Husqvarna has announced three production street bikes for 2018: Vitpilen 701 (above), Vitpilen 401 and Svartpilen 401.
At the 2014 EICMA show in Milan, Italy?nearly two years after Austrian KTM bought Swedish-born, Italy-based Husqvarna from German BMW?Husqvarna showed two street-focused concept bikes based on the KTM 390 Duke, the Vitpilen 401 (Swedish for ?White Arrow?) and Svartpilen 401 (?Black Arrow?). The following year, again at EICMA, Husqvarna unveiled a Vitpilen 701 concept based on the KTM 690 Duke.
2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701
Finally, Husky?s new range of ?Real Street? motorcycles is ready for production, and they?re coming to America in the summer of 2018. At this year?s EICMA show, Husqvarna displayed production versions of the Vitpilen 701, Vitpilen 401 and Svartpilen 401, as well as a tracker-style Svartpilen 701 concept. 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701
2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701
With sculpted, muscular styling that leads with a round headlight nested within a bright LED ring and ends with a stubby tail, the Vitpilen 701 embraces the less-is-more look of naked street bikes. Carried in its chrome-moly steel trellis frame is a liquid-cooled, 693cc single-cylinder engine with throttle-by-wire that makes a claimed 75 horsepower and 53 lb-ft of torque at the crank, and premium components include WP suspension, Brembo brakes, switchable Bosch ABS and an APTC slipper clutch.
The 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 mixes old and new, with a classic round headlight fitted with ...