Great stuff. Love the narration and beautiful scenery. I have a suggestion to make. I'm 4:07 into the video and I still don't know what the motorcycle looks like. Perhaps it would be nice to spend some time showing the motorcycle before jumping into the review? I'm really interested to see how that front end looks!
Nice review looks good,but i dont get people wanting to see these bikes in serious off road situation,,95% of bikes like this will be used for average dirt and touring,,if you want good off road bike go buy a 300cc ,,in Australia this bike will be north of 25,000au dollars not many people spend that much to use them as a dirt toy.
Correct. I have watched so many of these reviews, and most of them shouldn't even be considered valid. Most people just want a comfortable highway bike. I would venture a guess than 99% of most people's riding is commuting in traffic, and driving on the highway. Even if you go off road a lot, you have to spend a great deal of time on the interstate highway at 80mph. Wind protection, engine smoothness, and the engine RPM's at cruise are way more important than handling sharp rocks at 120mph in the desert. I've seen reviews that said the Pan America Harley wasn't as good as the KTM, because the KTM did better in the mud. Huh? The people doing these reviews have access to roads that most people don't, and they have decades of racing or professional experience, which most people don't. The average consumer is totally different than the people doing these reviews.
A major complaint I have. And I'm on a mission to make sure this problem gets solved NOW. The motorcycle companies are not putting a proper overdrive gear on their motorcycles. And for some INSANE reason, the motorcycle reviews praise these huge adventure bikes for having no overdrive gear, and screaming at super high RPM at 70mph. As if you should pay $22,000 for a motorcycle and then have the engine stuck in low gear down the highway, destroying the engine FOR NO REASON, just because they don't want to give people proper gear ratios for the highway. Why do modern street bikes have the same gear ratios as a motocross bike?
Yeah, good off road bikes are often singles. I’ll be using mine for commuting, but also big trips through our outback. Think Flinders and the Oodnadatta Track towards Uluru etc. then there’s the Husky Trek. In 2022, it was open to 701’s and 901’s, so there’s that as well. Bear in mind, I don’t own a car, whereas often the people that won’t take this off road much, is that it’s a toy that they fawn over, as they have plenty of money and love to keep it pristine. I’m not that precious😂
Hola, saludos desde Chile , hoy por primera vez he visto su canal y este video, les cuento que esa sensacion que invade al piloto usando la Norden 901 me termino por convencer, asi que acabo de reservar mi Norden la que me entregaran en Marzo de 2022 ( Se va a tardar en llegar, pero lo hará), espero sentir esa misma alegria cuando ya la tenga conmigo saludos y Gracias.
Si se maneja igual que mi 890 advr, tiene plásticos bonitos y pantalla grande pues maquinón. Lo único que no me gusta de la mía es que es muy alta para mi 1.71, de lo demás es perfecta
@@user-sw2lv3zp6o really ? ive owned half a dozen with it , 2 of which went 30k+ miles and only remember 1 time having to replace the slave cyl on the 2017 1090r at 18-19k miles but thats it ? heck my crusty ole 380 EXC still worked fine last i rode it interesting , what models at what miles have you had that experience with ??
@@m.l.d.532 950 Adventure at 10,000 miles. I wrote the bike off at almost 20,000 so I suspect it was about to fail again. The 690 SMR and Husqvarna 701 SM also are noted for failing. I still think KTMs are great bikes, though. For part of the year I live in Thailand, where I ride a 390 Duke. Great bike, faultless so far at 20,000 km. The clutch has been okay, too, but it is cable actuated.
@@user-sw2lv3zp6o huh , i wanted a 950SE so bad just not good timing , had 380exc(still have) 300xc-w 400exc 520exc 640lc4 & 1090r i believe each one had that ;Magura hydro clutch and aside from the clutch slave cyl on the 1090r i dont recall anything outside of what i considered normal at the time ? had a few issues with the 1090r but prior to that nothing id consider out of the ordinary
Too bad that the only tires listed in the booklet have speed code V (240 km / h) and there are no alternative tires ... (it is difficult to find something less road with code higher than Q or at most H). Husquarna (ktm) made the same mistake that Honda made with the Africa twin just released (which he remedied with the clearance before ... for those who want to argue with the Civil Motorizations ... and with the update of the booklet then). This information that almost never gives anyone is that you discover only after buying the bike
When they showed concept bike, i went: wow, really want one! Just grab my money you thief! Couple years later, Husqvarna went: look! The new bike is finally here! I was like: oh....
@@saturatedfat6542 we live in a such fast paced age, that 2 years seems like forever, i know it's a bad habit that consumerism has successfully penetrated our brains inside out, still i can't help...
Sorry, that bike is not for me. Like the KTM bikes, too ratty around the edges. I cancelled my HD Pan America order and I am trading my loaded 2020 Triumph XCX for the new 2022 Tiger Rally Explorer. I will re-order the Pan Am in the spring.
You say ratty around the edges and then say you'll buy a HD in the spring? The king of rough around the edges! 800 lb. All the gas is high above the huge motor, you'll need a crane fallowing you around in case you lay it over! Now that's an adventure!!
I was thinking l might buy one of these, until you started talking about how much it was like the wankers standing outside the pub.......might give it a miss.
Great review, Greetings from Italy my friends!
The man was right, "it puts a smile on your face", how do I know this? My Norden puts a smile on my face every day ... 😊
I tested one yesterday and yes it is true. I was smiling all the time. Great bike.😊
'Hoosk-Varna'...
Great review Don.
Great stuff. Love the narration and beautiful scenery. I have a suggestion to make. I'm 4:07 into the video and I still don't know what the motorcycle looks like. Perhaps it would be nice to spend some time showing the motorcycle before jumping into the review? I'm really interested to see how that front end looks!
Nice review looks good,but i dont get people wanting to see these bikes in serious off road situation,,95% of bikes like this will be used for average dirt and touring,,if you want good off road bike go buy a 300cc ,,in Australia this bike will be north of 25,000au dollars not many people spend that much to use them as a dirt toy.
Correct. I have watched so many of these reviews, and most of them shouldn't even be considered valid. Most people just want a comfortable highway bike. I would venture a guess than 99% of most people's riding is commuting in traffic, and driving on the highway. Even if you go off road a lot, you have to spend a great deal of time on the interstate highway at 80mph. Wind protection, engine smoothness, and the engine RPM's at cruise are way more important than handling sharp rocks at 120mph in the desert. I've seen reviews that said the Pan America Harley wasn't as good as the KTM, because the KTM did better in the mud. Huh? The people doing these reviews have access to roads that most people don't, and they have decades of racing or professional experience, which most people don't. The average consumer is totally different than the people doing these reviews.
A major complaint I have. And I'm on a mission to make sure this problem gets solved NOW. The motorcycle companies are not putting a proper overdrive gear on their motorcycles. And for some INSANE reason, the motorcycle reviews praise these huge adventure bikes for having no overdrive gear, and screaming at super high RPM at 70mph. As if you should pay $22,000 for a motorcycle and then have the engine stuck in low gear down the highway, destroying the engine FOR NO REASON, just because they don't want to give people proper gear ratios for the highway. Why do modern street bikes have the same gear ratios as a motocross bike?
Pan America Harley... OMFG that made me laugh. 560 lb pig.
Yeah, good off road bikes are often singles. I’ll be using mine for commuting, but also big trips through our outback. Think Flinders and the Oodnadatta Track towards Uluru etc. then there’s the Husky Trek. In 2022, it was open to 701’s and 901’s, so there’s that as well. Bear in mind, I don’t own a car, whereas often the people that won’t take this off road much, is that it’s a toy that they fawn over, as they have plenty of money and love to keep it pristine. I’m not that precious😂
the market is already full not sure the bike is aimed at. looks nice but would you take the risk on the new boy hmm
I like the looks, reminiscent of the old KTM 990 Adventure. Any word on what the price tag might be?
$13999 usd
IMO it's a fancy updated 990
Hola, saludos desde Chile , hoy por primera vez he visto su canal y este video, les cuento que esa sensacion que invade al piloto usando la Norden 901 me termino por convencer, asi que acabo de reservar mi Norden la que me entregaran en Marzo de 2022 ( Se va a tardar en llegar, pero lo hará), espero sentir esa misma alegria cuando ya la tenga conmigo saludos y Gracias.
Si se maneja igual que mi 890 advr, tiene plásticos bonitos y pantalla grande pues maquinón. Lo único que no me gusta de la mía es que es muy alta para mi 1.71, de lo demás es perfecta
boys, you need me to come help with these off road reviews, based in JHB
i think what would be "cooler" is if it still had the magura hydro clutch and the "R"s top spec suspension , but i think both could be rectified
The Magura slave cylinder fails at 10,000 miles.
@@user-sw2lv3zp6o really ? ive owned half a dozen with it , 2 of which went 30k+ miles and only remember 1 time having to replace the slave cyl on the 2017 1090r at 18-19k miles but thats it ? heck my crusty ole 380 EXC still worked fine last i rode it
interesting , what models at what miles have you had that experience with ??
@@m.l.d.532 950 Adventure at 10,000 miles. I wrote the bike off at almost 20,000 so I suspect it was about to fail again. The 690 SMR and Husqvarna 701 SM also are noted for failing. I still think KTMs are great bikes, though. For part of the year I live in Thailand, where I ride a 390 Duke. Great bike, faultless so far at 20,000 km. The clutch has been okay, too, but it is cable actuated.
@@user-sw2lv3zp6o huh , i wanted a 950SE so bad just not good timing , had 380exc(still have) 300xc-w 400exc 520exc 640lc4 & 1090r i believe each one had that ;Magura hydro clutch and aside from the clutch slave cyl on the 1090r i dont recall anything outside of what i considered normal at the time ? had a few issues with the 1090r but prior to that nothing id consider out of the ordinary
FYI. It's "Husk-Varna". Not Husk-A-Varna.
Too bad that the only tires listed in the booklet have speed code V (240 km / h) and there are no alternative tires ... (it is difficult to find something less road with code higher than Q or at most H). Husquarna (ktm) made the same mistake that Honda made with the Africa twin just released (which he remedied with the clearance before ... for those who want to argue with the Civil Motorizations ... and with the update of the booklet then). This information that almost never gives anyone is that you discover only after buying the bike
I prefer the 701 SM to the KTM version, but I prefer the KTM 890R to the Norden.
Its the better choice. Husq reliability are better.
Great review, But I wish you could've show its real off road capabilities, not just unpaved roads
When they showed concept bike, i went: wow, really want one! Just grab my money you thief!
Couple years later, Husqvarna went: look! The new bike is finally here!
I was like: oh....
Aprillia had to design a whole new adv bike and put out the Tuareg 660 before husky put out a dressed up version of the 890
@@saturatedfat6542 we live in a such fast paced age, that 2 years seems like forever, i know it's a bad habit that consumerism has successfully penetrated our brains inside out, still i can't help...
Yep it's not a nice as the concept, I don't like the light it gives the bike a daft look
What's a Husk K Vana, is it like a Kaw A saki
A lot cooler in fact.
Sorry, that bike is not for me. Like the KTM bikes, too ratty around the edges. I cancelled my HD Pan America order and I am trading my loaded 2020 Triumph XCX for the new 2022 Tiger Rally Explorer. I will re-order the Pan Am in the spring.
You say ratty around the edges and then say you'll buy a HD in the spring? The king of rough around the edges! 800 lb. All the gas is high above the huge motor, you'll need a crane fallowing you around in case you lay it over! Now that's an adventure!!
I was thinking l might buy one of these, until you started talking about how much it was like the wankers standing outside the pub.......might give it a miss.
ironically everyone else is saying it sounds like trash and the windscreen feels like is non-existant lmao
Its a KTM 890 in Pajamas.
But in a “silk” pijamas 😉👌🏼
Great review for shallow 8 year olds. Yikes
Your comment fits right in then