Cool! I didn't know 606's came in 17". I've been running Cheng Shin 755's and they work great. The front is narrower than anything else I've found and acts more like a real dirt-sized knobby. Just put a set of Heidenau K73's on yesterday, can't wait to try them out. They are streetable rain tires with big blocks on the rear...should be interesting if nothing else
Busy doing some Carbon Fibre to my 610TE --Myself after a cam chain replacement at 30,000km Yes i know the chain is a --tad --slack but i am fitting new rubber as well to the back --still planning to do some more carbon in the weeks to come --
Kind of a crazy question, but I have an '09 SM610, are the body panels interchangeable with a different model year? I want to switch my red/white to the graphite. Thanks, Eric
I think they've been the same since 06 with the exception of the back fender/plate holder piece that used to be one unit till the 08 model where they split it , the 08 are the same as the 09 for sure
2006-up SM610's take the same plastics. You can go gray, white/red, and yellow/blue in OEM plastics. Or mix 'em up like I did. Of important note, though, is that there was a manufacturer change for the headlamp mask somewhere along the line. My 07 headlamp would fit in a gray mask off of an original 08 bike, but it would not fit in a *new* gray mask for an 08.
I made some progress yesterday and will work on my bike again today. Hammerhead gear shift installed. Cut and ground off the demonic kick stand auto retract. Installed a Motion Pro clutch cable and a new lever to replace the one that broken. Removed the Save the Whales option package. Power up kit installed. I only got dowsed with gas a few times. The left overs...
Quick question, the kickstand when I retract it really slaps the swingarm. Has anyone in stalled some sort of bumper to soften the blow? I would think this chatters going down the road too but I can't tell. Thanks, Eric
Looks great! I think I posted somewhere else, but if not that chatter you hear is the floating rear disc break.
K 73s huh? I bet those are a hoot for canyon carving and the sand will be extra fun.. I just put a K60 on the back of the 610 and can't decide what to put on the front. Maybe a MotOZ desert HT
Those K73's were a total revelation! Better in the dirt than the MT60's and giving up nothing...and I mean nothing...on the pavement. As an added bonus, I did 500 miles of dirt, rocks, supermoto pavement and some high-speed stuff (Sonora and Monitor Passes) and they still look good! The MT60's would have been chewed all to hell. They K73's were cheaper, too. Can't wait to try them in the rain The close-up photos were after only a few miles. Eric ran new K60 Scouts and loved them. Way better in the dirt than the Scorpions he was running and not giving up too much on pavement. The front brake on his 950 is more limiting than the tires he's running. We gotta do something about that. Mmm...K73's
Why is it that when I look at this photo I feel as though I should be prepared to quickly shove it under the mattress should my mom walk into my room?
[quote="WoodsChick, post: 249818, member: Those K73's were a total revelation! Better in the dirt than the MT60's and giving up nothing...and I mean nothing...on the pavement. As an added bonus, I did 500 miles of dirt, rocks, supermoto pavement and some high-speed stuff (Sonora and Monitor Passes) and they still look good! The MT60's would have been chewed all to hell. They K73's were cheaper, too. Can't wait to try them in the rain The close-up photos were after only a few miles. Eric ran new K60 Scouts and loved them. Way better in the dirt than the Scorpions he was running and not giving up too much on pavement. The front brake on his 950 is more limiting than the tires he's running. We gotta do something about that. Mmm...K73's [/quote] The other neat thing (IMO) about the 950 size K60s is that they are radial.
oooOOOooo I ran the MT60's two winters ago and LOVED them...They didn't care at all about crap on the road...Just so expensive...
Yeah, the K73's are about $50 cheaper per set. Still pricey, but they still look new after 500 miles. My last rear MT60 was cooked after 900 hard street miles I need to get a better photo of them...
