FMF Husqvarna FE501S Dual Sport Build - Dirt Bike Magazine

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Dirt Bike Magazine and Donnie Emler JR built a Husqvarna FE501S Dual Sport with the weekend warrior in mind. Emler is a family man now and likes to hit the trails with his buddies. He built this Husqvarna FE501 with the help of FMF, Baja Designs, San Diego Powder Coating, Rekluse, P3 Carbon and more. Donny Emler Jr (aka “Little D”) at FMF has been working there pretty much his whole life and has seen some of the coolest bikes in the world pass through the shop. His latest personal bike is a very well appointed Husky FE501S dual-sport. His personal emphasis has shifted over the years and now he’s in the growing ranks of riders who want to integrate riding with his family life. A dual-sport/off-road bike is the perfect way to hang out with his wife Kirsten and six-year-old Ethan. We got our hands on Little D’s Husky and took it for a ride.The project foreman was David O’Conner at DOC. Like many people who build FE projects, he had to set all the street legal dual-sport parts aside because virtually any modification officially makes the bike a closed-course competition bike. It was remapped for the FMF Factory 4.1 exhaust system. What we like about this build is that it’s not just a full-blown race bike. Donny is a real off-road rider–always has been. The stuff you see on this bike reflects that. It has a big IMS tank and a Trail Tech Voyager GPS. It also has Nitro Mousse tire inserts. The suspension is a little over the top. The fork started off as the XPLOR 48, but has WP’s cartridge conversion and Ti Nitride lower tubes by AEO.





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