I bought a 2008 610 TE last year here in California with 6500 miles on the clock. It´s a fantastic bike and while not an extreme off-road singletrack type machine it´s extremely capable in general off-road and is phenomenal as a cruising bike for the freeways and around town and Handles well but if you´re going to cruise over 70 miles an hour, you´re going to need a steering stabilizer if you´re on nobby´s. Dunlop 606s are excellent compromise for street and trail And have excellent traction in turns and on the road with no bumpy feel yet are soft compound and dig into the dirt. Machine is strong, dependable, and has lots of brute power if you dial it in so very pleased with this machine, it´s a keeper!