fatboycrash
Husqvarna
AA Class
Rightio then.
As promised, a little bit of a write up on my 2006 TE610. About 2 weeks ago a friend and I rode to central Australia to watch the Finke Desert Race amongst other things. I bought a 2006 TE610 to do the trip for no particular reason except I have had a number of Huskys and it was at the right price. This is the first 4 banger Husky I have owned and I now believe that the 610 is probably the most underrated and overlooked motorcycles on the market. We did 6000klms in roughly 15 days, used one set of tyres (GO the Motoz!!) and 300mls of oil. I thought that I had gotten away free of any damage or breakage but on closer inspection I noticed I've broken off the top chain roller above the counter sprocket. Not the first time I've heard of this and I must stress that the bike was heavily loaded so I purposely left the chain on the loose side (I firmly believe that a loose chain is a happy chain) and we traversed some of the roughest roads Australia has to offer.
Some pics:
Left side
Right side
I was really really concerned about the air filter arrangement on the 610. The fine bulldust that Oz has in someplaces has to be seen to be believed. I was not a fan of the stock airbox and was concerned the flat foam filter would not seal well against the airbox. Plus the airbox lid screws seize with monotonous regularity... Prick of a design.
Drilled some breathing holes..
Cut the back out
And put the Oz made unifilter pod in. The advantage of this I thought would be that I could carry three already cleaned and oiled filter socks and just change them daily, doing a thorough clean on rest days. The Supermoto boys do a similar thing with K and N filters. I'm not a fan of K and N. Yes they DO flow better than anything else but for particulate removal the oiled foam is better.
The set up: Silicon elbow and UniFilter Pod and over skin.
Remove the over sock and you have a comparatively clean filter underneath. Note that you need to put a filter on the crankcase breather..
The spare socks, oiled and ready to go. I did change them but having to use tools to access the airfilter is one of the very very few weaknesses of the 610. I hate to say it but the pumpkins have the no tool airfilter access nailed...
I installed a James Dean jetting kit. Expensive for what it isbut the carburetor was spot on the whole trip. Starts were easy hot or cold and she pulled like a freight train. Me, Luggage, 35 liters of fuel, 10 liters of water and food and I saw 150 klm/h on the speedo before I chickened out. Was all the airfilter mods worth it? Probably not so next time I'll go back to stock filter and carry two complete pre oiled spare filters. Need to work out how to make the airbox a tool free thing 'though... Hmm.. Also put in a remote idle mixture screw adjuster as it's a pain to get to with normal tools. Didn't need it once!!
If she started to idle a little odd I knew it was time to change filter socks.
Speaking of weaknesses.... No Biggies but just as a point of interest.
Slight oil weep from exhaust valve rocker cover. Yes I did use gasket goo and gasket on the tappet adjustment. Hmm.. may have to try and resurface the cover.
Broken top chain roller.. from BIG bottom outs I assume?
But that's about it really.
The Cockpit..
Renthal fat bars (they don't bend), Bar raisers because I'm 6'1' and have trouble standing with standard config. Barkbusters, Longer brake line to suit higher bars (probably not needed). 12volt outlet wired direct to battery with fuse so I could charge stuff like ipod and gps even without the key in bike.
Domino clutch lever assy. Do these come standard?? Mine was second hand and had a cheesy aftermarket assy. Utter garbage. I use Domino on all my Husky's Works well and fits the clutch cable exactly. Note the spare clutch cable zip tied in parallel. Not needed but will stay there for peace of mind..
Pivot Pegz. Undisputed king of foot pegs. Tough as and just genuine good stuff.
If you do ever get the bark busters, make sure you get this style mount. Makes your cockpit rock solid tough.
LED tailight rear guard assy. Note the discoloration from exhaust. The luggage I carried I think created turbulence that pushed the exhaust gasses onto the plastic. Looks like it'll scrub off 'though.
Get your battery brackets reinforced****************************************!! I noticed mine had started cracking at only 800klm's and got a local bloke to weld in some reinforcing webs/gussets..
Simple blade fuse for the 12volt outlet
The IMS 20 litre gas tank..... Hmmmm.. Thank goodness I had it. I also carried 15 liters of fuel in fuel containers. It gave me a safe range of approx 500 kilometers but one stretch we did was about 550 kilometers. I ran out 50 meters up the road from the servo.... I don't like the IMS tank. It's vunerable, especially the two forward taps that NEVER seat firmly and need lots of sealant and PTFE tape. I thought they would give me trouble for sure. Luckily not. As soon as RV aqualine make a safari tank I changing. My friend had a Safari on his DR650 and the build quality compared to the IMS is chalk and cheese.
The fragile taps.
More to come..
As promised, a little bit of a write up on my 2006 TE610. About 2 weeks ago a friend and I rode to central Australia to watch the Finke Desert Race amongst other things. I bought a 2006 TE610 to do the trip for no particular reason except I have had a number of Huskys and it was at the right price. This is the first 4 banger Husky I have owned and I now believe that the 610 is probably the most underrated and overlooked motorcycles on the market. We did 6000klms in roughly 15 days, used one set of tyres (GO the Motoz!!) and 300mls of oil. I thought that I had gotten away free of any damage or breakage but on closer inspection I noticed I've broken off the top chain roller above the counter sprocket. Not the first time I've heard of this and I must stress that the bike was heavily loaded so I purposely left the chain on the loose side (I firmly believe that a loose chain is a happy chain) and we traversed some of the roughest roads Australia has to offer.
Some pics:
Left side
Right side
I was really really concerned about the air filter arrangement on the 610. The fine bulldust that Oz has in someplaces has to be seen to be believed. I was not a fan of the stock airbox and was concerned the flat foam filter would not seal well against the airbox. Plus the airbox lid screws seize with monotonous regularity... Prick of a design.
Drilled some breathing holes..
Cut the back out
And put the Oz made unifilter pod in. The advantage of this I thought would be that I could carry three already cleaned and oiled filter socks and just change them daily, doing a thorough clean on rest days. The Supermoto boys do a similar thing with K and N filters. I'm not a fan of K and N. Yes they DO flow better than anything else but for particulate removal the oiled foam is better.
The set up: Silicon elbow and UniFilter Pod and over skin.
Remove the over sock and you have a comparatively clean filter underneath. Note that you need to put a filter on the crankcase breather..
The spare socks, oiled and ready to go. I did change them but having to use tools to access the airfilter is one of the very very few weaknesses of the 610. I hate to say it but the pumpkins have the no tool airfilter access nailed...
I installed a James Dean jetting kit. Expensive for what it isbut the carburetor was spot on the whole trip. Starts were easy hot or cold and she pulled like a freight train. Me, Luggage, 35 liters of fuel, 10 liters of water and food and I saw 150 klm/h on the speedo before I chickened out. Was all the airfilter mods worth it? Probably not so next time I'll go back to stock filter and carry two complete pre oiled spare filters. Need to work out how to make the airbox a tool free thing 'though... Hmm.. Also put in a remote idle mixture screw adjuster as it's a pain to get to with normal tools. Didn't need it once!!
If she started to idle a little odd I knew it was time to change filter socks.
Speaking of weaknesses.... No Biggies but just as a point of interest.
Slight oil weep from exhaust valve rocker cover. Yes I did use gasket goo and gasket on the tappet adjustment. Hmm.. may have to try and resurface the cover.
Broken top chain roller.. from BIG bottom outs I assume?
But that's about it really.
The Cockpit..
Renthal fat bars (they don't bend), Bar raisers because I'm 6'1' and have trouble standing with standard config. Barkbusters, Longer brake line to suit higher bars (probably not needed). 12volt outlet wired direct to battery with fuse so I could charge stuff like ipod and gps even without the key in bike.
Domino clutch lever assy. Do these come standard?? Mine was second hand and had a cheesy aftermarket assy. Utter garbage. I use Domino on all my Husky's Works well and fits the clutch cable exactly. Note the spare clutch cable zip tied in parallel. Not needed but will stay there for peace of mind..
Pivot Pegz. Undisputed king of foot pegs. Tough as and just genuine good stuff.
If you do ever get the bark busters, make sure you get this style mount. Makes your cockpit rock solid tough.
LED tailight rear guard assy. Note the discoloration from exhaust. The luggage I carried I think created turbulence that pushed the exhaust gasses onto the plastic. Looks like it'll scrub off 'though.
Get your battery brackets reinforced****************************************!! I noticed mine had started cracking at only 800klm's and got a local bloke to weld in some reinforcing webs/gussets..
Simple blade fuse for the 12volt outlet
The IMS 20 litre gas tank..... Hmmmm.. Thank goodness I had it. I also carried 15 liters of fuel in fuel containers. It gave me a safe range of approx 500 kilometers but one stretch we did was about 550 kilometers. I ran out 50 meters up the road from the servo....
I don't like the IMS tank. It's vunerable, especially the two forward taps that NEVER seat firmly and need lots of sealant and PTFE tape. I thought they would give me trouble for sure. Luckily not. As soon as RV aqualine make a safari tank I changing. My friend had a Safari on his DR650 and the build quality compared to the IMS is chalk and cheese.The fragile taps.
More to come..
i need to copy some of your mods and ive been itching to try those motoz tyres. I been watchin the OZ thread on ADV hopefully a few of us can hook up for a ride 
