Husky TE610 ?
Hi folks - I have had some experience of XRL, Dommie and F650 travels (Dommie and XRL joint top, for very different reasons). I have been thinking about a new bike, and recently came across someone selling new Husqvarna TE610 enduro bikes for £3500, with manufacturer warranty and so on.
A few years ago I knew a guy who ran the Husky dealer in London and so I 'test' rode almost every model. I thought the TE series, the 610 in particular, were awesome bikes. I was wondering, despite the shortish service intervals, if they would be a good mid-range desert bike. I'm not talking RTW, more of a skirmish into Alg, Maroc and Tunis.
Issues I can see are the servicing (mostly just oil and filters, although some reports of fragile cam-chains) and the lightweight subframe. No reason the sbframe couldn't be braced or even re-made in cro-moly by a decent fabricator. The suspension is brilliant, pretty stiff and long-travel as standard. Probably no issues with poor fuel and I *thik* you can get a big tank...
So for £3500, can you go wrong? Anyone got any experiences to share?
PS > My travel website's gone offline because the hosting company went bankrupt without telling me. Not sure when I'll get the backup online with some different hosting....
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