mull wrote:
I've been reading gb's topic about this bike on the abr forum,and it has been very interesting (for me at least),the tension and excitement as he waited for the 701 to land at his dealership for a demo was brilliant.he,like me owns a BMW g650 challenge which as far as mine is concerned has served me well but after 8yrs of good hard trailriding I'm finding myself doing repairs more and more often.
So with the challenge discontinued ( I would've considered a new one) I'm looking at the 701 or ktm 690,but I'm not usually one for following the masses so i'm looking mainly at the husky,first problem being the nearest husqvarna dealer with a 701 is a two and a half hour drive away!,so it may have to be ktm or keep patching the challenge up.
Have you considered a SWM?
http://www.swmmotorcycles.co.uk/models/rs650-rThere is a dealer at Kirkby Stephen with a demo bike.
Rod Jackson