Finished my air box mods, mounted a powered Garmin Montana cradle on a RAM, Wolfman bags on and about to install a new DID X-ring chain. Then this weekend it is off to Utah for a week of riding. White Rim, 3-Step Hideaway, Bull Creek, Burr Trail, maybe Hole in the Rock. Two Terras out of six bikes on this little outing and it will be an easy going trip to enjoy the back country scenery. We are starting and finishing in Moab. Pics when we get home.
Amigos: Has anyone done a 5000 km ride (about 3.1 k miles) on the Husky? By june/july i'm planning a 15 day trip on the bike on Peruvian road alone and about 1500km 2 up, with my son (15). Being a 650 and not a worldtourer, would that be too much for the Husky? I will like to instal panniers and a tank bag, and probably a little top case. What would be the max load for it? I accept your comments. Cusco and Macchupichu are waiting! Regards
Top box and panniers are enaugh. Terra is capable to carry both, the only problem to me is the passenger confort. Good luck..
Got a flat on the rear-- not enough pressure I suppose. Changed tube and carried on. Great day. Hell of a place to change a flat-- totally gorgeous.
This was the first ride I had done with the pod mod. I fully enjoyed the snappier, throatier throttle response.
I was at the ADV annual SLAP (Squeal Like A Pig) rally near my home last weekend. We Terrafied everyone else. Present was High Five, NjoytheRide, Big Dog, Whizzy and myself. I think we had 1/3 of the North American bikes there....
Looks like a shinko 705? @ Mark R, If it is a shinko, I would love a good review of it. What do you think?
You got it. I've now got 6600 miles on the rear, and it is down to the wear bar. I'll finish it off this spring going down the highway. The front is the matching tire, and it looks great still. These tires are nothing special in the dirt or on the street, but they do the job on a bike that is neither. As for your review, I can just say that it doesn't have the sidewall of the hidenau k60, which might be the toughest ds tire on the planet. I'd buy everyone here a beer if you could pinch flat one with 25 lbs of air, as I did on the shinko. That being said however, I could also take the tire off and on with my shorty tire levers without ANY cursing. Not likely with a tougher tire. My suggestion is not to over analyze it, as web discussions are prone. Buy some tires and go wear them out... and post pictures!
Thanks, will you be buying another one? How was it compared to the stock Metzler? From the pics you posted, it looks like it is a capable tire. I have to put that area on my must go see list.
Going to Banaue (Philippines) with the UHAW Riders....My Terra, a KLR650, R1200 GS, F650 GS, a couple of Teneres, a NX 650, a DR650 and ???
Absolutely. Which is saying something for me-- usually I only buy the best quality I can get. And I guess if I were to head to Central America again on a bike, I'd probably buy another K60. But for less than $50, the Shinko is in a league of its own.
What size did you end up with on the rear? I only see 150/70R/18 and 120/80H/18 TT I am also going to plead ignorant and say that I don't know that the "H" and "TT" designators mean (off to google it). Edit: Designator "R" means "radial construction" Designator "TT" means "tube type" The "Born on Date" looks like this: Speed Ratings look like this:
Mag-- I was wrong. My tire is not a 705. It is a 700. My mistake. As for size, I bought the 130 80 18, but the next one might be the 4.6 inch. A little cheaper, and basically the same size.
Just finished my shakedown run in Moab, the White Rim trail. Planning on training this summer and then doing the AZBDR in October. I purchased the Touratech Husky Demo bike.
Just now on the way home from a week of Utah. Terra did well as expected, but tales of how bad Heidi K 60's are in the mud are verified. The wet red clay on the Notom Rd was bad for all of us but the K60 was the worst. Next time... View attachment 41614
