I sold my supersport as well and immediately hired the exact same husky 701 2023 for a day.. Night and day difference, the supermoto is so much lighter and nimble. Truly brings the hooligan out of a person too! I'll be getting a sumo as my next bike.

@TheRoadWarrior96

10 ай бұрын

The supersports definitely have the edge for sustained high speed work, and maybe a bit better looking, but everywhere else the sumo takes it for me. One bit of boring advice for you; insurance cost for me was noticeably more expensive on this, it seems the insurance companies are well aware of the ‘hooligan effect’!

Cracking video - really enjoyed it! Defo my next bike!!!!!

@TheRoadWarrior96

6 ай бұрын

Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed!

Welcome to the supermoto side of life. 31,000KM and mine is still chugging along pretty well. I hope you get some good fun and memories out of it!

@TheRoadWarrior96

8 ай бұрын

Good to hear mate, you see so many of these bikes with low mileage and it's a shame not to ride them. Did a 230 mile ride on the weekend and it was a blast (although the cleaning after was not). Going to get a skid plate soon just to keep some of the road crud off the engine I think.

I never owned a supersport but I I own a 23 husky 701 and I love it! So much fun!

@TheRoadWarrior96

9 ай бұрын

They’re such a different experience, if I could afford both I would! I’m test riding the new ZX6R when I can to find out what I’m missing out on 😁

I'd like to ask what locks you're using? Thanks.

She's a beaut! I too am looking forward to you getting a can on it, and the full range of braapage. Get them miles in quick!

@TheRoadWarrior96

10 ай бұрын

For real, though there's a 6 week lead time for the first service so I'm having to ration it till mid October ☠

@TheSpectre223

10 ай бұрын

@@TheRoadWarrior96 Ugh what a tease!

Wings exhaust is a good choice along with a fuel optimiser dongle, drop a tooth on the front sprocket worth doing. I broke the key in my fuel cap🤯, consider the Vanasche replacement fuel filler it's worth it. Great bike, enjoy.

@TheRoadWarrior96

9 ай бұрын

Wings arrived this morning, can’t wait! And dongle definitely helps, I talked about it in my latest video :)

I would defo recommend doing the fuel dongle for the time being and exhaust after its first service. I did it to my 701 and now my 690. But will be looking at getting both my bikes remapped in the new year.

@Robbiemoto

9 ай бұрын

Just to add on both the SM’s I fitted wings exhaust and CRT dongle. Both can be seen fitted on my channel. Enjoy your new ride.

@TheRoadWarrior96

8 ай бұрын

I've got the wings and the very same CRT dongle now, it definitely helps and the wings sound is just perfect imo.

@jarrod1687

8 ай бұрын

Damn you have both 690 and a 701?

@Robbiemoto

8 ай бұрын

@@jarrod1687 Sorry no. I had a 701 but sold it. Then a few months later I got the 690. I didn’t mean for it to sound like I’ve got both lol. I do have a 1290 SDR as well as the 690.

Bought Power commander, Autotune, Pod300. Only because of the tragic Euro4 classification. DVR exhaustsystem is the leading brand for best sound to this bike so i bought that to. But... now i have a bike that is so transformed i am almost a little scared of it🤣 The low- middlerange performance is absolutly top-notch. Its another bike. Just awsome. Thanks for the video👍☀️ By the way - absolutly right to get rid of the Mickey Mouse mirrors👍

@TheRoadWarrior96

10 ай бұрын

Sounds like a bit of a beast, can’t wait till I can open mine up!

@peterwesterlund9137

10 ай бұрын

@@TheRoadWarrior96 Husqvarna 701 is a great bike but - KTM have to strangle this awesome machine... By bying some accessories you get the full performance. A little sad, and costly, but i love this sick bike so for me its worth it😀☀️I am looking forward to more videos! Sorry for my english spelling, many years since i whent to school... Drive safely👍

@NetMillionaire

9 ай бұрын

What’s a DVR?

@TheRoadWarrior96

9 ай бұрын

@@NetMillionaire it’s an aftermarket exhaust manufacturer

Yeah.. nice to see it took you way less time to get rid of those mouse ear mirrors that it originally took me :D New exhaust should help with chugging as well. At least a bit. Mine felt a tad smoother at least with a more free breathing can.

@TheRoadWarrior96

10 ай бұрын

Oh yes, infact I had the mirrors before I even had the bike home 😅 That’s good to hear, might be able to hold out on getting it tuned for a bit longer if there’s some chug-improvement.

@MargusMoto

10 ай бұрын

@@TheRoadWarrior96 A new can AND a tune will definitely work wonders! Darn EURO5 pretty much demands making bikes as shitty to ride as possible.. Like on my Bobber it tends to cut off fueling when there's no throttle input which can lead to an actual stall at the most inconvenient moment (like going into a slow turn in traffic), I'd say this is way more dangerous than the few extra units of smoke coming out of the exhaust, but by the sound of it the "experts" tend to disagree...

@TheRoadWarrior96

10 ай бұрын

@@MargusMoto Yep, my Ducati had a similar issue to your bobber, usually low speed going from 1st to 2nd. The idle speed on the 701 seems quite high, I wonder if this is to combat low speed stalling? Ironic if so!

I hope grip puppies are better in the rain than the ali-express equivalents. I had one ride in the rain and cut them off, holding a wet sponge was not a good time.

@TheRoadWarrior96

10 ай бұрын

Got drenched the other day while wearing summer gloves no less and didn’t notice anything like that, so I think they’re alright

Sweet bike! I just got a 23 690 in the states. Wondering about the rear shock preload now. Im 200 lbs and wondering what you’re talking about. I rode a R6 for years and never touched the suspension. The supermoto world is all new. Any more info on the shock would be appreciated.

@TheRoadWarrior96

8 ай бұрын

I'm about 80kg (~176lbs) so I found the preload was a bit high (firm) for me, on the test ride it was quite brutal over the bumps, so when I bought the bike I got them to fit the accessory preload adjuster which lets you adjust it with an allen key without removing anything from the bike (as standard you have to either take the shock out completely or remove the fuel tank). I've softened the preload a bit now so that it has some free sag (if you push the back of the bike down and let it return naturally, you should then be able to pull the tail of the bike up an extra 5-10mm - that's the free sag, it helps the bike absorb the bumps more rather than sending them to your spine and launching you out of the seat!). I also tweaked the compression and rebound settings to the 'comfort' settings stated in the manual, and using that as a starting point I adjusted it myself after watching a few Dave Moss videos, they key is getting the front and rear to work harmoniously. It's still not perfect but I have more confidence in the bends now and less trouble with the bumps. Here are my settings if you're interested: Rear:- Preload: 5 rings showing at the top of the shock Low speed compression: 13 clicks out High speed compression: 1.5 turns out Rebound: 20 clicks out Front (this is unchanged from the 'comfort' settings):- Compression: 20 clicks out Rebound: 20 clicks out

Have it remaped when you can!

did you consider the GasGas model?

@TheRoadWarrior96

10 ай бұрын

Not really; I went for the Husqvarna because it’s the one I always wanted from when it first came out in 2016, and for style reasons. All three (including the KTM) are essentially the same bike now, plus or minus a few £ on the RRP, although resale values might be better on the KTM and the Husky.

Where do I get them mirrors? From

@TheRoadWarrior96

8 ай бұрын

Stealthmirrors.com

@cbates2410

8 ай бұрын

@@TheRoadWarrior96 that’s a lot off money

@TheRoadWarrior96

8 ай бұрын

@@cbates2410 I think it’s fair for what you get, it’s just one dude running it so at least the money helps out a small business

@cbates2410

8 ай бұрын

@@TheRoadWarrior96 yea guess so don’t know if they even fit my bike as it’s a sinnis Apache

Be careful with this bike they are so easy to get stolen the theft rate on these is crazy

@TheRoadWarrior96

9 ай бұрын

Oh yeah mega careful with this one, doesn’t get left anywhere without more chains than your average rapper and fort knox would be an easier target than my house

I wanted to sell my Z900 for one of these, but i’m such a simple person and don’t wat any reliability issues with my bike. Buying a ktm is like playing russian roulette.

@TheRoadWarrior96

10 ай бұрын

I have the same fears with KTM, but decided to go for it for a few reasons; 1. Always wanted one 2. Because I am lucky enough that I could get a new one under warranty (which includes breakdown cover). 3. The model has been running for around 7 years now so hopefully all the major issues have been ironed out 4. As far as modern bikes go I believe it’s a relatively ‘simple’ bike, at least compared to something like a super-duke I don’t expect that to give you the confidence to go for one too, but hopefully it makes some sense. Fingers crossed I don’t end up eating my words though! Another little thing I noticed but which matters to me is that the owners manual has a lot more technical info in it compared to ducati, which under most sections simply says ‘go to your dealer’!

Make your next purchase a pair if boots my man. Boots with laces defo a no go as you now know. Welcome to the nob ed club 😜

@TheRoadWarrior96

8 ай бұрын

Lesson learnt haha. I've got some new boots on order, but when I do ride with laces now I make sure to tuck them in!

@pucknhusker9426

8 ай бұрын

Sorry started watching and thought you were new to the game but watched a fue more vids of yours and realized your an ol hand.@@TheRoadWarrior96

you should immediately install a fuel dongle especially for the break in period if you have the opportunity. running the bike lean during the break in period is illogical & your reasoning regarding keeping it "from factory" doesn't hold up when you consider emissions regulations in 2021 forced changes that were outside of the original engineering design (super lean). this should be undone for the break in period especially. also do your own bike work! a shop is going to have some minimum wage goon rush it through and you don't want that.

@TheRoadWarrior96

8 ай бұрын

I did end up getting the dongle on about 100 miles before the break in service (along with the exhaust). It's still crying out for a proper tune but that's a future plan. Unfortunately in order to maintain the warranty you have to get the scheduled services done with an authorised dealer, but I am no stranger to servicing my own bikes as I've had older stuff up till this point :).

The dobgke is amazing, your 701 will lug, got mine from pitbull I think. Must have the dongke

@TheRoadWarrior96

8 ай бұрын

Got it a few weeks back, it certainly helps.

Have it remaped when you can!

@TheRoadWarrior96

10 ай бұрын

I certainly will, although I am tempted by the fuel optimiser dongles as a temporary solution, they're supposed to help low RPM/small throttle openings by richening the fuel ratio.

@cp5472

10 ай бұрын

@@TheRoadWarrior96 I had it on mine and it doesn't compare to the remap

@TheRoadWarrior96

10 ай бұрын

@@cp5472 would you say it’s worth having while saving up for a remap for a few months? Or just deal with the stock tune till then?

@cp5472

10 ай бұрын

@TheRoadWarrior96 it's a good question, I never rode mine without the fuel dongle so I don't have a comparison! But yeah, the difference between the fuel dongle and the remap is much superior, for example like when riding through town, you can be in a higher gear without the bike being feeling jerky or have to shift down to a lower gear with much higher rpms