HUSQVARNA NUDA 900

Nuda 900 2012

Husqvarna return to the street market with the all new Nuda 900. Using an uprated version of the renowned BMW F800R engine, the Nuda 900 brings Husqvarna style and performance to the naked bike segment.

Weighing in at less than 180kgs and with in excess of 100bhp, the Nuda 900 really does ride as well as it looks with a broad spread of torque allowing the rider to enjoy the lightweight feel and confidence inspiring handling without having to constantly work the gearbox.

For the riders who like their naked bikes a little more ´dressed´ a wide range of custom designed accessories is available for the Nuda 900 including hard and soft luggage and a screen to increase the practical range of the bike, making the Nuda a true all rounder.

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Colour Black / White

Capacity 898cc Engine Inline twin cylinder 4 stroke Engine Type Liquid cooled, 4 valve per cylinder Fueling Electronic fuel injection Front Forks 48mm USD Sachs Rear Shock Sachs monoshock Brakes Brembo Front Brake 2x 320mm disc with radially mounted calipers Rear Brake 265mm disc with floating caliper Equipment Switchable power map, optional range of accessories Bore x Stroke 84mm x 81mm Transmission 6 speed, chain final drive Clutch Wet, multi plate, cable operated Starting Electric Fuel Tank Capacity 13l Rear Suspension Monoshock, adjustable for preload and rebound damping Front Wheel Travel 210mm Rear Wheel Travel 180mm Warranty 2 Years, unlimited milage

With a riding position like a supermoto bike it's kind of instictive to trail a foot even if this kind of riding technique will unleash the full force of apoplectic advanced motorcyclists with infinitely more riding experience and training than me. Obviously this dangling business isn't an option in faster corners but here. trail-braking into a second gear downhill right, it's a useful psychological aid.

Ridden hard, there's a fair degree of fore and aft weight pitch but use it to the tyre's advantage and it's a very satisfying bike to ride hard, up and down twisty roads. I found the on-off, small throttle opening fuelling quite savage - enough for me to feather the clutch a bit to smooth it out. Apparently the bikes we rode were pre-production and there are still some fuelling tweaks to be made to the maps. Throttle response, apart from this, was spot-on. The engine is really snappy and responsive. Sounds great, too. The exhaust note is a bit like a Harley Sportster with a fruity 2-1 exhaust system (but obviously faster revving). A rain map (push some buttons on the dash) is available if you so wish.

Note proximity of stainless downpipes to tarmac.

This bike's running the optional hard panniers and fly-screen. Note flat spots on stainless downpipes. Sorry. Add a salad-dodging passenger and fill the pannier with pies and this right hand ground clearance could be an issue...

Thirteen litre fuel tank is a perfect match for that narrow seat, if you see what I mean...

Mega piece of Sardinian road. This third gear left/right/left/right combo needed a fair bit of counter steering to put the bike exactly where you wanted and with each flick and flack it'd give a little head shake, particularly on a steadily applied throttle with some weight off the front wheel. Any supermoto bike does this - it seems to be a trade-off of the geometry and weight distribution.

The Nuda runs 1,450mm between the front and rear wheel spindles, 24.5 degrees of headstock angle and 101mm of trail. Tyres are 120 front and 180 rear - both are 17in diameter. The seat height is 870mm.

To be honest, on a road like this, you're never going to keep a well ridden Nuda 900 in your sights. This sort of terrain is its spiritual home. One gear, throttle brake, throttle brake. Most of the power and torque lurks between four and seven thousand rpm so the engine has great in-gear flexibilty. I tried a top-gear flexibility test and through a small town I ran top gear down to 25kmh without any snatch or backlash once the engine was loaded up with full throttle. Impressive.

Its spiritual home in the UK? Well, if there was a timed hill climb up Alston Pass, I'd choose a Nuda on slicks.

Conclusion? With a small fuel tank and narrow seat it's not a bike to go touring for thousands of miles on which is why the hard panniers are slightly mysterious. It's a fun bike with a fantastic engine and some really high quality chssis parts and components. The engine is a real peach and the bike is superb fun to chuck around tight, twisty roads. It'll be fun in town, too.

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