Do you have a perfect motorcycle in your life? Maybe you have one or more things that you’d like to change if you could—or are planning to change in the future. If you’re thinking really big, perhaps you’re contemplating crafting your own lightweight adventure bike, like Dave over at the Motorcycle Adventure Dirtbike TV (or MADTV) YouTube channel.
To start off his 2023 right, he’s diving right into a brand-new adventure bike build. The base machine is a 2023 Husqvarna FE 501, which is a more than capable dirt and rally machine out of the box. He already knows what he wants to do to make it more in line with what he’s envisioning for a perfect lightweight adventure bike, though—and he’s walking us through some of his thoughts on how to get where he wants to go with this build.
