They are fucking badass and you should buy it.
That's all you need to know.
I've owned two of them, love them.
Thanks!...from all I've been reading they do seem to be bad-ass, and endear a lot of owner loyalty :thumbup
WoodsChick's ride reports should be enough to close the deal for you.
No shit...
her RRs have been highly motivating for me...both re the Husky 610 and the places she and Eric ride...I was able to ride in the desert for the first time recently :thumbup :thumbup, tho still haven't found any of those awesome secret hot springs...
I had a 610SM for a short while (~year). Fun bike, a little heavy. Much preferred my Hyper on the street and WR250F off.
...yeah, I understand I could go lighter for the dirt, but being the heavyweight that I am, I really want something that will do okay on the slab getting me to the dirt...that's where my patient runs thin :teeth The other thing is I'm coming from riding a beasty 525lb vstrom in the dirt, so I think the 610 will feel absolutely light-weight to me! But definitely not ruling out a light 250 in the future for dirt-only.
Yeah, but keep in mind that Tami has the size to really throw the bike around, whereas Tim is just a little guy. :laughing
Yeah good point...wait, wut? :wtf:teeth:rofl
:laughing
So true! Might be a little much for you, Tim! I mean, it ain't no lightweight like your DL1000 was on the trails of Carnegie :teeth
What are the particulars on the bike you're looking at? Mileage? Mods? History?
Check your PM's.
WoodsChick
:teeth I still get a huge grin on my face whenever I think of that awesome day at Carnegie :thumbup Great turn out with lots of barfers, awesome riding, and the shit I made my vstrom do and lived to tell the tale
Bike is a 2006 te610. 10K miles, senior-owned, regularly maintaned w/ Maxima synthetic oil; mods incld IMS 5 gal gastank, Seat Concepts seat, Leo Vance pipe, case savers, chain guide, skid plate. 3500 on chain/sprockets, front tire new, rear has about ~600miles left. Owner is selling b/c he's getting older and not riding as much.
Any suggestions what would be a fair price for such a bike? Not many 610s for sale, and hard to figure pricing with all diff setups/conditions.
No! No PM's. We all want to be in on this. I'm still waiting for my chevy to sell then it will be some kind of big bore super Moto for me
:teeth No promises A&D - certainly happy to share all the details AFTER I FIND and BUY a bike...
....but I will tell you I'm starting to drink the coolaid on the 610!
I just finished reading +50 pages of BigDogAdventures te610 escapades over on ADV - wow - bike was ridden all over Mexico, TAT, Idaho, Colorado, etc, then the next owner did south America on the same bike:thumbup
I rode a new KLR at the show yesterday - was fun to check it out, felt light, nimbleish, and solid power to get me up to 80 on the freeway, albeit slowly but it was there. But I did note the vibration :| - I'm not naive and fully expect thumpers to vibrate on the freeway, but I do understand now other posts about KLRs vibrating your butt and arms to sleep after a couple of hours on the freeway...looking forward to trying the 610 and see how it compares :thumbup...my twin-v really spoiled me - even riding parallel twins I notice more vibes/buzzing than I ever felt with the vee.
T
