To explain; rather than technology getting
in the way of the experience, I found the
clever stuff opened up the raw experience
of riding, and riding really well. Bosch
delivers the ABS and if you are ready
to take this thing to the peak of all of
its astonishing performance, it can be
disengaged using the mode button on the
clock.
So, it looks like Tron and handles
similarly. I have found it hard to find
anything to criticise. Stylistically it is
completely satisfying - every line is
continued to its extension, from the cast
alloy black mags to the cut of the seat
and tank, down through the cowls to the
lighter band on the exhaust. ‘The Split’,
as it is known, runs from the fuel tank
down to the exhaust hanger, with a fillip
of yellow, showcasing the superb design
forethought. Is this a rave? Yes, I’m afraid
so. But the 701 has put the Husqvarna
brand right back where it needs to be.
At the pinnacle of design and delivery of
motorcycling, just as it was in the 50s,
60s and 70s. And I am a convert. If this is
where we are going, the future rocks.