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Problem with my Husky 610?

Dude!!

Where is ol' (throw it off a cliff and still ride home) reliable ? You took 2 steps back :wtf

I'd warn anyone away from exotic SMs. Fast as hell but they burn out fast too.

Sorry for your new troubles, and good luck.
 
2 steps forward, one step back, arrggggg :cry

Maybe it just might be time to swing it over to Rob and get his input. I'm really hoping it is something simple. You had me going there Stan, I was happy that the husky came back to life.

Best of luck Stan, I hope its just a minor inexpensive adjustment.
 
Adjusting on different strokes is ok, I've seen people do KTMs that way, basically adjust the intakes when the exhuasts are half open and vice versa, no issues w/ that.

The first time I adjusted my valves I did them too loose and it ran like crap. I re-adjusted them to where I could get the proper feeler in, but couldn't get the next larger feeler in. The other way to do it is to tighten the nut down until it stops, then turn back 1/6 turn (not sure what the thread pitch is on the Husky, so it might not be 1/6 like it is on the KTM, but just an example) since 1/6 turn is .05mm. Hope you get it all straightened out Stan, sucks to buy a new bike, riding it home just fine, then it breaks and you're stuck holding the bag.
 
Sane_Man said:
I hope you get it worked out, but this is the reason why I would never buy a used bike from anyone, no matter how clean it looked.

Unless the previous owner who does his own work is a certified mechanic, it doesn't mean jack to me. I would rather buy a bike from a person who took it to a shop for all work.
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I've probably purchased 16 used bikes in the past 4 years, and this is the first one that has ever given me any problems. I guess it's luck of the draw. Even with a new bike, you can get a lemon. I have no reservations on buying used again...
 
A new bike has a warrenty and/or recourse.

I didn't know if you were serious earlier, but there's no way I would write off a $6k purchase. I'd rather take the depreciation hit on a new bike, then the frustation of a lemon that takes extra time and money to resolve.
 
Sane_Man said:
A new bike has a warrenty and/or recourse.

I didn't know if you were serious earlier, but there's no way I would write off a $6k purchase. I'd rather take the depreciation hit on a new bike, then the frustation of a lemon that takes extra time and money to resolve.
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I think you and I are very different, and that's ok. I take gamble's on used bikes because there are some true gems out there.

I can afford a new bike, but I never wanted one, cause it's just too pretty.. I'll be too much in awe, and may not ride it like it is meant to be ridden, cause i'll be too scared to crash it! lol

6K for a used bike is pretty much the limit that I would spend.

Obviously, i'm no fool when it comes to buying used bikes. I'm actually pretty cautious and meticulous. I've turned away smoking deals because something inside me said no.

So far, this formula has worked..

Anything mechanical, can breakdown and for no reason and without warning... That's a fact of life and I can accept it.

Sure it sucks that I only got to ride it for less than 100 miles (just checked the ODO, it's 80 miles)

But all I can do now is move forward -- If anything is gained, I learned quite a bit more about wrenching, and have gotten quite intimate with my husky by taking it apart many times. :cool
 
^^^
i just looked a the website. they'd work well on the exhaust side. on intake there is wiring, the frame, and probably something else in the way. it's a good start though, good tip
 
Sane_Man, I've bought 2 used bikes, both from CL's and would do so again. Stan is right, there are some diamonds in the rough if your patient and know exactly what your looking for.

Even new bikes can sometimes have issues that dealers do not acknowledge or refuse to fix.

There are no guarantees, but one thing for sure, new bikes are very expensive and most of the time, too afraid to ride them as they were meant to be ridden because it's "new".
 
16 bikes?! Holy Crap! That's like 32 wheels and who knows how many cylinders..! :wow

Take it to a good mechanic Stan and get it sorted out properly. Then split the cost of repair with the seller if he is a honorable dude.

If the bike i sell breaks down less than a week later for no particular reason, i would definetely try to find ways to make it up to the buyer. Split the repair or refund part of the purchase price to make it right!
 
Having the right tool makes this job so much easier. On this bike, tightening the locknut down while securing the adjustment screw is much easier with the Motion Pro Valve Adjustment tools. +1 on the angled feeler gauges too. The spec for this bike is .002" You can go out to .003 but any looser than that, performance can suffer a bit and the tip of the valve and the adjustment screw might mushroom after many miles.
 
Thanks to everyone in this thread. I've learned quite a bit, and yes--at this time, i'm done working on the bike. I'm gonna have some real wrenches come out.

That said -- Skippy has agreed to drop by tonight!
 
Stan, if you still end up needing some Motion Pro feeler gauges, let me know, I got some right before I did my first valve check on the 610. Otherwise, hope Skippy can shed some insight on this!
 
quasi888 said:
Stan, if you still end up needing some Motion Pro feeler gauges, let me know, I got some right before I did my first valve check on the 610. Otherwise, hope Skippy can shed some insight on this!
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Thanks Dave!

One thing to note, I heard Port's bike last night, and it sounded very different than my bike -- even when it was running well.

His valves had no 'ticking' sound at all.. So far, i've heard 2 other 610's and they all ticked at low rpm (idle)

His throttle revs a lot smoother than mine too..
 
Update:

Well, skippy came by earlier tonight to check up on a few things, and it looks like i'm definitely going to need to take it to the dealer for repars.

When we drained the oil, there was tiny metal flakes everywhere.. The oil filter and the magnetic drain bolt was covered in a fine metallic dust.

When he pulled the CCT, there were 11 threads used (manual calls 10 is max) so I will definitely need a new CCT.

At this point, i'll take it to the dealer and have them pull the head and see what's going on. I don't think this will be cheap, but at least they can figure out *exactly* what went wrong.

Right now, the bike isn't even running (bike no longer starts) which is also confusing, since it ran the day before yesterday, and I have not messed with it.
 
So I take it you don't still want those Alpinas then right? :twofinger
 
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