MajoreQuillon
contributing rider
So.
I have just over 2500 kms on my 901 and last Sunday I went for a ride on purpose in the rain. A person has to be confident that an adv motorcycle will operate as it should in adverse conditions, plus I am one of those people that actually enjoy riding a bike in the rain. Especially off road.
I picked a route off my Riser app map and proceeded on my way and did a 3 hour , 233 km loop, mostly on hard pack forest service roads that were wet but not extremely so. It was a blast, a really fun ride and the 901 was so much fun with the off-road traction control and the abs is amazing.
On my way I noticed quite a bit of sand getting on my tank and dash all over and I also noticed sand on my knees and thighs.legs.
when I got back to my hotel and got off the bike, I was amazed to see quite of bit off sand on my seat.
Then, OMG, my pssenger seat, Holy crap! There was an inch of mud on it! The whole back of the bike was covered in a layer of mud!
I removed my back pack and it was completely covered with an inch or so of mud! The back of my helmet was covered! My jacket was covered in mud where the backpack didn’t cover it! Holy shit!
I have never had a bike that covers me in mud like this! The rear fender is doing nothing! It must be spraying up like a rooster tail! Did Husqvarna not ever mention that the rear fender is useless?
what will happen when I finally get those racks for my bags I ordered 5 months ago? What about all the gear like my bags, luggage , tent and sleeping bag when I hit the roads and encounter rain and wet roads? They will get covered in mud?
I am really quite pissed that this bike soaks my back and throws sand and mud all over me on a ride!
Not impressed.
I intend to seek out a Husqvarna rep to ask what the hell.
Anyone who reads this, do you have the same issue or have any of you actually ridden this bike off-road in the rain?
I want a fender that actually works.
If there is no rectification for this issue I will not have this bike long…
I have just over 2500 kms on my 901 and last Sunday I went for a ride on purpose in the rain. A person has to be confident that an adv motorcycle will operate as it should in adverse conditions, plus I am one of those people that actually enjoy riding a bike in the rain. Especially off road.
I picked a route off my Riser app map and proceeded on my way and did a 3 hour , 233 km loop, mostly on hard pack forest service roads that were wet but not extremely so. It was a blast, a really fun ride and the 901 was so much fun with the off-road traction control and the abs is amazing.
On my way I noticed quite a bit of sand getting on my tank and dash all over and I also noticed sand on my knees and thighs.legs.
when I got back to my hotel and got off the bike, I was amazed to see quite of bit off sand on my seat.
Then, OMG, my pssenger seat, Holy crap! There was an inch of mud on it! The whole back of the bike was covered in a layer of mud!
I removed my back pack and it was completely covered with an inch or so of mud! The back of my helmet was covered! My jacket was covered in mud where the backpack didn’t cover it! Holy shit!
I have never had a bike that covers me in mud like this! The rear fender is doing nothing! It must be spraying up like a rooster tail! Did Husqvarna not ever mention that the rear fender is useless?
what will happen when I finally get those racks for my bags I ordered 5 months ago? What about all the gear like my bags, luggage , tent and sleeping bag when I hit the roads and encounter rain and wet roads? They will get covered in mud?
I am really quite pissed that this bike soaks my back and throws sand and mud all over me on a ride!
Not impressed.
I intend to seek out a Husqvarna rep to ask what the hell.
Anyone who reads this, do you have the same issue or have any of you actually ridden this bike off-road in the rain?
I want a fender that actually works.
If there is no rectification for this issue I will not have this bike long…
