Test Review 2020 Husqvarna 701 LR 

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I've owned my 701 enduro for around five months now and I'm about to leave for a big trip with it. I have to say it's just a phenomenal bike. Thanks a lot for making me pull the trigger on one David. No it's not as comfy as a twin, a dual sport never will be, but it's 50 kg less and that makes it ten times as good offroad and much more fun on twisty backroads. The LC4 engine is a gem!

Your reviews are some of the best I have seen. Testing these bikes in real world adventure scenarios makes these reviews relevant and provide details that others miss.

Another brilliant review, with a ton of real-world details, thank you Dave.

Awesome stuff. Really do appreciate the effort you put into all these videos , they are top quality . Definitely been an inspiration to me looking at where my adventure riding is heading. Thanks mate.

The best, detailed and „what matters“ review on the market! I go for the short distance sister in Orange but the explanation of how TC and ride mode works in reallife is massively helpful! Many thanks!

Love all your reviews. This one hits home as I'm from Sweden. The origin of Husqvarna. Keep up the good work and keep the vids coming.

This is the review I’ve been waiting for! What an in-depth and wonderful overview.. I’ve been wanting this bike for long term dirt oriented adventure and you’ve really focused on the questions I’ve been having. Huge thanks!! Subscribed 😁

I've learned a huge amount about ADV riding and motorcycles in general through your channel, in fact you are the reason why I went out and bought a DR 650 last year (my first bike at the age of 57) If this keeps up I could very well own a 701LR before I'm 60. Thanks for the great videos.

Love your adventure bike reviews!!

Fantastic review Dave, you covered so many of the relevant areas for adventure riding - I have been oggling the 701 in my local Husqvarna shop in Brisbane and lo and behold, you have just answered so many questions I had about this bike, particularly as the Husky has not received the media attention the Yamaha Tenere has. Can I compliment you on one particular aspect of your review which is so unbelievably helpful to viewer's ? The SOUND VOLUME ! Everything you say on your review can be easily heard and understood BECAUSE THE VOLUME LEVELS ARE COTRECT ! So many RU-vid videos have interesting content and great footage but are let down because we cannot hear what the rider is saying Your voice volume is perfect, well done Loved the backing music, twangy guitar and harmonica, what's not to love ! What beautiful adventure riding country ! I grew up in Sydney and had no idea these riding trails existed Excellent technical coverage of features of the 701 I was unaware of, very clearly explained so non mechanical riders like me can understand 10/10 Dave, well done

Best and most thorough review by far.

Super review with lovely countryside to drool over. You definitely raise the bar with adv bike reviews. It messes with my head as I've been thinking about getting a big single. Torn between a 690 & 500 for light adventure as a 4T go-between between my 300 & 990 but this 701 LR also makes so much sense.

Great review, very well done. I will be looking at them when they arrive in the US.

Well mate 👏 that was a great review. I was already sold on the bike anyway and that LR has pretty much made my mind up. Knee is healing and will not be long before we ride again

I wish all reviews were this good. Thank you!

Oooh, wow! I had no idea! I think I found my next bike :) Thanks for the review! So light, powerful enough for the highway, dirt oriented... love it :)

Excellent review.... make the choice between the T700, 790, and now the 701 very difficult considering that I really like the single. Dave you consistently have the best, non-biased reviews. Thanks and ride safe my friend!

Thank you for this gem of a review of a gem of a bike which is 41 minutes too short.

Without review, I believe I saw two roos... one skipped cross your path, the other had seen it's last sunny day. Great review and great video quality.

The go to show for superb in-depth bike reviews, a big thanks to Dave and he’s no1 Clubby

45 minutes poem about Husky 701 and Australia! Cool.

Just as I’ve come to expect from your channel, another excellent video! Very informative and helpful. Thank you keep up the good work!

Absolutely brilliant watch and so informative with a bit of humour at the end 👍

You are, by far, the best story teller in the motorcycle adventure world. Australia fits you well, too. Another great video! I have the twin sister, 2019 KTM 690 and I have exactly the mods you suggested, real hand-guards, larger foot-pegs, a engine protection a luggage rack and touring windshield (still waiting for it, since they didn't come out last year). Being 172cm, the seat height is a bit of a problem in very specific situations. I'm thinking of a lowering kit, but I'm not sure yet. I love my ktm, I can go shopping with it, cruise around the city, and get really dirty in the same day. Cheers!

Thank you very much for this awesome review ! I really enjoy your videos and I hardly can´t wait to be back in Australia, because I spent 1,5 year there and made so many new friends there. very nice and helpful people, especially in the Outback. i.e. during my trip around your beautiful country by pushbike, I got a severe health issue on the way to Caiguna Roadhouse, had to go back to Norseman to the hospital, had a small surgery and was hosted by the local postman and his wife until my recovery . after cycling for four years and 28.000km, last year I bought a BMW R1250 GS Adventure, World Travel Edition from Touratech/Germany. I love this bike and it so great for long distance travelling, but too heavy for the real difficult tracks, despite the fact, that I already had four trainings at the BMW Enduropark in Hechlingen /Germany, which I highly recommend. But for having more fun in the deep dirt and difficult tracks, especially when I am on my own , on Saturday I will pick up a quite new Husky 701 (no LR) with Rade Garage Tower and tank extension.... wish you a great time, stay safe and healthy! keep in touch, mates !

Great Review, Great attitude, So enjoyable to watch...it was a great break in my day! I've been dreaming of a 690/701 based adventure bike for a while and this would be a perfect starting point. I like and agree on all the adds you talk about and would additionally add a couple more things: friction lock cruise control, lowering pegs for my taller frame, the Power Commander for a little low end boost which may make up for a the tall first gear (since neither manufacturer is willing to address that due to (my guess) sharing the motor with a street bike). And another silly mod I think I would like is a gear indicator. Thanks again. I'll be checking back often! Cheers

Great job Dave! I agree with the first gear assessment after a run through the Abercrombie NP and have replaced the stock 15 sprocket with a 14. I've only done a quick run at hwy speeds and it was fine. Look forward to trying it on the trail. 😁

Finally, this is what adventure riding / bike should be defined as. I wonder if other manufacturers will follow.

Great review. I'm now seriously considering purchasing this bike based on this review. Thanks 😊

Well you have done it again Dave, an excellent review. Now that your retired, you should think of doing this full time.

An excellent review. A big fan of this channel now. I own a Husky and it seems we even live in the same Sydney suburb. Many thanks.

Lucky for me I live about an hour from Nundle and love the area. Great review thx.

I really envy your trails in Australia, looks absolutely fantastic! I live in Japan and I can only dream of that kind of terrain...

Another excellent bike review. You lead the pack in terms of useful information and relevance to real world riding conditions. This is an interesting proposition, mid way between the T700 and the 790 in price. Makes the Yamaha hard to justify when you have spent upwards of $1000 on it’s inferior suspension, have 9 litres less fuel and weigh 35 kg more than the Husky. This bike still proves that a good single will always be the way to go.

Definitely a top notch video mate I also enjoyed your 790R video I really enjoyed watching you gas it through some of those tracks I went out and bought a 790R with your testimony in mind I tell you what me being a more Dirt oriented rider I'd definitely go for the 701 in retrospect shame really I love the 790R and spent a truck load of money on it so it's mine for some years to come now cheers Happy Trails mate

Thank you very much for the video. It made me dream awake after a stupid job day.

I share your conclusions. Coming from my Africa Twin crf1000dct which I rode on dirt tracks in the Alps and Pyrénées, I got my 701 early 2021, and was really pleased to use it as an adventure bike, and easy to pass more technical parts encountered. No need for Long Range version in western Europe. Easy for 2 weeks trip with Enduristan saddles ( no side rack). Comfort seat added for boring highway, lower larger pegs , no bar riser for my 1,78m tall as better control of front when bent over hzndle bar, RadeGarage rally tower to fit GPS and have some wind protection. And yes it handles like the 450excf I used to ride. Thanks for extensive review 👍

Me encanta éste motorraco ... tan sencilla y a la vez tan moderna .

Great video. I can't get enough of ausie enduro riding. Greatings from Czech.

Awesome review. Hanging out for my full license so I can go and grab one of these 👌🏻. Love the out takes too 😂

excelent video,great images,very good and clear sound,one of the best videos i've seen,congratulations.

Great video Dave. This bike is so much more interesting than the Tenere or 790 to me. Lighter and better suspension. Its a no brainer.

Excellent review! Gorgeous countryside! Thank you for your work!

Mate your channel is an absolute gem. So well filmed and edited. Love your work. EDIT: Oh and the muppet on the bike telling us about its alright too! Haha

Thanks for an excellent balanced review.

Great review! I'm already sold on the KTM 790 R (after watching your other video on it, please some other reviews), but this bike is exceptional as well. I'm a big fan of KTM singles (and twins, of course), and this one would go nicely in the stable.

Dream review!!! Congrats!!!

Very good review mate! Thanks for sharing. Regards from Switzerland. Cheers

Enjoyable review, and I certainly appreciate all the work that goes into this length and quality of video! Beautiful time of year to be riding that back country! Except for the 'odd trees and wildlife' could remind me of many places in the rural US! Great bike for sure, and we are blessed these days for choice. I've recently made my choice, and even with coming back from a broken leg, the T7 and I are getting to know one another nicely, and I am immensely pleased with it! Not as accomplished of a rider as you guys, but my goal is to eventually be able to ride the thing to it's potential! Without reviewing the vid, memory says there were 4 live roos, and 1 dead. Alaska, USA. Cheers!

Thanks for the in depth review as promised... it was between this (std tank) and the T7 but settled on the Yammie basically for the road manners... would still like to have a 701 as well but not realistic :-) Waiting for the next Tenere Tragics event!!!

Great presentation and awesome offroad tracks, that what i like, best wishes from Germany

what a absolute fab vid man !!! outstanding, cheers from germany

hello from sunny Cyprus, great review and some great videos, big fan of Mad TV. keep up the good work.

Excellent material as per the usual for MADTV. Interesting bike for sure.

Best review I’ve seen , awesome bike

Inspiring review yet again. I'd love to get the GPX for the routes taken...

I would love to see your review on the AJP PR7, a bike that i believe is having great success in Australia and has some of the shortcomings of the 701 taken care. Great video and review Dave. Cheers from Portugal

Brilliant review mate, bloopers were hilarious 😂

I am a former 640Adv owner. The one bike I wish I still had. This looks like the one and only current real alternative and a great bike.

Brilliant review Dave. Thoroughly enjoyed every minute. I recently picked up my 701 and am looking forward to doing the exact same trip to Nundle. PS - How good is the pub !!!!

Best mc review! Lovely beautiful oz! Did a roadtrip sydney and then car from brisbane -Cairns.wish i had my hva 501 with me! Cheers Magnus from sweden

Great review Dave. On the strength of it I have bought one👍👍

Great review, thanks! I have a KTM 690 Enduro R, and this looks like a nice evolution in the right direction. Would now have trouble choosing between this an the Yamaha T700 Tenere.

I own a regular 701 and am considering the Rade Garage auxiliary tank that replaces the stock airbox. Love the bike - I also own a 300 XC and while the 701 is not a lightweight dirt bike, it does enough dirt bike stuff to be highly entertaining while off road thanks to it's excellent suspension and, with the right front tire, surprisingly accurate steering. The engine is a gem with power for days for the "wrapper" it is in, and with a proper can on it the sound is pure big thumper bliss also.

Great review, you have gone over some great points with the bike, the bike also has the Bosch lean sensitive abs as well i believe. i think I’m pulling the trigger on one tomorrow, Ive been lurking around a 790r for the the last year but sitting on 701LR and understanding the complete bike they are not just a 701 with a big tank! Great bike Husky!

Another outstanding analysis.Thks.JHB-SA.

great review Dave, can't wait to see the upgrades lol. wild guess, 3 roos.

Really great review thank you.

Excellent bike review. Australia looks like an adventure bikers paradise. Here in central europe (Germany), we have almost no legal gravel roads. So I am riding motocross once a week on my YZ250F, but it's too short fun because of my physics (I'm 56yo). Well, sometimes I'm riding a TT600R in the woods. I shorten the ratio by 4 teeth, so I don't need the clutch that much and it works perfect even for technical riding. It should help on a 701 too. So ride on and have a great time.

Awesome review as always ✊✊✊

Im test drove one of these and going from a 1200 GS which I take on trails to one of these has me very excited

Thanks for the excellent review! This is a bike category / class that definitely interests me, but I'm not sure if I would want to get into the Husqvarna game. If only the Japanese can make something comparable!!! 🦄

Dave, this is a fair dinkum great review. I got a 790 Adv R and might reconsider over time. However, still very happy with my Kati. But the weight difference and better tyre choice for harder enduro stuff is an argument for the Husky. Btw: when I was 6 months travelling Oz in '88 I saw many more roos, cattle, horses, camels, snakes and crocodiles (salties & freshies) ;-) Will sure come back one day to see more and enjoy riding downunder. Cheers from Switzerland

Another great review. This bike is what i would want most. The new t7 is amazing but heavy and like you said this is a big 450. I miss that on my 690 were I could hit any dirt road i could see. But the 690 was not pleasant on long distance. If this has most of the vibrations removed then its a good buy.

Great review 👍.

What does it weigh all fuelled up? Oh, and this guy is probably the best reviewer on YT, always useful and relevant info presented in a logical manner.

Cant wait

Love the channel Dave! Would love to get out to ride in Aus at some point! 👌

I upgraded from a '17 701 to the LR and I'm in love. Like he said, it's smooth on the highway, has a fantastic range, and is much lighter than all the mid-range twins out there. I think it's the best adventure bike that was* on the market.

Love this review and also love the bike ,I so want to get into adventure riding but living 15 miles from London city centre doesn't give me a lot of choices! I need to emigrate lol

Great review! Thanks, mate 🙂👍

Great review. No bullshit. Keep doing them on your own.

GREAT VID BRO. THX A LOT AND KEEP GOING..

Great channel, congratulations

What's the music at the start of day two?? Love it, amazing video. It's like watching a film. Makes me wanna go ride... Thank you

Excellent!! I love this bike

Love it, want it 😱🤷‍♂️👍🏻

I counted 3 Roos, one of them being deceased. Must have missed one. Thanks for the review. I enjoyed it.

Really like the husqvarna 701 LR but i have to say it is quite expensive bike in my country (finland). I have been riding little over a year now my T7 and loving that bike but with that husqvarna i could do much more harder off road riding. T7 is still very big bike. Thanks for nice review and i really like all these videos you do. Saw 2 kangoroos.

EXCELLENT REVIEW !

Great review I should never have come back to UK 38 years ago, you have great trails

How many kangaroos seen. - All of them :-P Another top review from MAD TV, thanks guys...

Aussie's do the best motoring reviews on youtube

The motor sounds a lot like my 96 Xr 600r similar revs an the way you describe the delivery even down to first gear being a little tall .. I’m thinking it may be time for a visit to the local Husky dealer. Great work👍🏻

Great review!! I am not sure if I should keep day dreaming about getting this bike or a Yamaha 700 Tenere

I have 2019 690 and I agree about needing a wind screen and low bars. I fixed the first with a Nomad ADV fairing and the second with a BRP Scott’s steering stabilizer. I always ride mine in map 2 with the ABS dongle installed. KTM rally pegs, Wings exhaust, Oxford rally heated grips and BRP hand guards finish off the mods.

Great stuff Dave, interesting, informative and thorough. When are you coming down this way to explore the south coast?

Thanks.for the good review. Sounds like the unicorn of adventure. Light, plenty of fuel, good seat, afew modes, good suspension, just needs afew nibbles to make good.

Great video 👌 I can't understand why KTM didn't just throw a rally tower/fairing on it and make the ultimate adventure bike.