BigDogs Life with a Husky 2006 TE610

[BigDogAdventures.com]

Originally Posted by Fishfund

Oh man, is it up for sale again? Maybe I should buy it and run down to Panama this winter. I'm bikeless again. I sold my 690 to RTW Noah.

Hey Luke,
I've thought about you a lot and wondered what you've been doing.

Being bikeless is very bad-----very bad-----I just can't imagine a guy like you not having one.

What bikes are on your list now Luke ?????
I've got my KLR for sale now ---you better get it quick--people are beating
my door down for that thing (NOT)----it may have as much history as the TE.
I'm not sure I want you to have my KLR-----you tend to run them right off in a big mudhole




950 is for sale too----you can run it in a mudhole-----but not my precious KLR.

Sorry about the thread hi-jak

Oh--hell it's my thread-----I can hi-jak it If I want too.

BigDog

The bike you should have took to Africa (just kidding)--not really.



And the bike that would have broke down in Africa is for sale too
You'd a been cool on that-------broke down------but cool.





Looking at this picture I just remembered where that other stainless steel tool tube went---------I made 2 of them out of the
mufflers on my current 950.

One is still on the KLR------and the other is buried in the mud I'm sure---------hey them things cost $850 a piece.

[Fishfund]

I'll join the hijack with you Mark. Here is a picture update of what I've been up too. I hope you enjoy.

After Africa I bought a house and put in stadium seating.



Then I built ramps in the backyard.


Then I broke my ankle/leg riding the ramps.


Now I am immobile and can't drive my car which is a stick. I talk my friends into going in with me and we buy 5 Chinese mopeds for $650 each out the door. I adventurize mine and take it from Lansing to Chicago to see if it will survive. It does.


It was a 10 hr drive there and we camped on the way back.


I fell in love with scooters and filled up the garage. Now I have 3 and the rest of these are my roommates.


My leg started healing so I took the 3-wheeler out on the ramp for some doubles action.


Now I am really obsessed and fly to Florida with a friend to get some warm weather and we rent some 150's to explore the keys. Those 150's are fast


Now the cast is off and I have been walking for two weeks. It is getting stronger and I have that "itch" again for a big trip. I want to buy a 2013 Honda PCX150 scooter and try my original trip again. The goal being driving from Texas to the Darien gap and back.

I caught the smaller is better bug, so I don't think I'll be driving through an ice storm to pick up your KTM or KLR.
I will throw this idea out. I want to do a trip with you, and write and film a high quality ride report. It would be so much fun.

[BigDogAdventures.com]

Originally Posted by Fishfund

I caught the smaller is better bug, so I don't think I'll be driving through an ice storm to pick up your KTM or KLR.
I will throw this idea out. I want to do a trip with you, and write and film a high quality ride report. It would be so much fun.

Yes---I caught the smaller is better bug a few years ago----and it allowed me to go places I couldn't on the bigger bikes.
Hence the sale of my 950.

I've been lookin' at scooters myself---------------I know I'll have one by spring----the 150 Honda is a great machine.

I won't get one bigger than a 400 when I do.

I'm not sure I could hang with you Luke on a ride-----------well maybe on the scooters as long as it don't include ramps,

You won't break my legs will you ???? I'm do for a leg break----been awhile

Mark

[Fast1]

I've been through three knee surgeries in the last two years, two a result from the first for an ACL recon that was messed up and a neck fractures (C3 spinal cord contusion) from a mountain bike accident that left me completely paralized for 24 hours and then fitted with a hard shell neck brace for 3 months. .. but that ankle injury makes me cringe just looking at it..

Told myself laying in the trauma center I would sell anything I had that was dangerous if I could just one day walk again but that only lasted a few months .. pretty difficult to give up the things you love in life... Two wheels can be terribly additictive habit and the rewards are too tough to pass up.

[Dualsport]

Well guys, I decided to sell the old girl. She runs and rides better than a new one.
http://advrider.com/forums/showthrea...6#post20098516

Mark and Luke if you want me to remove anything from the add, let me know.

[Murf2]

Hi all, I cruised thru the thread and have a couple questions I didn't find answers to. There is an 06 TE610 for sale locally that I may be interested in. Are there any specific issues or things to check for on this bike? It has 6500 miles and seem to be in good shape. Does the rear get pretty soft when lowered with links? It's a little tall for me but I am heavy, so I'm afraid I may overwhelm the suspension after it's lowered. Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!

Murf

[Fast1]

replacement springs are available for the rear shock and also front forks to accommodate various weight loads..

[Dualsport]

Originally Posted by Murf2

Hi all, I cruised thru the thread and have a couple questions I didn't find answers to. There is an 06 TE610 for sale locally that I may be interested in. Are there any specific issues or things to check for on this bike? It has 6500 miles and seem to be in good shape. Does the rear get pretty soft when lowered with links? It's a little tall for me but I am heavy, so I'm afraid I may overwhelm the suspension after it's lowered. Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!

Murf

Murf, lowering the TE will effect the handling off road.

Look at a DR650. It is a lot lower and still does pretty well.

[Dualsport]

The old girl is ready for another season.

[Dualsport]

This is strange. Doing a little history search on a XR650R I have (4th time I bought the SAME bike)
I think it was gaspipe's.
Did he sell it to leewildwater? If so I bought it a couple years ago.
Sure looks good sitting next to the BigDog TE610