Is this going toward Moab near Chicken Corners? We got stymied there in Sept '13 because of heavy rain damage. .
Sorry for the late reply...yes, the rear is a 5" leased to a husky hub. There is no chain rub with these tires (Michelin slicks)...other tires may vary.
Wow...8 years old now The Day I bought it... 8 years on... Thats the original IMS tank I bought when I first got it. It was fully REBUILT top and bottom at 12,000klm due to an unfortunate hydro lock incident (Bent rod) It has just tipped over 40,000klm on the same rebuild. Probably due for a top end and Timing chain. Until now I cant see there being a Dual sport motorcycle this good. I reckon this new AJP PR7 is probably the closest thing in the pipeline. Thankyou my beautiful 2006 TE610e....You are the BEST!!! Stu
This is mine bought for 1100 € in pieces...In one month I rebuilded the engine and it runs like a charm... They told me to I cannot climb on sm tyres... ....should I say something? ? ?
This is my fully adventurised "new to me" 2008 TE610ie. The previous own did all the hard work with some great mods especially the 25L Safari Tank, Lynx R fairing and Seat Concepts re-padding. Now the Red Devil is ready to go anywhere.
Or the SWM 650R, which is pretty ugly compared to the PR7, but same engine.. i.e. the old Cagiva 610 motor. http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/07/14/swm-rs650r-first-look-enduro-motorcycle-review-photos I'm hoping either one, or both make it to USA.. I'd put money down in a heartbeat..
I've been running enough fire roads and single track lately, that I decided to get a 21" front and try it out... Boy what a difference! She floats over potholes / roots / large rocks, and holds a better line in loose gravel. I also got a 18" rear and tried that for a while. I ended up switching back to the SM rear and keeping the TE front. So it's currently a bit of a hybrid setup but handles wonderfully on pavement, gravel, dirt, trails, everything!
Went that setup myself except I put the SM disk on the 21" wheel. No messing with callipers but need to be careful in deep ruts with rocks about v
Scudster - I wanted to go that route but was warned I'd need to grind the caliper and change the spacing on the front wheel (due to clearance between the huge caliper and the spokes of the 21" front wheel)... What did it take for you to run the SM front rotor?
No modifications required for me. The hub on both the SM and TE wheels are the same. The spokes do come very close to the caliper. Not certain if there was a little shaved off the back off the caliper or not. There is another model which seems to be an SM/TE hybrid called the LT which had a 17" rear and a 21" front with a large rotor.
On my 06 SM I did grind caliper and move front wheel to left about 3mm. Maybe on earlier models it's bit different
