Husky 430 Auto in 07 Frame

[MalMember]

Ollie wrote:

Hey Speedy, if your able get a video of the beast doing a big power slide and upload it 👿 Man I loved my 430 smoothest bigbore engine ever

Ollie

Yeah love to see and hear it go!

Good work Speedy

[Adam SpeedMember]

Hi all
Well I finally went & test road my Nauto yesterday at Appin MX track (short walk to the car if all goes wrong) & all went fairly smooth apart from the rear shock needs rebuilding & a spring to suit my fat arse & not checking the silencer bolts where tight.
Apart from that the only thing I need to modify is the kick start arangement as it only allows 85% travel of the ful kick start stroke & my foot needs to be at a 45 degree angle to the kickstart (toe’s out) in order to allow my boot to go under the foot peg at the bottom of the stroke, so I’m looking into it.

The actual riding itself was rather nervous at first as my trust in my own manufacturing was a little guarded at first,
but once I got the feel & adjusted the bars & brake levers to suit I started to have a fair bit of fun. My impresion so far is that it is going to be great fun as it hooks up nicely (even in really greasey stuff) & even though the rear shock was average it still cornered reasonably well. I’m thankfull so far that it hasn’t turned out to be a pig, but starting it with a sore foot after it biting me the other day is anoying especially as in this frame the kick start is about 3″ higher than the old frame so combining the awkward kicking action as well as having to find something to stand on & my aching foot gave me great inspiration not to stop.
All said & done I’m a fat man rolling in the provervbial with a bit more tinkering to do.
Till next time
Speedy.:laugh:
P.s. will try & get some video soon.

[DeanMember]

Nice to know at least she goes just have to iron out the few little niggles then riiinnggg a Dinnnngggg Dinnnnnnggg :laugh:

Ollie

(ps hurry up with the Vid)

[Peter HornMember]

Speedy

I’ve dream’t of building this bike for about 20 years, never had the time or at times the money to do it. This is an awesome project!

I’m extremely impressed you’ve got it up and now running. Looking forward to the beastie (what did you call it – the Nauto) throwing roost al over me at the next OB Trail Ride

Cheers
Iva

[Adam SpeedMember]

Iva wrote:

Speedy

I’ve dream’t of building this bike for about 20 years, never had the time or at times the money to do it. This is an awesome project!

I’m extremely impressed you’ve got it up and now running. Looking forward to the beastie (what did you call it – the Nauto) throwing roost al over me at the next OB Trail Ride

Cheers
Iva

Yep its gunna be a whole lota fun but as to ridin where rego is required, that might take some time to find out the legalities of whats needed. The fact that both bikes had rego & ADR should help but the RTA is sure to try & stop me getting rego too easy, just another part of the fun.:woohoo:

If anyone out there knows how to go about registering this type of toy please let me know.

[jamieMember]

Nice work Speedy,
Looks sweet at this stage,powder coated will look evan better.
Maybe one of those custom carbon pipe guards for your chamber,read a how to story on here once shouldn’t be to hard to dig up.
Look forward to seeing your next round of pics.
cheers

[Ivan WaightMember]

Hey Speedy,
Will have to edit the video mate too large for the forum
I will post it up soon !!
Dubs

[Adam SpeedMember]

So after ridin at the MX track on tuesday & finding a few loose bolts (on the shock linkage was a wake up) I got a call from the boys to go to the bush. Well I went & had a another great test ride, I’ve still got a sore foot from where it kicked me back but I made a quick release for the footpeg & now I can get my whole foot on the start lever which makes a big difference.
Now the ride itself was better than expected, its cornering, stoping & jumping the way I’d hoped (just need more practice starting it).
I also found that I need to give some attention to the transmission as it started shifting to 2nd to early but thats just some maintenance.
The only future problem I’ve found so far is that it dosen’t like to sit idling (with a sore foot I didn’t want to turn it off) & get’s a little hot, but I’ve got a few things to ponder.

1. The waterpump cover is plastic & warps under pressure (but I’ve found an alloy one for next time).
2. I’ve got a waterpump gasket that is twice as thick as a standard one, (trying to use a reinforced rubber so it dosen’t blow out) so I might not be getting optimal flow from the Pump.
3. I’ve got a couple of joiners in the piping system so the flow might be slightly restricted.
&
4th. The radiators on it are fairly old, but I,ve got a new pair waiting to go.

At the moment The bike has been torn down so the frame can be powder coated as I’m sure that it dosen’t need to be welded or cut anymore & I can start the pretty it up process.
While thats away being done I’ve got my spare engine to start building which will be interesting as I start to learn the in’s & out’s of a 3 speed auto box & try to source the sprag bearings & associated parts that I need, shuold be fun:woohoo: .
Cheers for now,
Speedy.

[DeanMember]

Hey Speedy I wouldnt powder coat the frame looks good at first but doesnt take long for a small scratch or nick in the coating to start letting water in underneath, sooner than you think and the coating starts peeling away.

I would use POR15 or a epoxy like Acran tough as shit and lasts.

Ollie

[AlexMember]

Well done Ollie was just about to say the same thing. I’ve got a nice “rusted from the inside out” powdercoated example here. Wasn’t done by me but regardless powdercoating is good for street bikes maybe, not for dirt bikes.

[Adam SpeedMember]

Well just finished the pretty up & now for the serious stuff…ride it

Hey Ollie I managed to put it up with out you beating me to it!!!!!! :woohoo:

[Mick DMember]

Bloody hell! She certainly looks the goods!

[GregMember]

Jesus thats impressive, well done it looks a million bucks. Enjoy it it looks as though you have put the hours in, hope to see it on the trails

TB

[MattMember]

Looks very nice, I think husky need to go again and build a 2013 model, maybe 7 speed like all the new cars.

YouTube video of the beast would be nice for all us bike less boys.

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[Mark BuntingMember]

Very Nice Speedy it looks tops

I hope to see it in action one day.

Congrats on all your work.

Kram

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