Husqvarna TE-610 Owners Sign In Thread.

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Sorry did not see this thread or els i may of put my frist post hear. So hello to you all, i live in the UK down in Cornwall, I have a 2006 Gas GAS 300 a 2012 990 ADV and have just got hold of a 2000 TE 610 with very low miles on the clock. and i come back from my frist ride with the biggest of smiles, WOW what a super bike, may go as far to say its the best bike i have rode, me being only 5,6 and 10 stone the bike is a good fit and i can get both feet to the ground!. how ever i would like to know if any one as put Renthal fat bars on the bike and would recomend doing so, my bars on my enduro bike are about 1 or 2 inches longer so i guss i am used to them, I will be doing technical trails with the bike and road work.

[1 lunger]

Took this

Up here

With these guys

The 610 was amazing! I only fell once and didn't get stuck at all! We went through, up, over some crazy stuff and I was blown away at how the 610 just went and went! No studs and tires I would have likely changed by now if it was summer time. The 4x4 quads broke through some bogs covered in ice exposing stuff that would make most including myself think twice about, but I was able to power through no problem. The only bad thing was I didn't charge the battery in the liquid image googles, so no vids this time.

[nw scout]

Having some fun on my new scoot.
Cant wait for some free time and warmer weather to get this baby out in some open country

[duanew1]

Wow all these riding pics. I am jonesing. Home renovations have kept me too busy to finish cutting the metal gussets for my subframe repair. I can't wait to be done.

[xymotic]

Hypothetically speaking, can a EFI 610 engine get damaged with running a straight pipe?

I can say, not hypothetically, them things are really loud

And has anyone done anything creative to repair/re-enforce the subframe when the muffler support studs rip out? Again, ya know "hypothetically speaking"

[bigkatie]

Thinking of purchasing a used 2003 te610 from owner in different state. He states that bike will only start in neutral so if you stall at traffic light you need to find neutral to restart bike .Does bike have a safety switch similar to a kickstand safety switch ? He does not know about switch but also states that neutral is hard to find. Is this normal or a sign that there may be other issues ? I know that some bikes are harder than other to find neutral but thought by 2003 that all bikes would start in gear with clutch in.Have not ridden a Husky so I have no insight on this issue. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated as I am about to pull the trigger on bike. Thanks

[tlking6]

Originally Posted by bigkatie

Thinking of purchasing a used 2003 te610 from owner in different state. He states that bike will only start in neutral so if you stall at traffic light you need to find neutral to restart bike .Does bike have a safety switch similar to a kickstand safety switch ? He does not know about switch but also states that neutral is hard to find. Is this normal or a sign that there may be other issues ? I know that some bikes are harder than other to find neutral but thought by 2003 that all bikes would start in gear with clutch in.Have not ridden a Husky so I have no insight on this issue. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated as I am about to pull the trigger on bike. Thanks

Sounds funny to me. Clutch dragging maybe? May want to follow your instincts that there are other issues.

[BiG DoM]

Originally Posted by bigkatie

Thinking of purchasing a used 2003 te610 from owner in different state. He states that bike will only start in neutral so if you stall at traffic light you need to find neutral to restart bike .Does bike have a safety switch similar to a kickstand safety switch ? He does not know about switch but also states that neutral is hard to find. Is this normal or a sign that there may be other issues ? I know that some bikes are harder than other to find neutral but thought by 2003 that all bikes would start in gear with clutch in.Have not ridden a Husky so I have no insight on this issue. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated as I am about to pull the trigger on bike. Thanks

Hi - Yes indeed the Husky has a clutch micro switch much like a kickstand switch. Many (myself incuded) bridge it out and is very easy to do and leave in place at the lever. Re the finding neutral = this is a norm with these bikes ... one learns to live with it and can find neutral before coming to rest, blip it etc. No biggie just a quirk and one should avoid trying to adjust the clutch too much to enable an easy neutral find as it puts stress on the selector rod arm which can then fail.

[bigkatie]

Thanks Big DoM ,that puts me at ease,especially purchasing sight unseen.
Have a great day !

[xymotic]

I installed a vapor tach a couple years ago, and I've never really been able to get it working right.

For some reason I dinked around with it today and lo and behold the water temp is working which I swear it never did before, but Honestly I don't remember.

40 degree outside, after a pretty lengthy freeway run it's idling at the offramp and it's running 210 and then as it sat there climbed to 240 degrees. Does that seem reasonable or too hot? I've always thought 200 was about max for most motors.

[Xcuvator]

Originally Posted by xymotic

I installed a vapor tach a couple years ago, and I've never really been able to get it working right.

For some reason I dinked around with it today and lo and behold the water temp is working which I swear it never did before, but Honestly I don't remember.

40 degree outside, after a pretty lengthy freeway run it's idling at the offramp and it's running 210 and then as it sat there climbed to 240 degrees. Does that seem reasonable or too hot? I've always thought 200 was about max for most motors.

Did your fan come on? How long idling? Sounds a little too warm. My bikes get up there but during a long slow/hard climb in hot weather.

[K7MDL]

Originally Posted by xymotic

I installed a vapor tach a couple years ago, and I've never really been able to get it working right.

For some reason I dinked around with it today and lo and behold the water temp is working which I swear it never did before, but Honestly I don't remember.

40 degree outside, after a pretty lengthy freeway run it's idling at the offramp and it's running 210 and then as it sat there climbed to 240 degrees. Does that seem reasonable or too hot? I've always thought 200 was about max for most motors.

My Vapor with sensor installed in the lower right radiator hose outlet (cold water) to the right side runs well below 200F. Fan comes on at 208F, off about 192 or so. Running down the freeway this time of year it is common to read 140-170F. At a stop light coming off the freeway it will rise quick and turn the fan on.

My TE450 with radiator mounted thermoswitch (just under the rad cap) will hit a max of 220 when the fan has a tough time keeping up. Fan on at 200, off at 190F though. TrailTech coolant temp sensor is on the right radiator upper (hot) hose in the middle of the frame.

If you are really seeing 240F you are probably steaming off, or low on coolant or both. Fan may not be coming on or water pump not doing well? If it is really hot and overflowing you will smell it from the overflow bottle. Be sure to check that level.

[duanew1]

I had my subframe reinforced last week. The whole battery tray was broken off and repaired with custom aluminum brackets (also broken) and bolts by the PO. The left rear subframe finger was also totally broken off. The back exhaust bracket was also broken so I cut it off and am going to rebuild off of the new welded gussets. I cut out the aluminum and took it to a local welding shop. It saved me a little money. He was not a master welder but he did better than I would (or could) have done.

[xymotic]

Originally Posted by duanew1

I had my subframe reinforced last week.

Looks good!

Please post up pics of the muffler fix. I've ripped my mounts out and need to do something but I really don't know what to do yet :)

[His Pistolship]

Thanks Stolenfant for the Rekluse reply. I'd still love to get one of these to use for the TAT this summer.