did i buy the wrong bike? te511 versus terra

I need to either find a mechanic at halls in Illinois to trick my te610 or in sacramento area....

so far my solution is trick the te610 . thank god I didn't sell it......(some guy was on his way to buy from out of state and he bailed at last minute).......im gonna keep the te511 as a piece of art.

I love the phillipines some great riding their . I went solo around the whole island of Palawan on a Honda xr 250.......what a blast..........the whole island was a moto track......that was 7 years ago......they have some snakes going across the roads their that are 10 ft.long.........

Maybe you should buy a KTM690?

Yeah, it may be a tank but it can be used as a woods bike. That's all I ever rode mine on, then I got the 511 and that was all she wrote for the 610.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lZWQmQ3eHE

Apparently not the best off road

Hard to out perform these offroad!!



He wouldn't be comfortable on the interstate either!! Not sure if he's marketed as a dual sport though! Lmao!!!

BUT NICE COLOR SCHEME !! ARE YOU LISTENING HUSKY CORPORATE?

Just that you know , im coming to conclusion that the bike you have has unique and desirable qualitys for SOME out their......a few nuts like me, I wonder if they would be a money pit over time. what im noticing is the older bikes are easier to maintain. the new ones a maintenance nightmare???????? especially for a guy like me who dosnt like to check my oil

GETTING CLOSE? I like those words. im a fighter, and im drowning in info. do I bail completely and become a ktm person ( with im guessing a wallet with less money in it) LISTEN, we don't live forever I want the best bike I can get......I know the ktms are better bikes, but are they worth the extra money for a guy like me who doesn't ride that much?

thanks tinken, im investigating this prospect. I understand what you are thinking here.....why not just try to get one bike that does it all...........and you are suggesting the high end choice at the moment for this is the 690....(dont mean to put words in your mouth but I think this is what you are suggesting.....

and I think you are also suggesting that the 690 at basically the same weight as the te610 will beat the crap out of the 610...........AND compete decently with the 511 (although I think the 511 is more nimble in dirt)......im leaning as we speak to keep the te610 , get it tricked .........and keep the 511 as a dirt bike......if they don't overwhelm with maintenance costs???????? and maintenance time???????

why don't you make this your profile pic?

I am stupid. I have seen the pics here on changing oil on new te511 and im still stupid...... what I remember on changing oil on my te610 is i just remove two oil bolts underneath........drain..........clean magnetic oil bolt a bit......remove oil filter......and then replace all bolts............fill with oil........done..............the new te511 oil change looks more complicated. DO I HAVE TO CHANGE THE OIL FILTER EVERY TIME?......seems ridiculous to change the oil on the thing every ten hours.....is this new bike a maintenance nightmare? I know their is a post on this site to remove oil from new te511 , but im still feeling overwhelmed.......

If changing oil overwhelms you, maybe you should take up mountain biking. No wait, you have to oil your chain. Knitting? Seriously, grow a sac. Mobil1 is cheap and filters are 5 bucks. Or you can get stainless filters you wash. Its an easy oil change, Terra owners will confirm this compared to theirs.

THANKS IM SORRY FOR BITCHIN. NOW IM A MOTORBIKE ADDICT AND COMPUTER ADDICT. BUT LAST WEEK I WAS A YOGI...........SORRY TO BITCH........MY GUT SAYS KEEP THE 610 .......GET IT UPDATED............DONT KNOW ABOUT 511...........MAYBE I SHOULD TRY TO TRADE IT FOR TERRA AND SUCK UP THE LOSS............OR JUST GET A TERRA TOO? I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO OIL CHANGE ON 511..........SORRY TO BITCH TINKEN........SOME ARE SAYING THAT THE 511 IS HIGH MAINTENENCE.........HMMMMMMMMMMMM... SOUNDS JUST LIKE ME!

im selling te 511............keeping my old te610 and be done with it. that is the best answer.

I just posted thread to sell it.

It's not for everyone, that's probably the right move.