Except for dirtbikes and energy gear, Swedish model Husqvarna turned identified for its Svartpilen (“black arrow”) and Vitpilen (“white arrow”) bare bikes. The Svartpilen was the extra upright, scrambler-style model, with a nominal grime functionality, and the Vitpilen was the tightly-tucked and low sports activities model. For a lot of years, they had been provided within the U.S. in entry-level 401 and higher-performance 701 variants, each with single-cylinder engines with displacement near their mannequin numbers. However the 701 disappeared after 2020, with simply the 401s to proceed on. That modifications with the brand new Svartpilen 801, which affords much more efficiency, and even an additional cylinder.
The 801 arrives with the newest interpretation of Husqvarna’s distinct styling. It’s extremely a lot Swedish fashionable with crisp, easy edges and simply sufficient curves to maintain issues attention-grabbing. Nice care has been taken to get varied strains to intersect and join, notably the angle-cut exhaust that strains up completely with the tail of the bike. It additionally has the signature shoulders on both sides of the plastic tank covers. And being the Svartpilen, it has comparatively excessive deal with bars and comparatively mid-mounted foot controls.
The bodywork suits over a tube body with the engine as a harassed member. Wheels measure 17 inches at each ends with twin 11.8-inch entrance disc brakes and a 9.4-inch single on the rear. It has an inverted entrance fork with compression and rebound adjustment, in addition to a monoshock on the rear with rebound adjustment.
Each the chassis and the engine are borrowed from the KTM Duke 790, as KTM owns Husqvarna. The engine is a 799-cc parallel twin, as a substitute of the 701’s 693-cc single. It is a 270-degree-crank engine to emulate the traits of a V-twin, and it makes a wholesome 105 horsepower and 64 pound-feet of torque. At 399 kilos dry (which after all will climb with a full tank, radiator and oil pan), it is not terribly heavy, both. Energy will get to the rear wheel by way of a six-speed handbook transmission with a slip-assist clutch and a fast shifter for clutchless shifting. Cornering traction management, journey modes and ABS are commonplace, and an optionally available Dynamic Pack provides cruise management, anti-wheelie management and extra finely adjustable traction management. Plus it has an ordinary 5-inch shade instrument display screen with Bluetooth connectivity.
The Svartpilen goes on sale in April, and it’ll price $10,899 earlier than charges and tax. Up to now, there is no sportier Vitpilen introduced, nevertheless it’s probably simply across the nook. Primarily based on previous variations, in addition to the 401 line, the Vitpilen will probably get barely tweaked bodywork, plus low clip-on bars and extra rearward foot controls. It should most likely additionally get sportier tires than the chunkier ones fitted to the Svartpilen.
