Husqvarna Norden 901 ✔Long Distance Riding✔... How does it tour?
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Let's discuss how the Husqvarna Norden 901 does at long distance touring and camping.
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Episode 6: • Answering YOUR Questio...
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You’re the best man! Loved the review
Biggest advantage over the 890 Adventure: It's not orange.
Honest reporting of the wind/buffeting issue much appreciated and is one of the reasons to support on Patron. Many older riders like myself have hearing damage /tinnitus ( ringing at all times) from decades of wind noise exposure. Top spec ear plugs only help slow but won't eliminate this permanent nerve damage. Long distance touring reviews like this are rare to advise on wind issues.
I'm 23 years old, and I'm one of the few riders here in Serbia who wears ear plugs. People call them ear tampons. I don't understand that, because you still hear the bike while outside the city, it just filters out the wind noise. Once you wear them, I can't go without them.
@@MilosevBoskoi used to wear ear plugs then i got a Shoei helmet which eliminates lots of bad sounds and I don’t really ride faster than 115 kmh anymore so i am not using ear plugs anymore
Great content Ian. Very concisely informative, practical and pro level advice. Of course I follow a lot of ADV journos, however, your channel is my go to when I’m in need of reliable and serious details. Keep up the good work 🇦🇺
Just when I thought I settled on a potential new bike, you just had to post this review! Excellent content, thanks again for posting.
I was so excited for the bike to hit the market. You’re experiences and reviews just make me want it more. Thanks for being the Guinea pig for us all.
Awesome video as always - i'm not even interested in a bike this big (being a dirt 1st rider) but I enjoy your channel and content so much that I watch all the videos anyway. thank you
this channel keeps getting better and better.
SavageGeese shirt, nice! Easily the best car content on youtube.
I love your reviews. I had a few bikes in my day. Nothing like the bikes of today. Getting a bit older and the wife said no more. Keep up the great reviews.
Love the content and the time and energy you put into your videos shows. Also love how deep and honest you get into the bikes you test. I am very excited about this bike. I would love if at some point you could compare it to the Africa Twin and the 2022 ATAS DCT you raved about in your last review of it. These are the bikes myself and guessing others may be cross shopping. Keep up the good work!
5:30 “I will never buy another bike without cruise control.” *Buys a Transalp* :-) I’m currently torn between these two bikes, and would totally do the same as you Ian.
Great to hear Clubby at MAD TV give you a shoutout on his Norden 901 review! Well done man! Those Aussies know quality when they see it. Keep up the detailed reviews.
Can't wait to get my bike soon, and thanks to your videos I'm sure I've chosen the right bike. Greetings from Norway (Norden)
Thanks for your videos. Always very informative!!!
I've been watching your videos for quite some time and I totally enjoy the pace and "to-the-pointness" of this video. Good length and super content. Kudos for the t-shirt too 🙂
Awesome, thank you!
Ian, I'm with you on your comments about cruise control! More adventure bike manufacturers need to make it the norm.
Hi Ian, great meeting you at the Noobs Rally and thanks again for letting me swing a leg over the bike. I'll be looking for one around this time next year, hopefully someone puts out a decent windscreen option by then.
Good video Ian, thank you again. Would you consider making a video for the foreigners willing to do a tour in the USA? I find it hard to find practical information which would allow me to find out e.g where to rent a bike, what places to see at what time of the year, where is safe to travel, sleep in the tent or hotels etc etc. This could be a great advert for your country :)
Great review! I am waiting and waiting for my Norden to arrive here in Victoria BC which gave me time to get confused and doubtful. A used GS came creeping in but your amazingly detailed report convinced me to keep waiting for the Norden. Thank you
Ian, every time i am ready to pull the trigger on a bike, here you come with the Norden and i am back to square 1. I did see it in person and loved it.
Great review. The best solution still seems to be 2 bikes: a GS for road and gravel: a lightweight DS for dirt & single track.
Thanks for the thorough, informative review.
This looks like the bike for me.
Happy Trails
I'm actually building a seat right now and that insight was great. Nice review, thanks.
Great job Ian! Thanks!
That is some awesome Info thank you very much.
Dude, your reviews are top notch. Also, this is a great looking bike.
Had a look at this bike and it looks absolutely stunning!
Great info Ian. Concise, thorough and well presented. I'm loving my 901 so far but only have 250km on it. I do agree about the windshield and a taller one is coming from Husky my dealer assures me :)
There was one in the EU shop and the it was in the dealer catalogs, BUT now it is completely gone.
My dealer looked into it and was told that there is no such windshield and there is no timeline when it might come/return.
Other scarce parts, like the heated grips, have an ETA of late Autumn. Therefore, I would not expect any windshield in 2022.
I’m finally at peace with the buffeting on my 890 R Rally after lots of trial and error. Changed the windshield, removed winglets, Rottweiler mirrors, and added a 15 degree windshield tilt adapter. I also now ride with “electronic” noise cancelling earbuds that remove most of the remaining unpleasant noises against the helmet caused by buffeting. This last part might be controversial to some. I say give it a try if you also want to be at peace with buffeting. Good luck sorting this out. Great video!
Very helpful. Thanks for detailed review.
Great overview. I cannot wait to hear an update at 10K miles. So far, it seems to be nearly ideal for ADV Touring. - Frank
Just clicked on this I’ve been waiting to hear this one!
Thanks !
Thanks for watching!
Great and honest review....thanks.
Excellent summary Ian! I'm really enjoying my Norden as well and fully agree with your review. I also have the Puig windscreen on my bike. It helps somewhat, but it's still poor at highway speeds compared to my previous bike (Tiger 800). For me the windshield is the only disappointing aspect of the bike. Based on your review it will be interesting to see which bike you take to ADV Fest. I'll see you there.
Beautiful adventure motorcycle with very original style!
Good Job Husqvarna
Great video Ian, keep up the great work.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great review as always, this is the bike for me, especially here in Australia. 😊
Good stuff Ian! 😎👍🏼👍🏼
Best content out there.
Install forkshield. Same buffeting problem on Africa Twin; air coming up through forks. Lots of videos on this topic.
Concur, fork tunnel issue. I have the Swego fork shield on my AT.
No, it’s the height of the screen. It would be better to remove that small screen altogether to stop the buffeting.
100% agree with you on cruise control. I'd never go back to a long distance bike without it. Hell I even use it in the city and especially when passing speed cameras or average speed cameras.
Great review and love the Savagegeese t-shirt 😁
Reppin' Savagegeese!!!!! Hell yea. Love you both :)
Great info! Thanks.
Another great video! Watching every minute of it :)), but still looking for a good T7 comparison. All the best from Romania!
Thank you very much!
Great info Ian! Thanks a bunch! You really do a wonderful and honest review of new bikes.
Cheers!
Glad you like them!
Great vlog 👍🏴
I got mine and absolutely love it, is it completely refined, no, but it is better than many more refined bikes in my opinion. It is one of the easy bikes to ride for a adv bike.
Nice job as usual. Savage geese man...
Sounds like a great bike. Fuel mileage is impressive. Sometimes it takes a long time to get wind management sorted.
Great review! I would dump the GS in a heartbeat and not look back. I cannot recall you ever being so enthusiastic about a specific motorcycle and it seems that the Norden fits your style of riding perfectly.
Well said!
Thanks Ian.
I understand the point about being parents to young children.
Excellent, thanks!
Thank you for this honest and deep review. I'm in love with this bike.
I wonder if you'll try different tyres on it. Though those Pirellis lolly like they are doing great 👍🏼
Thank you for all your information. I am going to subscribe your channel.
Very nice sceneries!
The Norden 901 is an impressive looking bike and your detailed review make it a good value as well. I can see why your GS is getting nervous. ;-)
I laughed when you said this bike is making your GSA nervous. Thanks for the review.
Nervous GS huh? Loan it to me for the summer & I'll put it through some therapy. Great series of videos on an intriguing motorcycle.
I’m sure aftermarket company’s are working on replacement screens right now. MRA did a great job with the Honda AT adv sport 1100 screen, same issues and when they brought out the Variotouringscreen, it solved the problem for me.
Thanks. I can't wait for a 3-way comparison of this, the T7, and the Tuareg 660.
Three rather different bikes!
Ty. Ride hard, ride safe
Solid shirt mate!
The Norden looks great! If I didn't have my 790R, I'd be buying this bike. It looks awesome in person at Noobs!
I think this is the Tiger XC800 replacement for me, keep these great reviews coming. Cheers
Looking forward to a review on the new Expedition model!
Look at this guy! Spends a month on the Norden and he's turned into a bad ass! :) Wearing shades and a savage geese shirt. Love the content man! I had a few people who currently own GS/GSA and they've basically compared this bike to a baby GS in terms of comfort and on the offroad part are blown away. For your trip what sort of miles a day were you doing? Also any plans to come out East? Knock out some BDRs here!
Great review and great job as always!
Totally appreciated the honesty on thats a better tourer than the GS..Not a lot of people would admit that,even if they felt the same i guess!
I just came back from a moto expo and saw the Norden in person.Had the chance to seat on it and I felt that this might be my next bike.
One question for you : How's the handling in close and short turns?
Thank you in advance.Keep up the good work,cheers from Greece!
Hi Ian from France. Really interesting review as usual. I'm starting to think of upgrading from my Benelli TRK 502. I've travelled all over Europe and put 50K kms (31K miles) on it. Love it, and it is suprisingly capable, but I've had a few reliability issues and some more power would be nice. My head is saying VStrom 1050, but my heart is saying Norden. I've been left at the side of the road in foreign countries with the Benelli, and reliability is important to me (hence the VStrom idea). I'd like to do a bit of off road, but realistically most of my riding will be twisties, main roads and some all-day motorway rides. For the Norden I'm a bit concerned with potential reliability issues and the windshield. The VStrom is the safe bet, but less exotic. I'd love to hear your thoughts! (By the way, I don't own a car right now, so reliability is pretty important. Am I talking myself into the VStrom?)
Another awesome, no-holes-barred, in-depth and accurate review Ian. So, its a 9.5/10?
Couldn't agree more! I'm loving the bike! I'm NOT getting 55mpg for sure because I'm pulling hard and cruising at 80! This bike is planted. The weight distribution is great, just enough on the front to really hammer some turns. The bike is very nimble in that I can easily do figure 8s in the H of 4 parking spaces.
I too have a windshield extender that I picked up for $30 on sleazebay. I keep my fully extended up and about 1.5" infront of the main shield and it's dropped the buffeting substantially. I'm 6' 265lb.
Great review - straight up. well done.
How does the bike feel at 80 on the hwy? I currently ride a 2011 r1200gs and am thinking of switching. How are the hwy vibrations? Thanks in advance!
@@mag955i Rich - I never realize it until I look at the speedo - feels planted and smooth
Haha I love that you're rocking a SavageGeese shirt.
Windshields are a lot like seats, great in the showroom but not so great on the road. I tried 3 different windshields on my 990 Adventure, finally settled on the stock shield with a deflector like you have on the 901. That helped, but the biggest benefit came from taking the visor off my Scorpion AT950 helmet. Don't have the cool kid look anymore, but my 990 sounds so bad ass pulling into Starbucks that it doesn't matter..... lol
Hey Ian, I absolutely love what you do. I watch all your youtube reviews. Do you think you can get your hands on the new Husqvarna Norden Expedition?
Regards Matt from Australia. 🙂
Amazing!!
That range and softer suspension definitely helps for touring. But it’s not quite a pack mule like a GS that you can load forever even with a pillion.
I have been loving my Norden. I am currently at 3700 miles and it is my daily driver. Best motorcycle i've ever owned. I only have two gripes with this bike and I hope to fix them. Unfortunately they are mechanical issues such as the immobilizer antenna error preventing the bike being started for me fairly frequently. I will have the immobilizer replaced next week under warranty. But my main issue is when I have a passenger of 150+ lb or so, there is a truly awful nails on chalkboard metal on metal sound when I decelerate. I took it to the dealer and they can't find what is causing it.
Other than that, this machine is truly a blessing.
have you figured out what causes the sound?
@@nuur2825 I have not, I'm now at 9000 miles it still happens but it's way more subtle. I have give up on the sound and just accepted it as part of the bike. Bike runs flawlessly though .
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You could try to remove the upper screws of the shield, put 1cm rubber discs under the screen and mount it with longer screws. For me it improved buffeting. The wind protection did not improve but the noise.
I did the same thing on my bike, except I used 1” spacers. The air that flows under and behind the windscreen prevents a vacuum behind the wind screen and subsequent buffeting from occurring.
Really good review😀.. looking forward to be launched in india.
Thanks!
Great review and wow, the first American that can almost pronounce Husqvarna correctly, you come closest so far. LOL.
Looking to buy the Norden Expedition.
I am riding a ktm 390 adv, this is my dream bike. good review.thank you.
What do you think?
@@marclam2758 about 390 adv?
very nice video...greetings from germany
I looked at the bike at my local triumph dealer and the seat does look comfortable.Wider than most.It’s also a big bike physically.
Great review. Too bad about the wind issues. I have the 890R and have been trying to solve the wind noise issue. It’s a shortcoming for sure.
i think they came out with a taller windshield now, have you tried it? I'm also wondering if the problem is solved by now
Hello Ian, nice review. I think the Norden is the best looking ADV bike out there, and with the bags it’s even better. It may not be for me, at 5’8” I prefer an even lower seat height (love my friends Tiger 900 low) but still, so tempted by this Husky. Off subject a bit, but is that the small Rigg tail bag? You’ve probably mentioned it before, but I can’t remember. Keep up the great reviews!
I like it.
55 mph is 88 km/h. Turn your wind deflector 90 degrees to the windscreen at the highest point possible. It works pretty good. That’s how I run my 790r with the tall screen.
Well done you have leaning heavily toward this is I am 6’0 250 30 in inseam
Very good looking bike sir
Oh, oh. The GS is getting nervous. Sounds like the trip was a blast. Are there any air leaks down lower in front that may be exacerbating the wind problem. The answer may not be just increasing the height of the windshield, especially since the Puig spoiler didn't help.... I'm going to look at your BMW F850 video again to check out the wind protection since you said the wind protection on that bike was so good. That bike had those cool-looking lower wind wings that may be helping it's comfort level. Good luck with your search.
Dear Ian,
Possibly try California Scientific for a windshield to suit. They made a very good job of a Guzzi Stelvio one for me ( I'm 6'6" ).
Thanks and good luck,
Niall.
I think team orange must be happy they own a suspension company. If your riding style changes, you've got OEM bolt-on options . There are theoretical advantages to certain lubrication though.
6:26 the 2023 901 Expedition has a taller windshield, so maybe this solves the turbulence problem you had.
It does definitely. I rode ~1000km with the original windshield and then exchanged it against the one from the Expedition model. It's like balm for the sould now. And only costs ~130€ here in Austria - which is indeed well spent money for this kind of upgrade :)
Hi Ian, Quick and basic question : Which model Barkbusters did you get and fit your Norden with please?? Thanks and great video btw!
Tested the bike for about 2h with a spoiler. It made it better, but whatever I did the wind noise was still horrible. Without earplugs I cannot ride it for longer than 15 mins above 50kmh/30mph.
There WAS a larger "Touring"-Windshield in the EU configuration options, but within about a week it was gone again. Supply chain problems? Like so many other items?!
I also have some other minor gripes like, clicking through the menu to control heated grips instead of dedicated buttons on the handle, buttons feel cheap, quickshifter not smooth, etc. #detailsMatter
Not great, but I would be willing to live with it because the bike is so much fun, well balanced and looks awesome ... BUT the current windshield totally killed it for me ... I am so disappointed since I was so rooting for the norden.
This also makes the Ténéré 700 default windscreen design even more impressive since it provides much better protection and no such horrible wind noise.
For now I will probably go with the Tiger Rally Pro 900 (or 1200?) ... very similar package, but the windshield, heated grips, quickshifter, buttons, etc. just work without a fuss ... sure the Tiger is a bit less aggressive, weighs slightly more and does not have the special look ... but these Details really, really matter to me
IFF Husky gets this stuff fixed and that quality matters ... I will probably look at it again ...
Got the Norden primarily thanks to your reviews, since i was looking for a nimbler alternative to the GS. Yet, you can't compare it to the refinement of the R1250Gs. The wind protection is a big plus for the GS as well as the engine sound and overall feeling. Electronic suspensiom control is out of this world. The vibrations are more filtered on the GS and overall it feels much more premium than the Norden. Of course, it's almost 10000$ more expensive and a different class, but i regret getting the Norden instead of the GS.
Well at least KTM's are known for their reliability!
hard to imagine after reading the specs knowing its based on the ktm790/890 thats been out for years now so there are dozens of tests & reviews that anyone would think it would feel anything like the big gs ? its always a compromise the 901 is far far more off road oriented than a gs , if you liked the gs but wanted nimbler why not buy the 850 instead of the 1250 ? the up side is i bet you can sell it in a split second maybe even for every penny you paid for it as the new ones from what i hear are still pre sold///// if i had time to use em id have a 1250GS AND an 890R both
Look at it on the bright side: you saved 10000$
@@JordanLedbetter and bmw's ?? LoL id wager heavily youve not owned either
@@justsomedude445 i stayed away from the 850 because it loses all the advantages of the 1250. It does not have the boxer engine, nor the suspension. I justified my purchase exactly by what you said: i will use it more off-road. And indeed, it's a bit more nimble and easier to pick up. Only problem is that the GS engine instantly puts a smile on your face while this one is: oh well... i did not have the chance to test ride it before buying, or it might have been a different decision. in a sterile environment, it's a great motorcycle, and probably the best of its class. parked next to the big GS...perspective changes. in an ideal world: buy both
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