it running correctly.Andrew went through the entire bike for me and set it up then found there to be some piston slap. Not one for half measures, he set about totally rebuilding the engine from the ground up with no stone left unturned. The crank was reground, the barrel rebored to take a slightly oversized piston, all new bearings and more. The carburettor was totally rebuilt and restored and we fitted Electrex World electronic ignition. When I bought the bike, it took forever to start from cold or hot. Now it starts within a few kicks from cold and you can start it sitting on the bike with a single kick once it is warm.Andrew also fabricated a removable grenade style baffled exhaust end can to quieten the bike a bit as I knew I was going to use it occasionally on the road and did not want to end up with an ASBO. He then fitted a totally removable and discrete but in keeping LED rear brake light to the rear mudguard. This is powered by a hidden rechargeable battery under the seat and activated by a discrete microswitch on the back brake lever.I obtained a heritage certificate from Husky Sport and correctly road registered the bike with the DVLA, historically registered as 1972 Husqvarna WR450 with V5 in my name.By the time the bike was finished, and some 6000 pounds later the bike owes me over 12500, I was over the moon. That said, I had initially bought it with the intention of using it at The Malle Mile, Wheels and Waves and similar events, but it was just too nice for me to do that with. Instead, I have used it every couple of weeks in the warmer months on the road and it is an absolute blast. The power is crazy for an old bike and it feels so tight and well built. For the past 6 months, having bought a number of bikes since, this bike has just lived in my living room and frankly it is a waste. I am in no rush to sell it but I feel it deserves a better home.I have a digital folder available containing many more images of the bike, the engine build and a walkaround video of it running, available to send over. I will be very sad to see it go. The bike is currently in Brentford, West London.

Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS); Previously Registered Overseas; Safety Belt Pretensioners

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