It'll be a cold, cold day in hell before Ducati comes out with a Parallel twin. It makes sense that Husky went with a Ptwin though because it's going to be a house bike made with house parts.
Been there, done that, moved on! See the 350 and 500 GT and SD models from the late seventies/early eighties. 180⁰ parallel twins with 50bhp for the 500 SD.
Welcome back. Love the new video style. I recently test rode a CFMOTO with the same engine & it had a throaty intake sound that put a teepee in my trousers. If the Svartpilen can deliver on the extra power and keep that throaty intake then I just might have to clear some room in the garage for one.
Whitney, I haven't seen you for so long that I was afraid something bad had happened to you. Like the post-partum depression my mother had after my sister was born. So glad you are back and making videos again.
No more flat tracker/scrambler vibes. Now the only thing setting it apart from all the other p-twins is the round headlight. You know you can get buried on your motorcycle? Thats gonna be me with my 2020 svartpilen 701( the best one)
“You’ll have to pull the Thumper from my cold, dead, hands…” Love it! And thanks for your candid impression of this announcement. Though I am a little more of a … wait and see. But honestly I am not interested in all the electronic rider aids. Just give me a basic bike that looks cool and handles well.
Gotta fiddle with it Whit! If not you'll never know what just right feels like. I fiddle with mine all the time, depending on where I am! Having adjustable suspension is a god send and I'm on a wee 401. I am now torn between possibly getting a used 701 or the new 801. Ugh. I mean the 701 will be a BARGAIN in comparison, also the 801 is 400+ lbs, so might lose some agility, which I love so much.. the new safety tech is nice..
That's a really cool bike. Unfortunately I'm boycotting everything KTM because of their pay for play antics.....yes I know it's likely that all the other brands will eventually do it, but KTM started it so.
As a Vit 701 rider myself, you pretty much summed up my thoughts on the 801. It's pretty. It's just not as pretty as the bike that's already in my garage. :)
Here I am with my brand new Vitpilen 401.... For reals though, I like the KTM and CFMoto, but if I had the choice and skill, I would go with the Husqvarna 801.
That "street camo" livery looks like the finish brands use to mask the general silhouette of bike when running tests on open roads. Ive only seen a car brand I forgot and KTM use that tho
What happened to the 501???? Im definitely interested in this bike. I prefer the styling when the 401 first came out but these are still great looking!
Yup I was sort of holding out for the rumoured 901 husky then I Got sick of waiting. And got a gen 1 Aprillia Tuono Racing which has all of the fruit, I couldn’t be happier especially since they downgraded it from the rumoured 901 up the 790 motor . Your 701 is still a much nicer design.
Interesting! I was hoping that you would comment about this new bike and say whether you would get it over the 701. So, you say no trade but you would get it? Given all of the upgrades to it you say no? If you do another video can you discuss that a little more I like to know your thoughts on that. I have the 701 and I watched your video on it and that was a factor that led me to getting the 701 and it is an amazing bike! I hope to hear more from you on this issue. Thanks
Thanks for the feedback! I'm trying to ramble less.... Without riding it I would not trade in my 701 because I love the thumper chainsaw-like agility too much. BUTT I'm weird and would probably just get it alongside the 701 because it's got all the sexy upgrades (much like my dream garage would include first gen and second gen XSR900). Now, if (WHEN) I ride it and it's amazing then I would reconsider and likely trade it in. Also, I think if they did an 890 instead of the 790 I would've been more inclined to say GIMMIE
Awesome upload as always. I’ll be sending You an invite to come to seattle in august for the largest mini moto focused ride on the west coast as I take about 400 scooters and groms to the remote twisty forest. Hope You can make it. I’m inviting Josh and Jake as well from bottomsprocket 🤘
Im from Sweden! and love Husqvarna! Yes Svartpilen is really delicious! But have you had a look at the Husqvarna Nuda 900 Please! that one is absolutely gourgius! my absolut favorite! yes its 20012/13 but please! Nuda Rocks! By the way! thnx for your good review!
I was genuinely interested in what you had to say - but you didn't really go into the looks as much as I expected - I think the 801 has lost the character of the 701 - it looks more generic now - squint just a little and it looks just like a CB650
I want Husky to pump out the very first direct injection single-cylinder 500cc engine with an eye-watering 55ft/lb or torgos and 70hp AND 80mpg... I know they can do it, I desperately *want* someone to do it. I will hand-clean the intake ports if I have to, I don't care!
Absolute failure 🤦♂️. Cheap Chinese duke 790 with cheap parts, hornshoed on body panels that do not retain a y of the origanls lines or proportions. It looks squished and bulbous and cheap 🤢🤮🤦♂️
Yeah it's almost like a completely different model especially in comparison to the concept models from 2018. But 401's moved manufacturing to India in 2018 and the 701s to China late 2020 so it was bound to happen...
