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Well the search for a replacement of my DRZ400 is over. I have spent a couple of months trying to decided what would best suit me and then find the right bike for the right price.
I was basically after a big trail/ADV bike for long day and overnight rides. No Simpson desert crossings in the near future. I was happy with most things about the DRZ other than the gear ratios so I was looking for something with a nice wide ratio box. Not after a single track weapon I have the RMX for that.
The sensible choice would have been a DR650. There are plenty out there at decent prices but I just couldn’t do it. I know there a great bike but oh so boring and need lots of work.
I didn’t bother looking at Tenere’s or KTM690 as just to much money.
Looked at a few KTM640’s but they all looked like they had been around Australia ten times even the ones with low km. KTM’s don’t seem to age well.
I then began to consider a new Husky TE630. They can be had for good prices at the moment but still a bit more than I wanted to spend and wouldn’t leave me any money for extras which pretty much every bike in this category requires.
Then I found it. 09 model, price was right, proper dirt bike suspension, fuel injection, not overly heavy (for this style of bike), very offroad capable with only 768km on the clock. That right 768, not even made it to its first service. Completely standard and unmolested other than a Whips bash plate and Barkbusters.
Husqvarna TE610IE :woohoo:
Time to go for a ride.
Awesome find Scotty. Was it much more than than the Dr650? Better handling, suspension and motor than the DR! EFI nice! Hope you loved the first ride. Great day for it.
Galey
Nice one Scotty,how lows them k’s.I got the little brother.
twobanger wrote:Nice one Scotty,how lows them k’s.I got the little brother.
Twobanger that’s what the guy who owned the 610 was after in the first place. I think he was remembering the 610’s of a decade ago when they were more enduro based. He eventually realized his mistake and is now looking at a TE449.
Maybe I will need to update the RMX to match. Nah bugger that it’s still the cheapest and most fun bike I ever bought.
What a costly mistake for the bloke,he must have loved those 769k of tight stuff.
Kind of like the bloke who owned mine really needed the 610/630 for where he lived. A wr250 would make a nice pair
Great looking machine Scotty. Save some coin to get the front forks sorted, Marzocchi shivers need setting up from the get go
Ollie
Very very nice scotty, congrats on the new baby,
Not much of a ride today. The flu has got a hold of me and I had to take a dog to the airport which took up half the day. Now I’m working over the weekend so I may not get out on the big girl till next week some time.
Good choice & great find Scotty
Plenty of gear available for those puppies off the shelf tooIt will eat up some big days in the saddle too , get out there and into it mate ,,,
Cheers
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