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Reviewed on April 25, 2006
This is the bike if you have been a dirt rider and are looking to do Canyon Riding! I have been riding big bore bikes for the last 6 years and have found the closest thing to riding my CR500 with its 20 paddle in the sand. The SM610 loves to rip up the tight canyon roads. This bike can lean as...
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This is the bike if you have been a dirt rider and are looking to do Canyon Riding! I have been riding big bore bikes for the last 6 years and have found the closest thing to riding my CR500 with its 20 paddle in the sand. The SM610 loves to rip up the tight canyon roads. This bike can lean as far as you want and then some. On the tight stuff, there is nothing that can keep up. The bike will pull the front wheel off the ground out of any corner and then lay right over to drag your knee through the next corner. The six-speed transmission is very smooth and has just the right amount of gears needed without searching for that gear that is not there. My biggest gripe is the seat is a little hard and narrow on the bum and the bike is not the easiest to start (the guys from the dealership are currently working on the latter issue). With the exception of these two issues, the bike is the most fun and best bike I have ever owned. Not to mention anywhere I go with the bike whether in the back of the truck or riding to and from the Rock Store it is one hell of an attention getter. My favorite quote is "I did not know Husqvarna still made bikes because in the day they made the best," and in my opinion, they still do.
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