![]() ![]() It doesn’t take much to get the rear tire to break loose, but, with good throttle control, it’s also easy to keep the rear tire hooking up just the same. SWM says peak horsepower is right around the 50-plus mark. Again, it’s nothing to be afraid of, but the power really kicks in from midrange on up. It’s not until you get to the middle of the powerband that the SWM really comes alive. It doesn’t rip out of your hands whenever you crack the throttle (that comes later) but instead delivers smooth and useable power in the first part of the powerband. There is plenty of power available at the slightest twist of your right wrist, and it’s all very controllable. When you think of it that way, then the SWM quickly impresses, especially in the motor department. Yes, the SWM Superdual X is an excellent-performing machine that feels more dual sport than a lightweight ADV bike, which SWM categorizes it as. The KLR650 sold for $6699 in its final days, but $8995 is still a fantastic price for a well-equipped fuel-injected 600cc European-made adventure motorcycle that is much more powerful than the KLR650 ever was. A must for adventure riding.Īnd here is the best part-you get all this for just $8995 (which is, oddly enough, $4 cheaper than what the TE630 was going for in 2013). Now the Superdual X is ready for a good adventure! A modest windscreen is a nice touch. It comes fitted with oversized aluminum handlebars, Brembo brakes, Metzeler tires, a hydraulic clutch and a Regina chain.īut here’s what really sets the Superdual X apart from the TE630, the Superdual X’s larger 4.8-gallon fuel tank, crash bars and attached running lights, anti-lock brakes, centerstand and side stand, luggage rack and windscreen. You can spot quality components all over the Superdual X. ![]() The SMW’s motor is fuel injected and features dual exhausts. The SWM is fitted with a fully adjustable 43mm, USD, Fastace-made fork, and, in the back, a single Sachs shock, which is also fully adjustable. Suspension components, however, have changed. Close-up inspection reveals a familiar old-school Husqvarna double-cradle central backbone frame configuration that’s been around in some form or another since the 1980s. Transmission is a six-speed, and lubrication is handled via a wet-sump oil circulation system. Much of the Superdual X comes straight from the TE630, including the TE’s dual-exhaust fuel-injected 600cc DOHC four-valve motor with electric starting. However, SWM saw that the TE630 had potential and that without much effort could be turned into an ideal lightweight budget ADV bike and invented the Superdual X. There is plenty of power to get the job done, though. Wheelies are hard to come by because the street-oriented tires have a hard time hooking up on the dirt. The TE630 kind of floated around in no-man’s land. The TE630 wasn’t really meant to be ridden much on the pavement, yet it was too big to be a very effective dual-sport bike on the trail. The Superdual X is heavily based on that bike, a dual-sport motorcycle that didn’t really shine on either the dirt or the pavement. One of them what you see here, the SMW Superdual X, which started life in 2011 as the Husqvarna TE630 (but its lineage goes back much further). Using the name of a defunct but popular Italian motorcycle manufacturer of the 1970s and 1980s, SWM resurfaced after having acquired the Varese, Italy factory, rights and tooling to make what used to be Husqvarna motorcycles again. When KTM bought Husqvarna from BMW in 2013, the Austrians left behind a perfectly good motorcycle manufacturing plant in Italy, where BMW-owned Husqvarnas were last built. You might not be familiar with the SWM brand yet, but you are probably already familiar with this motorcycle and didn’t know it-it’s a Husqvarna at heart. At the heart of the SMW Superdual X is a 2011 Husqvarna TE630. The SWM Superdual X is that motorcycle, and it comes along at just the right time with the departure of the KLR650. But, perhaps most importantly, it doesn’t cost so much that you have to take out a second mortgage to pay for it. The KLR’s exodus left a void for those wanting a “lightweight” large-bore single-cylinder adventure bike that is easy to ride, especially on the dirt, yet can chew up the miles in a single seating. The SWM Superdual X is just that-a “super” multi-purpose motorcycle that bridges the gap between a full-size dual-sport bike and a full-on adventure bike, kind of like Kawasaki’s popular KLR650, which was recently put out to pasture. ![]() The Italian-made SMW Superdual X bridges the gap between a full-size dual-sport bike and a lightweight ADV bike. The SWM Superdual X is a budget ADV bike that packs a punch.
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