Svartpilen / Vitpilen

[TCFA]

Anyone tried / own one of these? the 401 or the 701? What are your thoughts?
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Then: Kawasaki ZZR250 > Suzuki Across 250 > Suzuki SV650 > Honda CB750
Now: Honda CBR600F and Triumph Tiger 800 XRT

[Polarbear]

I'd never heard of those bikes and didn't know they were Husqvarna.

I woud say ugly buggers. I presume they are built in China or somewhere else cheap.

https://www.husqvarna-motorcycles.com/ktmgroup-storage/PHO_BIKE_90_RE_svartpilen-701-my20-90-rechts-hqv_%23SALL_%23AEPI_%23V1.png

https://www.husqvarna-motorcycles.com/ktmgroup-storage/PHO_BIKE_90_LI_vp250-my22-90-left_%23SALL_%23AEPI_%23V1.png

So, sorry, no help whatsoever.
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Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[TCFA]

hehe! all opinions count! i quite like how they look and i'm thinking about the 401 as a sort of urban trendy foil to my Tiger - the odd commute, bike caff trip, that sort of thing
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Then: Kawasaki ZZR250 > Suzuki Across 250 > Suzuki SV650 > Honda CB750
Now: Honda CBR600F and Triumph Tiger 800 XRT

[Weisse Schlange]

[RhynoCZ]

It's a KTM. The 401 is made in India and the 701 is supposed to be made in KTM facilities in Austria.

That being said, the ''KTM original'' is slightly more affordable than the ''Husqvarna stickers one''.
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'87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor

[Weisse Schlange]

It’s more than stickers.
Think of the Husky as the six days version of the KTM but in white, with extras.
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Hing Oan

[Islander]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

I normally try not to let looks influence my views of what's a good or bad bike - I don't normally succeed. And in this particular case I fail spectacularly. Both those bikes are fvcking disgusting. I think this current era (2005 onwards, roughly speaking) has seen the ugliest bikes in the history of motorcycle manufacture - beating even the 1980s. And these two Husqvarnas are comically dire.
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"Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."

Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[P.]

[A100man]

I saw the white one at Super Sausage and I quite liked it. They look better in the flesh. Might have been the 250 or the 401 I have a picture
somewhere..
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[Easy-X]

It's a bit like a Golf versus an A3. Essentially the same car but the latter being a bit nicer.
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Royal Enfield Continental GT 535, Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[Zen Dog]

I like the look of them personally, but definitely one for people who want to stand out and don't mind that involving some compromises (a bit like the CCM Spitfire). I saw a 401 vitpilen in the flesh at a big dealership and -

a) It's tiny, but still managed to stand out in a dealership full of bikes.
b) Really looks very high quality up close. It has that thing (a bit like MVs) where it seemed like each part had been lovingly designed and isn't just a parts bin special (even though that's exactly what it is, really).
c) It looks incredibly uncomfortable and totally impractical.
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Current - '94 VFR750FR (Dead), '00 VFR800FI, 2011 CBF125 Previous - '10 Street Triple R, '92 MZ ETZ301, '05 TTR250, NSR125R, KMX125, "Honda" Win (chinese copy of an old Honda design with a C90 engine)
My bike trip around S.E. Asia 2010/2011

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

the white one looks like something someone might do to a 1990s CB500 - go mental with an angle grinder, trying to destroy all links with the original machine, and end up creating something that we would all howl with laughter at if it ended up on the ebay's worst bikes thread.
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"Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."

Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125