RIDE REVIEW I 2023 HUSQVARNA NORDEN 901 EXPEDITION
P80
THE
UPGRADE
GAME
WE GET
SOME SOUTH-
OF-THE-PLANET
SEAT TIME
ON THE NEW
EXPEDITION
BY JESSE ZIEGLER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARCO CAMPELLI
AND SEBAS ROMERO
T
he Husqvarna Norden 901 has been upgraded with
more substantial off-road suspension, significant
protective equipment, and elevated travel comforts
as the Norden 901 Expedition. Is this the bike the Nor
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den 901 should have been all along? Or is all this just an
exercise in excess? Let's find out as we rip on the new
Husqvarna ADV weapon across South Africa.
When Husqvarna launched the Norden 901 in late 2021
it sent a very well-equipped bike into the adventure market
with a suspension package as unique as the bike's styl
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ing. The original Norden dropped the off-road bravado and
dominance of the KTM-proven 48mm WP Xplor fork and
Xplor shock setup for a mellower 43mm Apex-labeled,
road-biased fork and similar shock. This fit the marketing
angle and buyer profile of the original Norden well.
