2019 Husqvarna Vitpilen 401| First Ride 

For everyone interested: I got one and ive had it for about a year now. I‘m about 6ft1“ at 195ish lbs. The bike is absolutely amazing *in general*. Definitely not as simple to ride as your typical beginner bike. It doesnt feel anything like an R3, or even an RC390, it feels even more aggressive than that. The stance is quite flat so if you have weak forearms this bike might be hard to ride for you. In terms of performance its a blast. Power is available on tap and quite plenty for this little mad lad. However the front brake is just f*cking dangerous, not as in weak so that it doesnt stop well enough, but the OPPOSITE. Overestimate your input and the bike sends you flying over the front wheel, it’s devastating ffs, so just be careful with that lever, take it from me. The bike does have ABS but the front brake doesnt seem to care about that at all. Fuel economy is alright, Gearbox and everything feels crisp, quite tight and responsive, getting a lot of lean it is a little difficult tho because of how high up youre seating position is. In terms of reliability: Typical KTM. I have 2000km on the odo and i already had to send it in twice. The first time was even before the run-in period, fuel pump was cucked and there was a vacuum in the tank. Second time was the battery, fuel pump malfunctioning again sucking the battery dry without actually doing anything. Now it runs fine, only thing that happens very veeeery rarely is when you drop down into first while rolling the bike would just cut off. Jumps right on again tho. So my recommendation is: If youre under 6ft tall, get the Svartpilen, much easier to ride. Whichever you get: upgrade the fuel pump ASAP. (cheap ass china sh*t from the factory as always) Change the Mickey Mouse-ear Mirrors, theyre useless and vibrate to hell. Chabge the exhaust, no mather which one, just get an aftermarket pipe. The bike aounds like a sewing machine past 6k rpm when its not warmed up. (I‘m personally running a LeoVince system and i highly recommend it, other than that, Arrow, Remus, Comp Werkes are solid options aswell.) P.S.: Dont get the Akra, its a waste of money. With the DB killer in it its quiter than stock and without it the sound is very highly pitched. Sounds to me like they tried to eliminate theSingle cylinder characteristic and make it sound like a P2. Extremely out of place

lol "the type of bike you could buy at Ikea" That is so accurate.

Finally, i was waiting for this for so long, can't wait to watch about the 701

I just got a new 2023 one of these. The 2024 doesn't have the clip-ons and doesn't look like a cyberpunk cafe racer to me anymore, so I got the 2023. I haven't been on a bike in 5 years. I am so excited. This video helped me decide.

Love your enthusiasm. I’ve had mine for three days and can’t wait to ride it. First smiles are awesome.

I have had a vitpilen for 12 months, and live in inner city, and it is a fantastic inner city mode of transportation. Super fun super torque and perfect everyday bike which turns heads. I added a rekluse clutch system and quick shifter making it the inner city transport dream

Thank you! I got this bike after spending time on everything from a Ninja 250 to the BMW S1000RR (Daytona 675, the BMW GSs, etc, etc, etc).... SOOOOO sick of folks calling this a beginner bike. It's fun, it's light, it's responsive and sporty and easy to move around the garage, easy to wrench on, .... it's just a great little city bike if you don't do a lot of highway riding. Same HP as the heavier 'beefier' mid-range bikes made in India and therefore WAY more spirited. Don't let all the folks saying 'beginner bike' shoot down your ego... go ride it.

Always love to watch your videos. Nice edits and because of information you provide i feel like im riding with you. Keep it up bro good luck

Style is literally off the charts 😂

In case you were wondering, the reason this bike feels so much different than the duke 390 is that they put a *slightly* steeper rake on the front end which makes the whole package feel sportier.

I own this bike. And it's a fun machine. Yes not very comfortable in longer rides. But a blast in the tight turns. And great looking bike. Also love that in about a year now I haven't seen one on the road. Bought it used 900 miles for 3200. Totally worth it.

Proud chase, even after 40 guys say you pronounced it wrong you still respond respectfully

I‘ve had the bike for almost 2 years now and still enjoy it as a commuter bike. The low cc doesn’t bother me. Tons of fun. Used to have a gsxr 600...

Great review man, loved your normal stoked way of chatting throughout the video. Probably picking up a Vit and a Svart this weekend for the wife & I.

Great review!! I've had my Vitpilen for a year now and absolutely love it! I put on bar end mirrors, bought a cowl for it and put some yellow LaminX film on the headlight and it looks even mote unique. The rear seat handle is standard and comes with the bike. I personally took mine off. Again great review and was cool to see you having so much fun on it.

You got the best job in the world for real, testing all those bikes must be so fun

Great video, only now do I realise the effort of making these videos after starting to do my own channel. Well done. Enjoy, stay safe!

Whenever I'm away from my bike. I see this video😍❤️ What a production quality. Hey chase, I am just like you who prefers looks over performance. But Husky is well balanced between looks& performance. Love to see Vitpilen 701 on Screen ❤️

Such a good looking bike! Great review, man.

They’re “ByBre” brakes as in “By Brembo”

Wow man I commented on you ktm video asking you to do a first ride on the vitpilen 401 and you did thank you chase ❤

701 broski. You already ridden the Duke 390 so we sorta know what to expect. I wanna know your thoughts of the much more stout 701 model.

finally someone that understands that this is not a beginner motorcycle, it´s an advanced beginner to advanced intermediate motorcycle. I own it and damn it´s like a wild horse. And I love that about it:)

That's what motorcycling is. Just fun and no worry about numbers!

Thought someone might be a little curious about a little history around the company: Husqvarna is a Swedish company founded back in 1689. The ones they are best known for are their sewing machines, chainsaws, but also other mostly different types of garden machinery and arms . In the beginning of 1900, they began to manufacture motorcycles. Their probably most famous model is the Silverpilen (silver arrow) which they produced in the 50s and 60s. Later, they began to concentrate only on motocross and endurance motorcycles, a large customer of these was the Swedish Defense Forces. In 2013, the motorcycle part of Husqvarna was bought by KTM. Husqvarna is an name (but it is spelled a little differently) of a town/village in Sweden where the company was founded and still has parts of its production, there is also a museum there about the company . There are many models of Husqvarna Motorcycles with the word Pil in, it means arrow in English. Vit means white and Svart means black. So the names are translated: White Arrow and Black Arrow

I love that the style is literally out of the chart lol

looks awesome! thanks

2020 model with front forks fully adjustable, exhaust routed downwards the bike to avoid heat soak on intake, and 4cm more of seat length is just perfect. I own this bike and you can change direction fast as hell: always fun on mountain roads...

picking up my 2020 vitpilen 401 in 2 months as my first bike, so excited!

I would love to a 701 video. I love the look of that bike going down the road.

Awesome review👌👌✌️👍

i cant wait for adventure vlogs to return, IF YUMMY AND CHASE ARE DOWN, we cant force them

We gotta find you a Svartpilen to first ride next

16:40 it's not because of wind, it's because mr chase got few extra pounds on belly XD great video, proud owner of vitpilen here :D

Just a matching cafe fairing would be so sweet completing the look. Just a bit of a tuck in wind break!

My daily dose of chase

I was trying to decide on whether this or the MT03 as my first bike. After watching your reviews of both, I noticed you were laughing for the majority of this video and that is helping me make my decision.

Cool looking bike 👍👍👍

The tach should be analog. It doesn't have to be old world analog. They could use a minimalist modern font. Husqvarna could look at both Nomos and Junghans watches for inspiration.

"Bad winners" did a great job with developing an amazing TFT cluster gauge

chase PLEASE do a first ride on the Yamaha XSR700 or 900, if you love the Vitpilen youll love the XSR

I got one recently from having a big cruiser and I’ll agree with you on turns, it’s so weird I think it’s just the weight that makes it feel sketch, it’s capable of some good turns but for some reason at high speeds it feels like it’s gonna fly out from underneath you lol

I had this bike for about a year as my first motorcycle and I just sold it a couple of months ago. I miss it but really didn't have space for 2 bikes. Of course I upgraded to the 701 and LOVE THAT THING!!! These bikes are so different and so appealing and just so freaking fun! Light and peppy! You can't go wrong with them!

I finally got the courage to buy this bike (Svartpilen 401, not Vitpilen) and they were sold out everywhere where I live, that sucked a lot. I used to think a Ducati Scrambler was the perfect bike for me, but this tops it, seems like my perfect bike.

Nice review. I really like this bike & seriously considering it as a cool little run about. The 2020 version has adjustable forks & a quick shifter as standard. Very cool. Also your IKEA reference weirdly fits as IKEA & Husqvarna are both Swedish.

Do you use Wide or the super wide settings? For GoPro

I've got a 401 svartpilen, just ticked over 20,000km in a year and 3 months with no issues. My dad has the 401 vitpilen and it's going pretty hard too

Hey man does this 2020 model come with the quick shift feature?

Needed this before the end of the day

Hey guys, I'm very new to motorbikes. Is this a good bike to buy considering I'll be on highways a lot? I looked at the Honda CB300R as well but people were saying it's not great for highways but not sure. Thanks

Would this be too much for an absolute beginner who is 6 foot 175 pounds, or would my size and weight make it a good fit?

I was sooo waiting to see this video that i shouted "YES" right after seeing the thumbnail 😅😂😂

Dude. Bybre is short for BY BREMBO ! Its used in more economical markets like India, Malaysia, Singapore. Also for cost cutting 🤘

How are you getting the 3rd person shots on the highway and stuff?

I literally didn't know Husqvarna made this and now I see they have a 693cc version too. Damn.

Please try the Husqvarna Vitpilen 701. It's more comfortable. It has way much better suspension than 401.

How tall are you @chaseontwowheels ?

Hey Chase what do you think of the honda cbr250rr and do you think honda should sell it in America? Personally I think it looks a lot better than the cbr300r.

For those that watched the ad, did anyone else just pause the video to read what the inside of glasses says? :)

would you recommend this over the Ducati Sixty2?

I sold mine after 5 months cool bike for sure

I like your helmet. 😍

Vitpilen bro!

The tuning is a little different on these compared to the KTM 390s, the throttle is way more responsive and sensitive.

Can someone please tell me what helmet that is? LOVE IT!!

How are vibrations on the highway at a steady 70-75 MPH?

I just want to get a motorcycle licence to ride the Svartpilen 401! Love the looks!

i literally just bought this same bike last weekend!!

So would tank grips be a good choice in the situation

Best bike ever! ;)

Bought this bike yesterday, love it. My first bike and the seating style is a bit of a challenge but I'm confident I'll get the hang of it

Do a review on vitpilen 250 too if possible.

Chase i think thats my old bike, because it has the same mods that i pit on it, same dashboard scratches, and i really do miss it

Are these bikes appropriate for people who mainly travel by highways?

I want to get the Svartpilen. They are just so hard to find around me. I love the idea of the Duke 390, but with mild off road ability. I live in a small city, that has a lot of country dirt roads I could just rip up and down on. Love the video Chase & glad to see some new stuff coming out!

Nice review. Fyi the rear seat handle is actually a stock piece - the bike looks much better without it than with fyi.

Got the svartpilen, such a fun bike and plenty of power but my god is it scary in high cross winds on the highway 😅 ended up having to drive 20mph in the hardshoulder (UK motorways) because it was so scary

OC I"ve riden some Husqy enduro/cross country bikes (Like FE350, FX450), but not any of their road bikes. That thign looks cool as hell though.

Was so close to buying one of these But I couldn't justify the price when I could get an xsr700 for about the same Apparently they're a lot cheaper now so if I was buying a bike now would definitely go for the husky

I'm have been considering getting this bike for the last year.

Awesome bike. Would switch from my 599 horbet. Btw looks like the wheel alignment is of af. Guys should check that out. Pretty visible at 14:17.

Good to see you riding a Husqvarna for the first time Chase! Although i do believe it is called a Vitpilen, not a Vitpilan ;)

What kind of exhaust is on that?

I picked up a '18 Svartpilen 401, love it. Title and insurance list as KTM corp.

I came here for your pronunciation of 'Vitpilen'. Greetings from Scandinavia :)

To join the endless "please review X": any chance you could try a cb300r? The newer Honda naked.

You need to do the cmx rebel 500

@21:33 that could have been bad...

How tall are you?

Minor correction. It's called Vitpilen (not vitpilan). It means white arrow in swedish, and there is a similar model called svartpilen which means black arrow.. The main difference between them is the riding position/handle bar position.

It has a quickshifter?

So you never rode Yummi's Husky dualsport?

Going to be picking up one of these soon. Was going to get the Svart, but I just like the look of the Vit more (yes, I know they're basically the same bike) but the handlebars vs clip ons plays a major factor in the lines of the two bikes aesthetics.

Ftom the camera car, the tyres looked a little low pressure which may have contributed to the sluggish turn in feeling

To me singles and parallel twins all sound exactly the same. Some just a bit louder than others.

bro at 21:33 the way he just breezes past near death with a "holy shiit dude"

Buy me a RC390 if I’m wrong, but I think the KTM “Transport Lock” is an anti-theft measure set from the factory. If the bike goes more than 100 miles while the lock is active, it won’t start. It has nothing to do with performance. The dealer should deactivate the lock before it’s sold.

The same 400CC engine is used in Ktm and Bajaj Dominar

HOLD UP. Where the hell is the camera car? It's like i can see the shot but when it switches to your pov you don't see any camera?? Im a film major and still cant figure it out

Would you recommend this bike for somebody that 6 foot 3?