I have to say the weight has cranked up big tiome compared to the RS650, but I guess all that steel tubing has a real effect. A really good saving though that you have made on your bike Percy, and some great tips for modding the bike 🙂

Hey Percy, thanks for the owner review, great to hear from someone who owns one of these machines and rides it long term!

I have to update the above data about weight. I bought an X in November 2017 in Germany and have tested a lot since then even if we had a cold winter. Without any changes the weight is about 192 kg with full fuel tank, I reduced the weight to 182 kg with demounting the rear rack, rear foot pegs, the main stand, changing battery to li-ion battery and some minor plastics and details. Though I drive alone and only with soft bags etc. for adventure I am trying to “tune” this magnificant bike by reducing not adding stuff.

It feels much lighter and spontaneuos than my previous BMW GS 650 Dakar with much more direct steering feeling, it works great with the Sahara 3 tyres, they offer splendid and direct touch for road driving, engine works well despite of EURO 4 like I know the Husky engine from my 510 TE, exhaust offers great sound, deep tone and brabbling when driving downhill, I am surprised as other EURO 4 are boring silent. No need to change as far as you won´t need a racing sound. The bike feels very stabile.

It needs minor adjustments to become a faboulous adventure bike for on and offroad driving:

-Gears are a bit short for long distance driving (but perfect for tricky off road sections) so changed to a rear 38 sprocket
-Suspension is surprisingly quite hard so reduced fork oil amount for more sensitive suspension
-Heightened the steering by 1.5cm for better stand on the foot pegs
-Nology hot wire together with the silver spark plug for better run from almost the bottom and more performance combined with lower fuel consumption.
-Fuel consumption with above adjustments about 4,5 litres which means a safe range of at least 350km (!) Returned from a day tour today with slow and fast road driving and after 303 km the fuel blinking symbol is still off :-).
-Seat position is very direct and close to the front, I am 179 cm tall and the seat position is close but perfectly “in” the bike but I would sometimes like to move backwards which because of the shape of the saddle doesn´t really work like on other enduros with flat seat.
-Quality and finish is very good with love to detail when I look closer.

Much more to say about the X, feel free to ask questions.

My opinion: Best single with EURO 4 on the market for a reasonable price. I was test driving the Husqvarna 701 before but it lacks sound, emotions and feeling. You would need to spend a lot more money on Akrapovic, bigger fuel tank and wind shield, all available but then we are talking real money (approx. 12.500 €) versus the Superdual X ready for adventure for less than 8000,- €

Best regards from Frankfurt area, Germany,

Percy

Thanks for letting us know Steve, that’s disappointing to hear, as it’s significantly heavier than quoted figures! The older model certainly didn’t feel heavy, but we’ll hopefully be able to test the new versions and do a comparison.

A dealer was so kind to check the weight of the Superdual X Euro4 (with ABS). The weight with an almost full fuel tank is 219 KG. The bike was stock with no changes and without the panniers and without the pannier rack.

I wrote about this in the great review of this bike on this website and just want to let you know about it. I am 174 cm and when sitting on the stock Superdual X, it was able to reach the ground with my toes only. The X has the lowered seat already. With this weight I am afraid I will not be able to handle the bike when off road.

I am from Germany by the way. I love this website with lot’s of information – many thanks for all your work!

Hey Barry,
We’ll chase that up and let you know!

Is there a 12 volt outlet ready plug available at the speedo, or would I need to run my own from the battery?

Many thanks

Barry