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- Husqvarna Norden 901 review - KNOX
Last week, I jetted off to the international press launch of one of the most hotly anticipated Adventure motorcycles in recent years, the Husqvarna Norden 901.
Set in Sao Miguel of the Azores, we had the perfect location and mix of terrain, from beautiful mountain passes and good terrain, to sand and rough and rutted trails and had our fair share of weather to get a grip of what the Norden 901 is really all about.
Over a 400km test period, to say the Husqvarna Norden 901 impressed was a massive understatement, frankly it blew me away!! From its comfort and ease of use, to its road going performance and entertainment, to the way it gobbles up pretty much any off road terrain you chuck at it. It’s going to be hard to beat and for me personally, it’s the best Adventure bike I’ve ever ridden and for me the best Adventure bike in 2022.
Read the full review here - www.planet-knox.com/husqvarna...
For the full details and specification please check out Husqvarna official site here - www.husqvarna-motorcycles.com...
To view the gear I was wearing on test, please see below:
Knox Urbane Pro Utility Mk2 - www.planet-knox.com/product/u...
Knox Urbane Pro Trousers - www.planet-knox.com/product/u...
Knox Urbane Pro gloves - www.planet-knox.com/product/u...
Knox Dual Pro Jacket (new for 2022)
Knox Wellbeck waterproof - www.planet-knox.com/product/w...
Knox Ryder Rucksack - www.planet-knox.com/product/k...
Knox Dual Active Base Layers - www.planet-knox.com/category/...
Hope you enjoyed this and it was informative. Hopefully, we’ll get to feature the Norden again in 2022, but until then, please like comment and subscribe and we’ll see you next time!
Aaron
KNOX
www.planet-knox.com
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Been watching every video on TH-cam of this bike. Really enjoyed yours, very well thought out and organized, and the footage and camera work was excellent. Well done! Just subbed as well.
Many thanks Asah, really appreciate it. Believe some of the content has been a bit less enthusiastic, but believe me the Norden is the real deal. All the best, Aaron KNOX
@@KnoxArmour You’re most welcome. It was my pleasure to watch Aaron. And yes I agree, some other reviewers have been heavily biased trying to compare the bike to one other specific model or another. Your approach was open minded and unbiased, as all bike reviews should be.
From someone involved right from concept phase of this bike, this was one of my favourite reviews. Great camera work, clear and concise info and you nailed who this bike is for. Thanks for a great video.
Many thanks Laren for your kind feedback, trying our best and in fairness it was an easy bike to be very positive about! Aaron KNOX
Late to the party but awesome, comprehensive, concise ands succinct review! Thanks very much for content and the exceptional camera work!
Many thanks Andrew, appreciate it! Aaron KNOX
Excellent review for "the rest of us" and discussion of many points that others did not mention. Intriguing bike to consider in the middleweight class as it appears to be both a decent traveler and off-pavement machine.
Thanks Paul, appreciate the feedback, and yes its definitely a serious contender for the Adventure market, think people are going to love it! Aaron KNOX
Fantastic... The bike, the landscape, the review!
Thanks Andres! Aaron KNOX
What an awesome and detailed review, well done you Know team, you guys rock!! 👍👍
Many thanks Nelio! Aaron KNOX
Great review Aaron, completely sold it to me. The bike is really nicely designed. I love the inclusion of cruise and the setting adjustments. It looks like a brilliant do it all bike. Really keen to get a test ride on this.
Thanks Mat, the Norden is awesome, sure you'll love it. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
Azores, what a lovely place! A new place on my list!
Loved seeing this bike at EICMA in 2019, so glad the production bike is so similar to the prototype! I’d love a Norden. Great review 👏
Totally agree, its very close to the concept! 👍 Aaron KNOX
Great review again aaron. I remember you visiting us often when i worked at west coast suzuki in irvine many moons ago! Keep up the good work. andy
Ha! Small world!! Remember it like it was yesterday. Many thanks Andy. Aaron
Great review, always such good camera/video work. Thank you. What a bike!
Thanks a lot, really appreciate it! Although on this one @husqvarna provided the camera shots, but yes they smashed it! It's a brilliant bike and I think we'll see a lot of them! Aaron Knox
@@KnoxArmour btw, you’re finally getting better at wheelies 🤣👍
Love your reviews please keep going!
Husqvarna Norden 901 or KTM Super Adventure S?
So happy Husqvarna has been able to release this bike! Looks awesome and looks to act the part as well!
We agree!
Great review Aaron smashing it buddy 👍
Thanks John, I think you'll love it! Aaron Knox
Absolutely THE BEST review I have seen or read about. You totally confirmed my decision to put a deposit down when I was ready to buy an 890 AR!!! The one thing that every reviewer has stated that was sweet music to me was "Comfort." I plan on riding it as a commuter and as a t true adventurer and the thing the 890 AR did not have was comfort and looks!! I have subscribed after discovering you today and great wheelie BTW lol. I come from the UK and now live in Canada with lots of exploring to do...Cheers mate.
Many thanks Mike, really appreciate it! Yes its an awesome bike and sure you'll love it! Aaron KNOX
Brilliant, well balanced video Aaron, I'm really grateful for your insight
Many thanks! Glad it was helpful! Aaron KNOX
HUSQVARNA DONE IT AGAIN 🔥they are way ahead the competitioner 💪 that was very nice review 😀
Outstanding job from Husqvarna! I think this is the one I am waiting for 💪
Good choice!
Enjoyed your review, thank you.
Many thanks for the kind feedback! Aaron KNOX
Awesome review! 👏🏼 👏🏼
Thanks Sergio! Aaron KNOX
Great review! 👍
Thanks Graham!! Aaron KNOX
Great review.
I really want to see a documented adventure with this bike in 2022. And a follow-up long-term review.
Thanks! Aaron Knox
Great review, excellent camera 📸 work. 👍
Thanks Rich! The creative team at Husqvarna did an excellent job of the camera work on this one... it was nice to not have to do it ourselves for a change! Thanks Aaron Knox
@@KnoxArmour Aaron, when will the new for 2022 dual pro jacket be launched?
I just did a test ride on the Norden and it’s hands down the best looking adventure bike on the market!! It rides incredibly plush and riding the 890 at the same time made up my mind that the Norden is the way to go. I do around 70/30 commuting/off road, making the comfort of the Norden my preferred choice. Did I mention style, yes I did. 890 for a different kind of rider, but still a great bike. Fantastic review Aaron. It’s because of your Svartpilen 701 review that I bought one and will never ever sell it.
Nice review. Can't wait until they compare it against the Aprila Tuareg with some offroad/onroad testing. Cheers!
Nice bike and torque is the same as a 990 - peak power is down only 8-10 though that doesn't matter to me - but weight is 450 lb so only 10 lb less. The KTM 890 Adv R is 40-45 lb lighter than a 990 so where did the extra weight come from over the KTM? I can also go compare side by side in specs but you'd know off the top of your head. Do they both have center stands? Norden has tank guards but look very light aluminum, and also has aux lights but those are 'light'. Maybe the suspension components and other comfort features, I know little things add up and is likely worth it. I'm trying to think what else is significant enough weight to make up 30-35 lbs over the KTM version. One day I'll probably buy one but hard to when the 990 is so close in weight and has more power/sound and to me even looks. The only reason I can think of now is nearly 50% better fuel economy - 63 mpg vs 43 mpg and that's a massive improvement plus even lower c of g. I understand even the 790 KTM can out-accelerate a 990 up to a pretty high speed though unsure a 'within 10 lb but less hp' 901 would as well. The 890 KTM version certainly would. Suspension's probably better given new suspension technology since 2012 and surely a decade of development has improved things. So they're better in a few ways but not sure if it's enough to justify selling such a legendary bike as the 990 developed for Dakar.
I was initially negative to the Norden, especially because of the weight. But I was looking at it from a wrong perspective. I had my KTM/Husky glasses on and I was expecting something groundbreaking and very performance oriented. This seems to be a softer, less performance oriented 890 that loves to travel.
I think I get it now, cool.
Yes, you definitely need to try it to understand it, I was personally blown away at how well the weight is masked and became very confident on it. I think it probably is less hard nosed in comparison to a KTM bike, but I don't think its lost anything in that, and gained some abilities in other ways. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
@@KnoxArmour I had a T7 which I sold due to weight. The weight was carried high and the bike was top heavy. Can imagine this being a lot better as you say.
Personally I’m dreaming about a 701, just finished watching your videos about it. Didn’t want it any less after that 😍 excellent videos!
Intially ya probably couldn't ride the Norden
For its proper purpose .
Back to give an update on this after riding it - a very good machine that masks its weight very well, just as you said. I also bought a 701 as mentioned and I’m blown away!
super review Aaron. même pour un français ;-) ta vidéo sur le 390 Adv était déjà une merveille! du coup je m'abonne ;-) (I let you translate my post ^^ little work for you)
Many thanks Pierre! Really appreciate your kind feedback. Best from UK! Aaron Knox
I test ride one last weekend and I’m smitten with the 901. I had more fun on it than on my Super Duke R (on public roads) simply because I wasn’t worrying about seeing any coppers or having a kangaroo, Wombat, etc wander across my path and be going way too fast to safely react.
I’m going to test ride the new 890 Adv R and maybe a Tiger 900 Rally before making a decision.
Amazing looking bike.
It really is!
Good review, thank you. Any idea when Australia will see this bike?
Thanks Robert. Not sure actually, should be soon though as its a massive launch for Husqvarna. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
As adventure riders we should all just gang up and convince everyone else that our bikes are by far the least compromised segment compared to all the others. There. I've said it. Now let's start the cult!
Ha you are probably right! 🤣
Press events are usually pretty uninspiring for me as a viewer, but the Norden event seems to have been absolutely spot on. You guys had everything to get an accurate feel for the bike, and we viewers got to see the bike in conditions that might match our part of the world.
This bike needs a tie in with Death Stranding. It would look right at home as DLC.
Obligatory 'you guys nailed the video' comment.
Been to view this morning, absolutely lovely. Expensive on a PCP though as no finance deals yet. About 100 a month more than similar prices bikes so tht needs sorting as not all of us can pay cash etc.
Great isn't it! Husqvarna don't normally do very good PCP deals, but having owned one (701 enduro) residual values are generally excellent. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
Kinda want one of these ngl. I just want to strap a tent on the back and do some light moto camping.
I've been debating getting one to replace my klr, but the local dealer closed up shop so parts/service is unavailable gonna have to look for a different bike.
will be nice to see another video of the 390 adventure...::))
Would love to! Aaron KNOX
Great review, but no mention of the adjustable seat height. Us vertically challenged, would appreciate a lower seat/lowering suspension. Glad to see it comes with cruise control. This would be a tough choice against the HD PanAmerica.
Just left it in the lower setting, was fine on me 5'9". Thanks, Aaron KNOX
I cannot believe this! Aaron comes to my island and I don't get to meet him?! Oh man!
Well, truth is some of us had already tracked down the first groups of journos so that we could have a look at the bike. She looks great and people seemed to be having fun.
I hope Aaron enjoyed the island, in spite of the weather :)
Oh sorry Paulo! 😅 Maybe next time!! Yes, loved the Island, a truly incredible place and unlike anywhere I have been before and it provided the perfect place to get to grips with the bike. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
@@KnoxArmour It's very kind of you to say so. You're more than welcome to return.
Nice one Aron…!!!
Thanks Colm!! 😀
Nice work on the video. Only one thing I can disagree with your assessment. I do not agree that it looks like the prototype.
Great bike
this is the most beautiful adventure bike in my opinion
Early gang take ur attendance here....great vid btw
Liked your review very much. I'm curious as to how rugged you think the bike is and how well it will sustain the typical tip-overs and trail crashes. will the lower gas tanks be too vulnerable to other-than- cosmetic damage?
Thanks Kent! I think the lower parts are quite rugged and similar to the 890 adventure which are very rugged at the lower gas tanks. However, remember these adventure bikes dont crash as well as enduro or dual sport bikes and i would probably invest in some bark buster style hand guards, engine guards and fold away mirrors if planning some rough terrain. Hope that helps, Thanks, Aaron KNOX
This bone has been on my wishlist ever since the prototype debuted. How would you say it compares to the Triumph Tiger?
Nah keep my1090R still the mix of versatility is spot on
I'm a big fan of Husqvarna in general, even their lawnmowers. They give you a LOT for what you pay for. Higher quality and durability for lower prices.
Lower prices? Durability?
Are you feeling alright?
@@Bow-to-the-absurd Where I live the Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 is half the price of nearly identical bikes in the same market. I have Husqvarna tools that are nearly twenty years old that still work. What would you call that?
@@Bow-to-the-absurd «are you feeling alright?» 😂😂 I laughed way too hard!
@@KlingonCaptain lsd
Agree, quality products! Aaron KNOX
i was hoping for the 'r' models up-rated Xplorer suspension & less computer nanny nonsense , all the ride modes and tft dash ect... how about a Tenere' 700 but with good suspension brakes and hp
Not convinced they got the front headlight styling correct.
How do you compare it with triumph 900 rally pro?
Congratulations for being one of the few people who pronounce the brand name correctly.
Haha, many thanks!
After riding BMW GSA bikes, these are light!
Conclusion ... 701 young lad, 901 dad, 1290 grandpa 😀
haha, brilliant conclusion! Aaron KNOX
Question on my mind .. how expensive will it going to be?
As an owner of the 890R, as I gave up waiting for the 901, I'm curious to know if the 901 fairing has solved the buffeting problem that plagues the 890R. Non of the reviewers have mentioned this. Aaron, you have road the 790R and now the 901, what did you experience in the area of buffeting?
Great question. Tbh, I don't think I can entirely answer that one correctly as I was wearing my mx helmet with goggles which gives a different feeling, plus we didn't do tonnes of riding at consistent high speed. Gut feeling is that it is better than the 790 r, but maybe not sorted 100%. Hope that helps. Aaron Knox
Ive test ridden it and the screen is terrible. Also got an incredible amount of intense heat soak on my legs and worse on my left shin. Both maybe addressed?
Great, now please go and make a norden 501 or ktm 490 adventure
Would be cool!
Good looking bike, but 14k. Over here probably 16k incl. tax. I ride a 2000 Transalp, it does everything Just as well. With lots of € left over for any mods.well presented though, i' ll hit the sub. but.👏🇳🇱NL.
Does making the front wheel bigger make handling better? im just wondering why they do it!
Theory is that a 21" front wheel like MX bike helps it roll over bigger rocks etc off road. In practice for an adventure bike, a 19" wheel is fine in my opinion. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
I have a KTM 790 Adventure S. The Norden 901 looks much more Dakar/ Super Tenere (which I like very much), erm........ and that seems to be it: style. I'll continue with the 790 then.
It’s a shame the yellow seat doesn’t line up with the tank decal (curls up at the front) and if you raise the seat height it looks very odd. Apart from that its almost perfect (would like to know the actual price of it too, but I guess they’ll charge what they think they can get away with).
They just announced the price yesterday in the UK, £12,349 OTR for 2022. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
This bike looks lika a evolved Himalayan.
How is the seating comfort, is it similar to RE himalayan? because it looks like bigger version of it.
The seat comfort is amazing!! Thanks, Aaron KNOX
Rear mirrors needs ti change. I also dont like the big Husqvarna logo and the yellow strip dont match if ypu change seat height. Other than that. Dynamite bike!
A beautiful bike that might disappointment me on a solo adventure. I never fear when heading out into the Sequoia National Forest onto Forest roads on my Africa Twin (no not single track).
Why would this disappoint but not the AT on solo adventure?
@@shavedape husqvarna reliability is shit..
@@julienroland498 yes I heard the same about KTM (same as Husqvarna now) but mine's been perfect so if you own one as I have for 10 years - they're extremely reliable and well built. Maybe I was lucky or the 990's were more reliably than the new 790/890's and now 901's.
@@shavedape simple: European bikes are not built with reliability in mind.
@@forestmotoadventures of course they are, I've had mine for 10 years and have had no issues (2012 990 Adventure), performance AND reliability. If it wasn't built with reliability in mind I'd have had frames crack, electronics fail and engines leak or break. I was told they are hard to maintain, and this one is hard to get at stuff for an oil change for instance, and that they're high maintenance....except they're not high maintenance AND they don't break or mine hasn't. I just change the oil and one valve check. But anyway you're free to keep stereotyping every European bike that way.
If the motor is the same, the clutch is the same, etc, why do you think the norden has less tendency to stall than the 790? Might this be because the norden is an 890?
The norden uses the ktm 890 engine which had a big upgrade from the 790. I hadn't ridden the ktm 890 adventure before I rode this bike so was comparing it to the 790 adventure r I had previously ridden. Hope that makes sense. Aaron Knox
The norden uses the ktm 890 engine which had a big upgrade from the 790. I hadn't ridden the ktm 890 adventure before I rode this bike so was comparing it to the 790 adventure r I had previously ridden. Hope that makes sense. Aaron Knox
There’s really only one more feature I’d need: Availability.
I really like the way it looks but it’s not got enough off road for me!
The KTM 890 A R for me! The Norden is to road oriented and in my mind that’s a mistake / intended to protect the KTM s off road range
Its actually great off road tbh, just depends whether you are planning massive jumps etc.. in that case the 890 R is possibly more suitable. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
An Euro CB 500X Rally
Has anyone rode 2 up on one of these? I was thinking about a 1290SAR but also found one of these also..
There's actually a really good Facebook owners group on the Norden now, definitely worth checking out. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
@@KnoxArmour Thank you....
"Huge turning circle Is it only me that thinks this sounds opposite of the intention? I think of "turning circle as literally the size circle a motorcycle could turn around in lol....so a SMALLER circle sounds more appealing.....but I realize this must be a different way to describe steering movement between the stops where more means tighter potential turning radius
“Azores” sounds kinda like British “exhaust”. I had to rewind to catch what you actually said😂
haha, sorry! Aaron KNOX
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
How would you trust a ktm engine?
Easy, we've got one and it's been great - 701 enduro. Thanks Aaron Knox
Does this bike require premium fuel and full synthetic oil?
It should run fine on E10 fuel and the recommended oil by Husqvarna. Thanks Aaron Knox
yes , but id use both in any bike i bought
ive always used both in any bike ive had
Honestly this not look like the bike revealed at EICMA. This looks like a KTM 890 with Huskie labels on it
This is a beauty - but Husqvarna reliability + KTM motor = sounds like troubles coming. Just research the problems people had with the 401 and 701
I was dead set on an 890 adventure.... 🤦♂️Now which one?!
Good luck making your choice 😂. Aaron KNOX
@@KnoxArmour 😂 right cheers!
Do you prefer transformers or those yellow minions? 🤔😁
@@henrikforsberg683 errrrr, i guess Transformers 😂
What helmet is that?
Its a Bell Mips helmet. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
Really strange he chooses to say they gave it the 890 motor frome Duke with altered tuning instead of simply stating the obvious reality that it has the KTM 890 Adventures motor....What you just thought that sounds more impressive or your trying to avoid the obvious that this IS the existing KTM 890 Adventure platform with different bodywork and styling features and different colors than just orange? (though I understand Husky tweaked the standard budget Apex suspension to get more travel front and rear?? Not sure how that works....THAT is what needs to beexplored! if you ask me) .....But as to the mentioned BSreDukeengine? LOL As if any appreciable percentage of interested potential buyers is not already FULLY aware this bike is overwhelmingly a cosmetically different 890 Adventure due to identical platforms DUhh
btw, azores is not a country... It's part of Portugal. And yes it's beautiful as all portugal actually is 😄
Front end styling is so incredibly boring for me. Shame as it has KTM DNA . Never a bike I'd look back on after parking and think "oh yes"
Yikes! That's a hefty 550. Wonder if that's a dry weight?
Its 204kg dry. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
@@KnoxArmour I saw later after I watched some of the video again ..yep.👍
I had so much problems with my vitpilen that I went honda :)
Nooooo, all those people sponsored by ktm says that is incorrect. 😬🍻
@@henrikforsberg683 I don't think knox is sponsored by KTM :D they just seem to kinda like it
@@sgtace i meant all those fanboys that come to ktm`s defense whenever someone say they have too much problems with their bikes. 😁 i agree about knox, usually does great honest reviews!
When I first saw the concept I put my name down here in Australia! Got tired of waiting & spent my money elsewhere. Husqvarna sat on their laurels far too long. 👎🏼
How tall are you?
5'9". Thanks, Aaron KNOX
@@KnoxArmour So have no issues flatfooting the Norden both sides?
@@roverroko306 from memory had no issues, but probably not 100% flatfoot either side, but irs definitely manageable and less tall than my 701 enduro for example. Hope that makes sense. Aaron knox
@@KnoxArmour Thanks allot man, very helpful. I am 5’10, 179cm tall. My inseam without boots on is 31’5 almost 32, with boots and gear is 34 or so. Since I am from Croatia there’s no where I can try the bike on a demo ride or so far even go sit on one. So this is very helpful man thanks.
@@roverroko306 yes think you'll be fine. It is definitely one of the more manageable adventure bikes. Thanks!
Surely the benchmark for you should have been the 890 Adventure R not the 790 Adventure R. Sounds like you didn't compare it to the 890 Adventure R because the Norden is inferior in that category with the added weight, smaller tank, and lower class suspension. Sounds like it wins out on the comfort though, so a good all-round adv tourer.
I haven't had chance yet to ride the 890 adventure, so I compared it to the previous 790 adventure r which I have ridden quite a bit. I wouldn't say it's inferior in any way until you've ridden it tbh, it's really is that good... thanks Aaron Knox
I hope. he got paid from Husky for that advertisement.....not a review.
+++👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Conceps looked super good. This looks cheap. Nothing has changed with the engine so this is just a bad KTM copy. Can you even drive below 2000 rpm? Surely the old standard one engine that just wants to run hard. No nice yamaha T7 engine.
Definitely not a bad KTM copy... its really awesome and you'd need to ride it before you made your mind up. And yes, hugely refined engine and definitely rideable below 2000rpm. Thanks, Aaron KNOX
I don't like the round, 80th old fashioned headlamp...........and it is so in your face