mtne
Husqvarna
AA Class
Well it’s been a week or so since I picked up my new Husky TE610 and it’s already past due for some protective gear. Ever since seeing J.T.Kirks Highway Dirtbike handguards last fall in Moab I’ve wanted them on my bikes……..
So today I met up with theantipaul – Paul at his shop up in Niwot Colorado. He was kind enough to let me do the install up there and tackle a couple of the pesky 610 issues at the same time. As I had read before getting the 610 the gauges are indeed place a bit low and in a difficult to read spot. Even worse, the key is tucked down amongst wires where it’s hard to get to and turn, especially with gloves on.
The stock set up.
In taking the handlebar clamps off and removing the stock gauge mount I wanted to see if it would be possible to raise it up. Apparently the 08’ come with a little more wire than the 06’.
Behind the mask.
I thought…. Hmmm this should work.
A little measuring.
A little cutting.
And zippo presto, prototype mod attempt one.
Huh…. Umm yeah that’s sitting a tad bit high.
Well no matter what happens I’ll need to be able to move the mask up as high as possible so I needed to relocate the horn. The hole spacing was different so we had to slot the bracket.
So we decided that there was enough metal to mount it underneath instead. So a little more cutting.
Attempt two.
Much better with mount lower and the mask up higher.
I’ll get with Paul later so he can measure the cluster and make a billet protected mount like he does for the KTM and Trailtech gauges.
Bringing the gauge cluster up like this is much nicer. They’re easier to see and the key is accessible. Now it would be nice if the mask went 20-30mm higher but it will be fine for now. Once Paul gets to making the gauge surround it will be nice. Also I’m still playing with the idea of the Britannia composites Lynx mask and lights. Or I could just add a small laminar lip to get the extra coverage.
Ahh, much better.
Now to get going on the handguards themselves. A nice feature he uses is the barend insert where you tap the barend.
Tappity tap tap.
Threading in the insert.
Now it does get a bit crowded on the brake side where the key is but it is manageable.
The billet mount. Next time my arm will break and the barkbuster won’t……
Almost there, just a little more reassembly to go.
All set. From the riders view.
And from the front.
You might notice that I did choose to put a riser plate in there as the extra height is more comfortable when standing. It’s also a dampener submount for if or when I get a scotts or motosportz. Also pardon the sucky pictures as I forgot my camera and had to work off my trusty iphone (yay smugshot ). I should be getting an uptite bashplate in a day or two then I can go start playing off road a bit more.
And if you’re not familiar with the HDB guards the mirrors as I show them are folded out. They are concave so the fold in tight to the guard and is protected when offroad. I’m pleasantly surprised with how well they work on road too. I decided to test a couple of different focal lengths and it’s dandy so far.
Damn…… I haven’t been this excited to ride for a while. Another 200 or so miles of breaking this baby in and I’ll be a roosting fool.
Thanks Paul, you rock
So today I met up with theantipaul – Paul at his shop up in Niwot Colorado. He was kind enough to let me do the install up there and tackle a couple of the pesky 610 issues at the same time. As I had read before getting the 610 the gauges are indeed place a bit low and in a difficult to read spot. Even worse, the key is tucked down amongst wires where it’s hard to get to and turn, especially with gloves on.
The stock set up.
In taking the handlebar clamps off and removing the stock gauge mount I wanted to see if it would be possible to raise it up. Apparently the 08’ come with a little more wire than the 06’.
Behind the mask.
I thought…. Hmmm this should work.
A little measuring.
A little cutting.
And zippo presto, prototype mod attempt one.
Huh…. Umm yeah that’s sitting a tad bit high.
Well no matter what happens I’ll need to be able to move the mask up as high as possible so I needed to relocate the horn. The hole spacing was different so we had to slot the bracket.
So we decided that there was enough metal to mount it underneath instead. So a little more cutting.
Attempt two.
Much better with mount lower and the mask up higher.
I’ll get with Paul later so he can measure the cluster and make a billet protected mount like he does for the KTM and Trailtech gauges.
Bringing the gauge cluster up like this is much nicer. They’re easier to see and the key is accessible. Now it would be nice if the mask went 20-30mm higher but it will be fine for now. Once Paul gets to making the gauge surround it will be nice. Also I’m still playing with the idea of the Britannia composites Lynx mask and lights. Or I could just add a small laminar lip to get the extra coverage.
Ahh, much better.
Now to get going on the handguards themselves. A nice feature he uses is the barend insert where you tap the barend.
Tappity tap tap.
Threading in the insert.
Now it does get a bit crowded on the brake side where the key is but it is manageable.
The billet mount. Next time my arm will break and the barkbuster won’t……
Almost there, just a little more reassembly to go.
All set. From the riders view.
And from the front.
You might notice that I did choose to put a riser plate in there as the extra height is more comfortable when standing. It’s also a dampener submount for if or when I get a scotts or motosportz. Also pardon the sucky pictures as I forgot my camera and had to work off my trusty iphone (yay smugshot ). I should be getting an uptite bashplate in a day or two then I can go start playing off road a bit more.
And if you’re not familiar with the HDB guards the mirrors as I show them are folded out. They are concave so the fold in tight to the guard and is protected when offroad. I’m pleasantly surprised with how well they work on road too. I decided to test a couple of different focal lengths and it’s dandy so far.
Damn…… I haven’t been this excited to ride for a while. Another 200 or so miles of breaking this baby in and I’ll be a roosting fool.
Thanks Paul, you rock
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I've got plans for all of those and hope to convert all the switching to his clamp mount stuff. Ran into paul on a local loop today and got to see his personal setup with the prototype led turnsignals front and back........ some good!
