900 Miles On a Borrowed KTM 950 ADV

[XRMunk]

That looks like a fantastic time! I would love to plan a trip like that in the future. Till then, I'll peek at your pics and vids to keep myself happy.

 

[WoodsChick]

bitchen ride report once again woodsy

Thanks, Brewbacca! How come I didn't see this til now?? I'm a dork...
Any more thoughts on another bike?

That looks like a fantastic time! I would love to plan a trip like that in the future. Till then, I'll peek at your pics and vids to keep myself happy.

Hey, Munk! Welcome to BARF It was a fantastic time...lots of fun, considering I wasn't riding my own bike.



WoodsChick

 

[ThumperX]

OMG I LOVE this!!!!

 

[Wheelskid]

WoodsChick, I too, greatly enjoy your ride reports, complete with all the great photos and commentary. Keep it up!!! They help me remain focused on completing winter maintenance on my DRZ so I can get out and ride! I... must... stay on target...

Also, I must confess to having a little bike-crush on your Husky, especially after seeing it in your posts and all the fun times you two have. That 610 is just dreamy.

Have you posted elsewhere on your particular setup with that motorbike, mods and such, or how you came to select it?

 

[WoodsChick]

WoodsChick, I too, greatly enjoy your ride reports, complete with all the great photos and commentary. Keep it up!!! They help me remain focused on completing winter maintenance on my DRZ so I can get out and ride! I... must... stay on target...

Also, I must confess to having a little bike-crush on your Husky, especially after seeing it in your posts and all the fun times you two have. That 610 is just dreamy.

Have you posted elsewhere on your particular setup with that motorbike, mods and such, or how you came to select it?

Oh, yes...I know all about those little bike crushes. I must confess to an illicit love affair with my big Husky right here and now, but please don't tell anyone else! I can just see my little 2-stroke Husky getting all pissy with me when she finds out

I don't think I've ever written one comprehensive piece on that bike, but I've dropped little snippets here and there about the how and why of my SM610.
I wanted a brand new `07 TE610 but I waited too long. By the time I started looking in earnest I couldn't find one in the state of CA or NV. Lots of brand new `08's which I didn't want due to them being fuel-injected (no large tank option) and having no compression adjustment on the forks.

I was starting to think used when I happened to lay eyes on a brand new `07 SM610 at Munroe Motors. It was a skyscraper! Waaaay too tall for my 5'1" supermodel self, and it was sitting next to a TE510 which was probably 2 floors taller, what with the bigger dirt wheels and longer suspension. I was starting to ponder this when I spotted the front brake. Talk about love affairs! I immediately started justifying owning a supermoto, especially after 20+ years of sport bikes and plated dirt bikes on the street. I just couldn't get that sexy front brake out of my mind. I picked one up a few weeks later and haven't had one day of regret since. Yeah, dirt wheels would work better, but the 17's aren't what keeps me from getting too gnarly on it, it's the sheer weight of the bike. It's not like I'd be riding it on the Rubicon if only it had dirt wheels, ya know? It works great for the dirt that I do on it, and when the dirt ends and the pavement begins it's a total wad of unholy fun. I really could not be happier with it. I've owned a lot of bikes in the last 25 years, street and dirt, and the 610 is the #1 favorite by far. Perfect platform for what I'm doing with it...a tiny little adventure bike for a small old woman

I had the Husky resprung and revalved for me, and I told Les at LT-Racing that I wanted it nice and tight for aggressive street use but that I also wanted it to work in the dirt on 4wd roads and such. Damn if he didn't hit the nail on the head! He's magic on Marzocchi, Sachs, Ohlins, WP...all the semi-unusual Euro stuff. It could be slightly stiffer for the street but nothing that I can't dial in on my own if I took the time to do it. Les has worked wonders on a few GasGas bikes and Eric's LC4, and he did a fantastic job on my Husky WR144.

The SM is pretty much stock otherwise. I put a carb filter on it, JD jet kit, Leo Vince slip-on, G2 throttle (best mod ever!) a 5gal IMS tank, an Up-tite skid plate which has totally paid for itself many times over, a BRP rear rack, grip heaters, hand guards, some after-market tail section thingy with an LED light, and I had the subframe bracket thing under the rear fender beefed up after breaking it a few times. No problems since, even bounding through the rocks fully loaded with camping gear. I have a Renazco seat for it, as the stocker was horrific when new, but just like everyone that owned one told me, the stock seat softened up as the miles clicked by and now I don't notice it at all. I did a 290-mile ride down to the Carrizo Plain last week and had no issues with it.

I have over 14,000 miles on the 610 and it's been an awesome bike. Love it!
Thanks for asking

 

[Wheelskid]

I dig it! Nice to get the low down on your Husky. Love seeing that bike!

Is it still problematic to get an aftermarket large tank for the fuel-injected 610 models?

I've been mulling over having my DR-Z400E lowered, revalved and resprung and have some questions about your experiences with that. If you don't mind sharing some insight, I'll PM you. I don't want to hijack this thread.

 

[WoodsChick]

I dig it! Nice to get the low down on your Husky. Love seeing that bike!

Is it still problematic to get an aftermarket large tank for the fuel-injected 610 models?

I've been mulling over having my DR-Z400E lowered, revalved and resprung and have some questions about your experiences with that. If you don't mind sharing some insight, I'll PM you. I don't want to hijack this thread.

Aqualine (Safari) makes a tank for the FI 610/630 but it is ungodly expensive.

Feel free to PM with any questions you have. At 5'1" I pretty much lower/revalve/respring everything I ride




ShortChick