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HUSQVARNA LONG RANGER
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t’s official! Husqvarna’s mile-munching 701
Enduro LR model is soon to arrive on our shores.
Based on the 701 Enduro, the LR model
adds a forward auxiliary fuel tank in the
conventional position (the main tank of
the 701 and its cousin the KTM 690 Enduro
is under the seat) to boost fuel capacity to
25-litres. Husqvarna claims the additional
fuel capacity allows riders to skip past service
stations for over 500km before fills.
Husqvarna Motorcycles NZ has confirmed
the new 701 variant is expected to arrive here
next month with an indicated price of $20,049.
With all that is going on in the world, however,
KTM’s local head Patrick Stafford has told Kiwi
Rider this price could be set to change closer
to the arrival of the 701 Enduro LR.
“$20,049 is the current correct price for the bike
but, with the way the dollar has dropped, I don’t
know if it will be able to stay at that, he said.
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Stafford also noted that at this stage
Husqvarna Motorcycles NZ currently doesn’t
have official pricing on the LR tank kit which
can be retrofitted to existing 701 models but
expects to have it post-lockdown.
The Long Range kit itself is quite a comprehensive
unit. It not only includes the large forward
fuel tank, but Husqvarna has also included an
electronic switch for riders to swap between the
two fuel tanks, additional fuel pump, new seat
and graphics kit to ensure the upgraded bikes
retain the factory fresh aesthetic.
At the time of writing KR has no word on
whether owners of KTM’s 690 Enduro models will
also be able to benefit from the kit or whether
the tangerine team plans on releasing their own
version of the Husqvarna kit to customers.