First ride Husqvarna 701 Supermoto and Enduro - MOTOR GERR

Husqvarna is back in business with the 701 Supermoto and Enduro. The firm, currently in hand by KTM, has created its 1st move beneath new management towards the road bike market. And they’ve done that by mistreatment the KTM 690 SMC R as a donor bike.

The 701 Supermoto is essentially the KTM 690 SMC R and therefore the 701 Enduro is that the KTM 690 Enduro R, however with 3 main differences; suspension, bodywork and engine maps.

Husqvarna say that they’ve taken a distinct approach to KTM by lost from the ‘Ready to Race’ mantra and creating the Husky easier to use for the ‘everyday rider’. So, the suspension is softer, the engine maps additional user friendly and therefore the bodywork and seat additional engineering. The Husky conjointly gets a bigger thirteen cubic decimeter tank.

The Supermoto is otherwise identical because the KTM thus it gets the powerful four-pot Brembo caliper up front, ride-by-wire throttle and therefore the same potent liquid-cooled 690cc single-cylinder, pumping out 67bhp (the most powerful single on the market) and 49ftlbs of torsion. All of that, let alone swish extras just like the slipper clutch, and totalling a super-light 145kg (dry) makes the 701 seriously lustrous.

And they’ve done an honest job with the changes, because the Supermoto’s totally adjustable WP suspension set-up is sensible, alright balanced and plush. and therefore the engine map in customary mode makes the throttle response sleek and certain.

Despite the trick description sheet, the 701 is pretty straightforward to ride, nonetheless over up for a push. Wind on the throttle and as your fingers clasp the grips you’ll quickly forget you’re on one. The 701 blasts forward thus arduous its not possible to not grin from ear to ear. Throw it into corner when corner and therefore the chassis handles impeccably, inspiring you to travel more durable. It’s agile, turns sharply, brakes with the merest stroke of the lever and is improbably fun.

The Enduro model gets a twenty one in. front and eighteen in. rear. The front fork continues to be made by WP, however is enduro competition description and softer for cross-country riding. It conjointly swaps out the four-pot front for a twin-pot. Husqvarna are developing journey accessories for the Enduro bike, like a bolt on tank, increasing the capability to twenty litres (which Husqvarna claim ought to come 250 miles) and a taller screen.

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