It’s been far too long since I’ve posted. My time away on tour, the move to Vermont, and trying to squeeze in some riding has left this site baron. Well, I’m back at it, and hoping to be updating more regularly. One of my priorities, after getting settled in the great Northeast, was to get the Husqvarna TE610 out in the wilds, and see what I could find… Read More …
Category: Husqvarna TE610
A different Husqvarna…
The past few weeks have been filled with moving to my new home in the great state of Vermont. While this place holds some amazing roads for riding, the weather has not been cooperating. Rain, and then even late season snow yesterday – on Memorial Day!!! Read More …
Husqvarna TE610: Water Damage
The other day while riding home, a friendly and concerned citizen pulled up beside me at a light. He pointed out that I was operating without a running light. Appreciative, when I got home I checked it to find that the brake light and turn signals were working fine, but no running light… Read More …
Husqvarna TE610: Fork Swap
During the holiday season, I made a HUGE mistake while doing repairs on the Husqvarna TE610. Tightening while texting! That’s right, the age-old flub of allowing yourself to be distracted while wrenching, by of all things, the digital-mosquitoesque annoyance of texting. While tightening a small 5mm fork bolt that secures the front axle, and simultaneously wishing my friend a cyber ‘happy-holidays,’ I snapped the bolt off deep in the threads. Good grief! Read More …
Husqvarna TE610: The Simplest Fixes…
When you decide to wrench on your own bikes, you often find yourself expending tons of time and energy (and money too!) to make modifications that frankly don’t do much for the performance of your bike. If it’s cosmetic, that’s fine. But frustration can set in when you attempt a performance mod, only to find very little (or no) gains. I was hoping to avoid that when I attempted to fix the tough clutch action on the Husqvarna TE610… Read More …