My 2020 Husqvarna 701 Enduro LR with every Modification & Farkle You can Buy

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[@AdamChandler86]

Hi everyone. First, thank you all so much for following along this build as it continued over the last 50 or so videos. Here’s the build URL on ADVRider you can read - advrider.com/f/threads/adamchandlers-big-cheez-2020-husqvarna-701-enduro-lr-build-thread.1491613/ . Second, sorry for the sensationalist video title but the last 3 bike builds have had the exact same video title so I’m sticking with it for now. See you all out on the road!

[@BlackdogADV]

I’m doing something similar with my 701. I found that those carbon fiber TecMo covers will trap dirt and moisture and ruin the engine finish in no time. Also, I have a Seat Concepts seat but it was still too hard so I put an Air Hawk cushion on it. I chose hard luggage for my build.

[@Duken4evr29]

Wow. Sweet bike! That is a lot of farkles 😆 I have a '23 701 with a few of the same mods, including the Puig windshield. I live in the Denver area, the 701 is perfect for exploring the many jeep trails and other off road opportunities here in the Rockies. With the Puig screen I found my front brake line being routed behind the headlight mask like it is on your machine would bind up as the forks compress. It wasn't a big deal, but it was kind of annoying. The solution I went with is to use longer mounting screws and some rubber spacers cut from thick marine grade fuel line, and to run the front brake line between the screen and headlight mask so it tracks like normal. Using fuel line to space out the windshield about 3/8" from the headlight mask sounds pretty "backyard" and it is I suppose it is, but once in place it looks fine and it is solid when tested at speeds I won't mention here. I also think the spaced out screen even provides a bit more wind protection, as it creates a "slot vent" behind it. Since you went down the Rottweiler road, consider the PC6 Rottweiler sells with their proprietary map for your configuration on it. I have a Yosh R77 with spark arrestor screen insert on my 701 and ran just the fueling dongle / 02 eliminator for awhile and that helped. Then I added the PC6 and I can't say enough how awesome it is with the full map. The low end power and throttle response are greatly enhanced, more power of course making throttle up (no clutch needed) wheelies stupid easy to initiate even at my Denver elevation, and it even sounds a lot better. The somewhat harsh and "blatty" sound from the pipe is now beautifully smooth and deep. Given this no holds barred build, I think you would really enjoy adding a PC6 from Rottweiler. The difference between just running the dongle and the dongle plus the mapped PC6 really is night and day next level stuff. It is not just about more power, the dynamics of how the engine feels and responds are just so much creamier, eager and better.

[@AdamChandler86]

Thanks for the recommendation, Craig!

[@Roller71]

Waiting in Australia. I have never seen one with all the power Parts type set-up. Very impressive. The LR is by far the new kid on the block. Making riders forget about the GS Beamer range. Happy trails

[@AdamChandler86]

Thanks for watching, Royce. The LR was only made for one year. I'd like to see it return.

[@Roller71]

@@AdamChandler86 fortunately all the parts are available supposedly in the magic parts bin. Ludicrously expensive, but totally worthit.

[@macexpert7247]

Separated gas tanks, filters and pumps is a great backup system!

[@Brad-RB]

Nice! I have a 2020 701 and built it into an light adventure bike. I have the Rade intake and Wings slip on. I put a Rottweiler pre programmed power commander on it and it really made it come alive.

[@AdamChandler86]

Enjoy the bike!

[@simonh6866]

Hi from the UK. I have the 701 LR and wondered if you have heard of anybody making crash bars for the front to guard the tanks?

[@AdamChandler86]

I've been trying to get crash bars for years and can't find any. I had a shop willing to make some custom for me but they wanted $1000 and so I just haven't gotten around to doing it. In USA, there are only 200 701 LRs ever sold so there just aren't enough to justify any crash protection for a commercial shop.

[@westernapproaches]

Really enjoyed your vids - I'm building out my own '21 701 Enduro (in the UK) and like you opted for tasteful upgrades and OEM parts where applicable. Good to know I'm not the only one!

[@AdamChandler86]

"Do it right or do it twice" These modifications only hurt the wallet one time and now I can get many years of enjoyment with quality components from companies that have good warranties and support. When you buy the stuff from China, you don't get support, instructions or help. So you pay for what you get. Good luck with your build!

[@verdonrocksphotography3510]

ohhhh she is breathtaking, cool build

[@4Leaf36]

Well this is now my dream bike. Howdy from VT

[@AdamChandler86]

Hi neighbor!

[@1888ducati]

Thank you Adam, your bike looks amazing. Did your bike run lean or hot with the Wings/air box mod? I want to do the same thing but from what I have read is that if I change one its okay but both I would need a PC to compensate fuel/air ratio. Thanks again. Ed

[@AdamChandler86]

Hi Eddie, thank you. What I did to overcome the lean issue with an aftermarket exhaust & air intake is I removed the OEM O2 sensor at the header and replaced it with a solid bung and an O2 Sensor delete kit from Rottweiler. This eliminates the lean fueling issue that occurs when going aftermarket on the air flow. Basically the bike has no idea I modified the exhaust. You could do it the right way and get a Power Commander but the bung solution was 10% of that cost.

[@AdamChandler86]

www.rottweilerperformance.com/rottweiler-fueling-dongle/ - make sure you add the O2 bung on the add to cart screen.

[@1888ducati]

@@AdamChandler86 Awesome, sounds good to me I will give it a go. Thank you Adam!

[@whatupg1]

Beautiful bike mate, love it. Only thing missing is the rear brake caliper guard

[@AdamChandler86]

YEP…which i have but the Nomad rear brake cover doesn’t fit with the vanasche rear caliper guard. I have an ABS sensor guard & rear caliper guard but they’re not compatible together.

[@orical2832]

Very nice build, well done! 👍🏻

[@AdamChandler86]

Thank you Oric for watching!

[@cliff1551]

Hey Adam you've never fitted the cumpon cockpit assistant no .

[@AdamChandler86]

I have not but I do want to eventually. Next full service tear-down and detailing, I”ll do that.

[@_billythekid]

Hey Adam how have you found this platform for maintenance/failures long term ? Im about to go down the KTM 690 road for a long term adventure bike. I know these platforms had many issues in 15/16/17/18 that had me 2nd guessing its reliability for a big KM/Mile adventure bike. how has your experience been and what type of distances have you covered ? cheers

[@AdamChandler86]

Hi Billy, so far I'm at 3,000 miles. The GS is still my primary travel bike so I could be the wrong person to ask but it has been a decent bike by KTM standards. I was expecting issues and I've had some namely I'm on my 3rd fuel pump which I hear is common in the 690/701 bikes. The clutch slave cylinder and the front fuel tank wiring were both recalls. My warranty expires in March and I know I'll be out at least $150 every time a fuel pump goes which really bums me out. That's with me doing the work myself. I'm expecting to have to do the fuel pump at least once a year at the rate I've been going. as for the bike, it's amazing. all day comfort, great range, great handling. I've camped off the bike and done overnighters maybe 12 times since buying it and have done a 400-500 mile day just fine.

[@_billythekid]

@@AdamChandler86 thanks for the response. Good to know about the fuel pump issues. Guess you have to carry one with you everywhere you go. That seems a pain in the ass. I have decided after riding the GS850 Africa Twin KTM 1290 ADV R I find myself avoiding stuff that I traditionally like to ride and in fact I get myself into trouble at times with a 600lb bike when a trail turns to being something I have no business being on with such a large bike. I have yet to ride the 890 Adventure as a comparison to the GS 850 tho, but I assume they handle the same. But my plan is to ride the BDR routes south from Canada to Baja on the 690 Avoiding as much pavement as possible which is why the 690/701 is in the list of potential bikes. The other issue is you buy an new 690 And toss 5k at it in fairing kits, auxiliary fuel, seats, GPS etc etc to make it a longer tourer and the price jumps to 850/890 money. Bit of a dilemma I guess. Cheers again thanks for the info.

[@AdamChandler86]

If you can’t own 4 bikes, the 700 CC class is a good place to be. 690/ T700 / DessertSled, 850GS, 790 ADV, They’re still all different in weight and off-road worthiness and comfort. 701 is the most enduro of all of them. I think the Tenere 700 is probably the best 50/50 bike with he 850 Being the most road-worthy. -- If you have to ride 5 hours to dirt, it makes more sense to get a more road biased bike

[@_billythekid]

@@AdamChandler86 Cheers Adam Im leaning heavily towards the 690/701 Platform just because of the weight alone. My biggest concern was really their reliability over long 10-20,000 km trips. compared to the Japanese counterparts. Even tho these enduro platforms stand alone in the marketplace there are a few bike reasonably close enough in weight T7 that it has me wondering if those options are better for my situation (Pan-American trip). However knowing me I'd try and shove a GS1200 or KTM1290 into the same trails so i'm trying to eliminate that situation. HA! There will be enough sand gravel rocks and mud on my trip that the larger bikes would have me going around those situations on paved roads rather than having a bit more fun with the smaller bike. Thanks for your time. Enjoyed the videos

[@beejoutbush3322]

What is the charcoal canister delete kit for?

[@AdamChandler86]

Takes away weight and bulk and helps airflow.EVAP canisters just store fuel vapors - www.emanualonline.com/blog/what-is-canister-purge-valve/

[@BreizhWolf]

Why not navigation tower ?

[@AdamChandler86]

I eventually did install one. Truthfully, it was a lot of money at once so I decided to do that later down the road.

[@BreizhWolf]

@@AdamChandler86 I understand !

[@The_Arby]

It's all looking good now Adam :-)

[@AdamChandler86]

Thank you very much! It's been a fun build. Next video going up tonight is going off-road and getting lost in the woods with it :P

[@luckyluke7112]

Your bike looks fantastic!!

[@AdamChandler86]

Thank you Nicklas. The bike is a lot dirtier now!

[@luckyluke7112]

Haha, it should be dirty! What do you think about the Puig screen? I have LR as well and I’m thinking about putting on a windscreen from Baja Worx, but it’s not on he market yet. And thanks for all your videos. It’s inspiring! /Cheers from Sweden!🍻N.

[@AdamChandler86]

I've had to tell people that I never ran the bike w/o the modifications so I actually don't know how much each of them added to it...kind of sad actually. BUT, the Puig screen...yeah it's not doing very much. I had always planned a rally-kit next year so that'll still happen. The screen was sort of a stop gap and I still get a ton of wind.

[@Speelbird]

Hi, thanks for this Video. Did you also tune your rear Shock? Or only the Fork?

[@AdamChandler86]

The rear shock is the stock one but with a new spring and yes, re-valved for my kind of riding. I wanted to go full WP-Pro on the rear but that solution doesn't exist in a native way. Honestly, I'm very happy with the performance.

[@Speelbird]

@@AdamChandler86 I heard about that the fixing Points for the WP Pro Rear Shock doesnt match with the ones from the 701 or that you have to rebuild many things to make it fit, is that true? And what Lenghts did you use for the Springs in the Fork, the Stock ones? I really think you are the first who did it i cant find any Information regarding this Topic on the Net…

[@rilke_roca]

Looks Rad bro! Just one question: What about some guards for the front tank? I,ve seen the attachement pieces are made of very weak plastic and break easily on a simple crash.

[@AdamChandler86]

Guards don't exist. If you know of any, I'll buy them immediately. there are only 250 Long Range 701s in USA. Not enough for any company to make a guard.

[@rilke_roca]

@@AdamChandler86 Oh right.... I previously saw a video of a model with guards but now that i'm checking it again it was a normal Enduro version, not the LR. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnLVqmiGbNBgicU

[@AdamChandler86]

There's rumors of an LR tank guard coming from Husky. A part number in Europe som guys have pre-ordered but I'm skeptical that it's for our bike and was likely a Husky Power Parts mis-label but we'll see!

[@SPENJERE]

Great bike , love the lr's .

[@AdamChandler86]

Me too. It’s a fantastic bike for anything I’ve wanted to do. Camping, long trips, commuting.

[@patrickcooper9641]

Hello Adam. Beautiful work and final product. I would bet that she even runs better than she looks! I thought that you had ordered new covers to replace the TekMo! Might as well wait for them to break O;)) Are you still waiting for the new seat? Well done and very instructional video. Now go out and show us how she goes. Cheers

[@AdamChandler86]

I probably will keep the other covers on hand just in case but I'm lucky that my standard foot placement does not rub the covers so they don't seem to be showing boot scuffs yet but I'm sure that'll change. I need to adjust the brake lever down a little bit but all of the ergos are spot on. I am not ringing it out yet though since I'm still sub-600 miles. Hit 200 already today so I'll be at break-in service within a week or two then the fun begins. Wheeling over logs is SO easy with this motor.

[@danisamsagaz3640]

Well done... looks amazing... thank you so much for sharing all the build, I have learnt a lot from it so I can apply some mods to mine with peace of mind :) now... looking forward some adventures!

[@AdamChandler86]

Nice, I'm so happy it was helpful. I had a blast doing it and sort of happy I can just go ride it now. I've been on it every day since Thursday.

[@suardamade4047]

Question, since it is designed for long range trip journey. Does the subframe is as strong as ktm 1290 super adventure S to carry a lot of luggage in the back side with passanger ? Thank you

[@AdamChandler86]

It’s identical to the 690/701 for carrying potential. No additional strength added.

[@sethparo]

How are you liking the auto clutch so far ? Thinking about getting one for my 701

[@AdamChandler86]

Just fine! No issues. Rekluse is great on any bike.

[@marcnunes6916]

How does it ride on pavement? All my friends rides big rigs I wonder if this thing can keep up with a gs1200 at 80+mph?

[@AdamChandler86]

I couldn’t tell you. I only ride off road on this bike. I have a 1200 for on road touring. It can do interstate. I wouldn’t want to do hours of 80MPH.

[@shaunrenwick]

Looking great, does the Puig screen interfere with the brake cables?

[@AdamChandler86]

Good question, It doesn't although you have to move the cables behind the Puig and it's okay, take some getting used to.

[@212driller]

I think this is my unicorn. Going to have to try to find one.

[@AdamChandler86]

Good luck! There aren't many out there.

[@barrymurphy3554]

Fantastic good on You Thanks so much safe travels

[@lancebrown4857]

Adam what is your wet weight of your Huskie and would you tell a Friend to buy one? If there is anything You would change on the Huskie what would it be and why ? I bought the Wife a Honda 2021 CRF300LAM and She Loves it, and now it's my turn to buy my bike.

[@AdamChandler86]

Hi lance, I actually need to weight it fully fueled and see where it comes in. I haven't done that yet. I still think it's sub-400 pounds or just over with the tanks full. A lot of accessories were met with removal of others so weight increases were minimal. The only word of caution is 690/701s are great bikes but they're not Japanese so if you're coming from a Honda background, just prepare for them to be a little bit finicky and definitely follow maintenance requirements by the book. As for changes, I'd like more wind protection but it's a great platform. I've had zero issues so far and a couple of recalls were done but not really necessary.

[@simonhantler8062]

All it needs now is a decent seat.

[@AdamChandler86]

Done!

[@DavidDualSport]

my next bike!!!

[@maxflight777]

Would match my Tesla LR

[@AdamChandler86]

Sadly, this one isn’t electric but I don’t know if any electric bikes are going to do 300 miles of range any time soon.

[@billyarsenault1970]

Now I can legit shake my head and chuckle whenever I see some psycho desperately trying to hide his license plate with half a shop rag or whatever.

[@AdamChandler86]

Haha. LOL. Lots of people know where I live. No one has been a creep about it. That’s the only concern people have..I guess that and maybe people who drive like jerks? I don’t know, license plates are fun and I like custom ones. We have SBUX, CHEEZ, HIP, HER-GS and ALFA (on my Beta). I like all of them.

[@billyarsenault1970]

@@AdamChandler86 Great point- They can be fun.

[@doped304]

All that stuff and no slave cylinder!

[@AdamChandler86]

A replacement slave cylinder comes with the Rekluse. I apologize, I assumed it was implied that the clutch slave was replaced with the Rekluse clutch pack.

[@bb82bird]

First!

[@AdamChandler86]

I called it by the way, your Pan America video BLEW up. Good job! Here’s the link for those who are interested - kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6atY4KsZ69mmNk