Ok, meant to add text to that first posting. A friend just bought a 1999 Husky TE 610. I had a 1994 TE610, and the front forks on this 1999 bike seem like they have had the travel shortened. I asked the owner (original owner) and he said they had been revalved and also serviced, but the springs and travel were stock. Don't they look shorter than normal? That is my ATK 605 next to it by the way.
I can't really tell from the pics. If you could get a pic of the forks unloaded that would help... Mine had a 2" spacer in them which made the bike sit really low. Here's me explaining the troubles I had on TT. Hope it helps: http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/471378-calling-all-570-owners/page__st__20 http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/92...ower-a-husqvarnamarzocchi/page__hl__marzocchi
My friend took the bike out today and I rode it a bit too. It does ride low in the front and feels kind of odd. But the kickstand works well (not like with a lowered bike where the bike stands up right too much). The suspension had been revalved and it actually work really well for slower-mid speed stuff. My friend liked it and will probably leave it as-is. I want to measure it and see what's up. Gotta read up on these bikes bit. He has the official shop manual which is great. I remember my 1994 610 being easier to start than this one. Air filter is super clean, gotta check the valve clearances. Fun bike.
My 99 610 was extremely difficult to start. I messed with the carb ALOT, and it did get better, but cold starting was always quite an ordeal. Warm starting seemed much easier. Good runner, good power, smooth without any stumbles really, just hard as hell to get started, I hear everyone likes to change the carb, but I injured my motor before I could look further into it.
Looks kinda low to me. Then again the '96 to '99 front fenders do seem to sit closer to the tire. Nice looking ATK!
