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I bought my 701 in April 2019. I’d bought an RE Himalayan in August 2018 as a commuter so had both for a while. As it turned out I used the Himalayan almost exclusively because it’s a far better commuter than the 701, and actually loads of fun, even though it’s lacking in power and brakes. I...

Parts supply is supposed to be guaranteed for 5 years (I think) in Europe, however in practice I think that’s not always actually happening. You usually get better parts support for Japanese bikes because - generally - they sell mountains of bikes compared to KTM and share many parts across...

If it’s anything like the 701 the original guard does nothing to stop spray anyway. The 701 is the worst bike I’ve ridden for water spray up your back in bad weather.

How’s your clutch? Your symptoms are the same as mine, except my bike would stall alongside the TC and ABS failures and not restart immediately when trying to pull away from a light (after having been sat with clutch in at said light). I have also had CAN HLU failure warnings with a failing...

You know it’s funny...the FTR got great write ups but I’ve seen not a single one in the wild round here. my local dealer put a lot of effort into it but still had plenty on the showroom floor unsold. I feel the ‘tracker’ trend never really made it from Instagram to the real world.

Thinking all 701 riders would look like that and advertising accordingly is the reason no one bought them :) Round here anyway, that type of rider is on a Mash 125...drooling over butchered CX500s with no mudguards and 1950s tyres ;) or if they’ve got money, they’re probably riding an Indian...

Looks to me like they’ve taken their inspiration from the prototypes that were around originally. Same look to the speed / rpm view. This made me look again at the original clocks and I had forgotten how horrible and bulky they are in stock form...the plastic guard that they sit in is quite...

BW sent me it. They’re very responsive to email.

I think that might look OK with a small flyscreen.

I think it’s a touchscreen. Here’s the front view..

I think they’ve done a pretty decent job considering it’s genuinely plug and play. It is undeniably expensive but then I guess they’re not likely to make a lot of these. I guess it’ll look no worse from the front than the existing one does :) Will I purchase? Mmmm well considering I have a...

I got an email today saying the preorder is open. It’s a plug and play solution with alloy brackets and looks pretty nice but the details are pretty scarce - 1 photo and some text. Regular price is 699 euro I believe.

Any thoughts on rubber bushed (silent) versus plain steel front sprocket? Surprisingly the ‘silent’ sprocket is cheaper for a JT.

Doing some research today I was reading reviews of the Duke 890R which was getting rave reviews for its suspension...and it’s the same fork used on the Vit. The shock though is higher spec on the Duke. Odd that the Vitpilen doesn’t get quite the same rave reviews.

I have wondered about Pirate - do they deserve their reputation as 690 / 701 experts?

Don’t Pirate sell a stronger spring that supposedly fixes this?

I have so far fitted Motobike Bregenz bar raisers, which kind of helps, an Oberon slave (as the husky parts were on backorder) and might try a 15 tooth front sprocket at next service. The pads could be binding on the disk, that’s definitely true. I fitted the rear bags for carrying my work gear...

The dB killers are new for BW, waiting to hear how they get on with them. Ref buying a Svart - in comfort terms that’s probably true, but I don’t like the side plate (removable though) and I think the headlight shroud is hideous, and the yokes look odd, but mainly I didn’t want the 18” front...

And yet I’m still on the BW list for a clock update and the possible SC exhaust with dB killer they may be making available soon. :-/

I’ve come to the realisation I really don’t like my Vitpilen. The seat is terrible. The bars are too low. The clocks are unreliable and look crap. The fuel gauge doesn’t work. The mirrors are terrible. The clutch lever is too short. The gearbox doesn’t like the 5th-6th shift. The clutch failed...