Overall rating Next up: Ride & brakes 3 out of 5 (3/5) Author: Michael Neeves Published: 23 April 2020 Updated: 23 April 2020 The 2011 Husqvarna Nuda 900 was the first new road bike to be produced by Husqvarna since BMW took over the company in 2007. Related : Best off-road bikes

: Best off-road bikes Related: How to ride your bike off road In essence it’s a re-badged, re-styled parallel twin-cylinder BMW F800 with a 100cc bigger motor. The Nuda mixes typical Husqvarna supemoto thrills with a comfier riding position and a nod to practicality, if you go for the optional touring extras, which include panniers and taller screen. Although the motor is very frugal, a small 13-litre fuel tank hampers practicality. Husqvarna Nuda 900 R also available There’s also a Husqvarna Nuda 900 R version (costing £9250), which comes with Brembo monobloc brakes, a sportier seat, a one-tooth smaller front sprocket for better acceleration and fully-adjustable Sachs forks and an Ohlins rear shock.

Ride quality & brakes Next up: Engine 4 out of 5 (4/5) Supermotos are usually hard, wafer-thin things that you can’t wait to get off, after a few miles. The Nuda 900 is roomy, comfortable and up to 80-90mph has acceptable wind-protection. The base-model’s basic suspension is set well to deliver comfort and control in the corners. It gives you good feedback for what the standard equipment Metzler Sportec M5 Interact tyres are doing, too. Brembos are well up to the job of anything you can throw at them on the road. The higher-spec R model rides the same but has a slightly taller seat. Suspension and braking is far more suited to track-work. Fit a set of sticky tyres and it would be untouchable on a twisty B-road. In November 2012 optional ABS was added to the Husqvarna Nuda 900 lineup.

Engine Next up: Reliability 3 out of 5 (3/5) The engine is based on the BMW F800 parallel twin but has been boosted in capacity from 798cc to 898 thanks to a 2mm larger bore of 84mm and a longer stroke of 81mm; up 5.4mm over the BMW motor. The compression ratio has been raised with modified pistons, camshafts and conrods. With a bigger bore and stroke, the reworked BMW F800 engine’s produces 105bhp and 74ftlb of torque. It also has a new crankshaft with a new offset, which Husqvarna says gives a throatier engine note, a snappier response and fewer vibes. The firing order of the F800 motor has been changed thanks to an alteration of the crankshaft offset angle to 315 degrees from zero. The Nuda is fast, punchy and smooth and the motor is more than enough for this type of bike. But the big parallel twin-cylinder engine isn’t as exciting, or as involving as an equivalent V-twin.

Reliability & build quality Next up: Value 5 out of 5 (5/5) Husqvarna hasn’t made pure road bikes since back in the 1930s: all of their models have been enduro, motocross and supermotos. They haven’t had to worry about durability or reliability so much, although they’ve always been robust machines. BMW has introduced strict quality control measures into Husky’s factory in Varese and provided a lot of electronic knowhow.