YAMAHA TENERE 700 VS. HUSQVARNA 701 ENDURO LR
C O M PA R I S O N
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IN THE WHITE CORNER:
HUSQVARNA 701 ENDURO LR
The 692cc Husqvarna 701 Enduro has only
been around since 2015, two years after KTM
purchased the then Swedish off-road company.
Its development—along with pretty much every
Husqvarna since—centered around using KTM
parts, and the 701 Enduro (and Supermoto)
quickly carved out a niche as
the largest displacement dirt
bikes you could buy, using the
previous generation KTM 690
Duke motor as its beating heart.
In 2017, the 701 series was
revamped with KTM fitting the
same motor from the previous year's 690 Duke,
and aside from this LR version, has remained
largely unchanged ever since.
That's not to say the $12,499 701 LR is lacking
in the technology department. Far from it. Run-
ning 21-inch front and 18-inch rear wheels, the 701
comes with all the fancy stuff like an Adler slipper
clutch, two-channel ABS brakes, traction control,
variable riding modes, ride by wire throttle, and,
importantly, dual gas tanks that give a massive
6.6-gallon fuel capacity (that's only 1.3 gallons less
than a BMW 1250 GS Adventure), with Husqvarna
claiming a whopping 300-plus miles of possible
The Husky is
pure dirt, and
that massive tank
ensures you'll go
very far indeed.
(Left) One of
the tanks for the
Husky sits in the
back. (Opposite
bottom) The
other sits at the
front!
