Bolens Diablo Rouge and Hus Ski Discussion Forums

Hi all,

Just checking in while making Diablo Banners. Diablo Banners you say - what are those?

Mike N from McFarland had a neat idea to take the Diablo Print (like on the covers on the accessory page) and put it on a smaller piece of cloth and offer it as a small flag or something to hang on the wall. Therefore, I'm cutting some 18" x 24" rectangles and will bring them down for the print and put them on the web site if anyone is interested. I'm thinking it will be a cool thing to hang on the wall and such.

Other than that, we added some more documents to the Technical Packet (on the web site also). One of them is a 4-page write up of all the things they changed when they stopped making the 500 and started making the 502/3. For all those that think they know everything about that model change, if you have not seen this write-up, you don't know it all. Thanks to Roy T for sharing it. I will also be adding a manual of sort for the 503 motor which we now believe is a Hirth 191R. Bought it on eBay last week and still waiting for it to come in the mail.

Bruce

Bruce are you going to rebuilt the 500 are you going to sell it as is. I think your getting hook on this 500. There pretty neat those 500.

Rock

The 500 is for sale at the moment. But I am getting attached to it.

But does it have gussets?

how does Russell P find all those model 400's? He has a lot of info on this rare model. I wonder if that model was sold more in his region than anywhere else?

I think that his doesn't have any gussets

Sorry Rock, but I was just bothering Bruce...private joke.

Oh you guys, always funnin around.

My 500 has gussets, they are just welded in toward the engine which is what I think is done with the Bolens gusset upgrade when you had a 500 that came without gusset sticking out toward the handlebars.

Did I tell you I think I actually have a pair of NOS Bolens gussets? They are all rusty, but I think they are OEM. They came in the crate of NOS parts I got.

Hey, I see Duane B is on the site. Welcome Duane!