KentWR wrote:
I think the word 701 enduro is a bit misleading so it's more a dual sport bike than an enduro bike? It certainly don't look like an adventure bike to me?
Look up the Red Bull hair scramble-that's enduro. Enduro is nothing to do with adventure biking. Enduro is very hardcore off roading from point to point.
KentWR wrote:
The spec on those SWM bikes looks very good. I would like to see one in the flesh. The only thing that I don't like is the twin pipes but that's something I could get over.
Who doesn't like twin exhausts!?
Anyway coincidentally I only just registered today and the new KTM-Husqvarnas really annoy me. Husqvarna was KTM's only true rival and now they have ben bought out by the competition.
What can this new 701 do that my 2001 610 can't? The answer is nothing at all. Buying new just doesn't make any sense when it comes to these kinds of bikes. The 701 doesn't do anything different at all, how do they justify the huge markup? You are looking at 7 grand for what!? A few trinkets here and there!? You can get a more sophisticated road bike or car for the same money.