Thinking About Selling My TE 610

[ol Rocket]

Ah ha! The truth comes out!

Double Ah ha!

[Mr Sunshine]

Double Ah ha!

Triple Ah ha!

See I rooted you out.  

[1moreroad]

:angry:

You're about 2 weeks late.

There are two brand new ZX14s sitting in a dealership 6 miles from my house.

I gave up on buying a used dual sport anywhere in my area.  I am very happy with my WR, but I would have loved to have considered a TE.

Are you seeing the connection?

2 weeks late!

 

[XLR8]

:angry:

You're about 2 weeks late.

There are two brand new ZX14s sitting in a dealership 6 miles from my house.

I gave up on buying a used dual sport anywhere in my area.  I am very happy with my WR, but I would have loved to have considered a TE.

Are you seeing the connection?

2 weeks late!

 

You're getting a ZX-14. Dude.  

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Posted on: August 28, 2008, 06:47:48 pm

Double Ah ha!

Well being that I love mountain biking and two wheels and...

It's going to be hard to let the Husky go though. It's such a nice bike. I'll see how it goes this fall. There's a dude with a VFR for sale in Colorado and if he were just a little closer I'd do some bike selling and acquiring.

I really don't need a street bike. It's true I am just a bike whore.

[ol Rocket]

I really don't need a street bike. It's true I am just a bike whore.

I'd like to think of you as our little bike whore.

[spinalator]

I'd like to think of you as our little bike whore.

Dirty, slutty little whore!

[XLR8]

Dirty, slutty little whore!

Ohhh, I don't know about reading that when I look at your avatar...but I feel all...tingly.

PuppetSex?

I've had a few beers. Enough to delete my account and change my board name?

[ol Rocket]

Ohhh, I don't know about reading that when I look at your avatar...but I feel all...tingly.

PuppetSex?

I've had a few beers. Enough to delete my account and change my board name?

Not yet.  Wait until he gets out the aerosol cheese product.

[Mr Sunshine]

One thing about having a real dirt bike (not that TE610) is when you go trail riding its an AWESOME workout.  Still recovering from yesterday's ride at Reiter.

[XLR8]

One thing about having a real dirt bike (not that TE610) is when you go trail riding its an AWESOME workout.  Still recovering from yesterday's ride at Reiter.

I work out on my mountain bike. I think I pretty much get my single track fixes there too.

What is the criteria for a real dirt bike anyway?  

[R.Markus]

I work out on my mountain bike. I think I pretty much get my single track fixes there too.

What is the criteria for a real dirt bike anyway?  

Apparently a 1999 Zuma.

[XLR8]

Apparently a 1999 Zuma.

 

Take that beeeeeyatch! I know you can.  

[kurtw]

One thing about having a real dirt bike (not that TE610) is when you go trail riding its an AWESOME workout.  Still recovering from yesterday's ride at Reiter.

Are you still thinking about hauling your dirtbike down to John Day?
If so, call in well on Monday and we'll ride out of Bend.

[Mr Sunshine]

Are you still thinking about hauling your dirtbike down to John Day?
If so, call in well on Monday and we'll ride out of Bend.

Naw I decided not to come.  Maybe next year but we'll see.

[sagerat]

One thing about having a real dirt bike (not that TE610) is when you go trail riding its an AWESOME workout.  Still recovering from yesterday's ride at Reiter.

Pshaw; how much of a workout can it be to ride a nice featherweight?  Try horsing a 400-pound+ KLR on a goat trail if you want to know what a real workout feels like, Latte Boy.  

[Mr Sunshine]

I work out on my mountain bike. I think I pretty much get my single track fixes there too.

What is the criteria for a real dirt bike anyway?  

A real dirt bike workout is very different than a moutain bike workout.

Watch this for areas that I did yesterday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwfUQg9gHtQ

A dude with me had a camera...he'll have some video up this week.  In the meantime here are some scenes from the video.

http://www.lukeallenhumphrey.com/Preview/Reiter2/

Look for me in the orange....and yes I did walk across that bridge at the end...I was dead tired and the thought of throwing the bike over the edge 15' down in a river didn't appeal to me.

Oh and yeah...that hill really is that steep!

[TheGoose]

Feel free to sell me the TE wheels and front caliper.  I need a dual sport setup and they never seem to come up on ebay.

I'm going to have to tell my brother about this, he just picked up a pounded 610 ('91 frame with a 98 motor) via trade for his GSX-R race bike (he's decided he much prefers his SV650 for racing duties) and he needs dirt rims.



To the OP, from the description of where you ride I don't think you'd be making a mistake in selling the 610, the 990, while big, is perfectly capable in those conditions. Having watched two of my bosses go insane on a 990 and an R1200GS with the big Touratech tanks installed (one of my coworkers showed what you can do on a 955i Tiger too) if you know what you're doing those bikes will go just about anywhere, jump over whatever is in your way, wheelie like a unicycle, and go like stink. They'll also be far more comfortable getting to the dirt.

That said, I'd prefer the 610 myself simply because I don't like big bikes, but that's a personal preference that's not really based on anything but individual taste (I'm picking up KLX400 next Saturday).

[Mr Sunshine]

(I'm picking up KLX400 next Saturday).

You getting a proper dirt bike?  SWEEEETTT!!!  Let me know when you want to hit up some trails...we can go easy at first.  

[TheGoose]

I don't know if it's a proper dirt bike or not. It's a 2003 and is a DRZ400 in green shorts. I'm definitely looking forward to checking out Tehuja (sp?) with the fellas at work.

Mostly I'm buying it because I need a bike that's dead reliable instead of reliably dead (the Goose has not been the same since it came apart and I need to have someone who really knows what they're doing go through). 55 mpg will be nice too.

Sorry 'bout the hijack.

[kurtw]

Watch this for areas that I did yesterday.

Ugh, between the music and the sound of a two-stroke trying to lug through a slow technical trail, that's a lot to ask.  

A dude with me had a camera...

Fun pictures. Post the video when you get it!