First Look: The 2025 Husqvarna Vitpilen 801
It’s been over six months since Husqvarna pulled the covers off the new Svartpilen 801. Since then, we’ve been wondering when its sibling, the Husqvarna Vitpilen 801, would drop, and what it would look like. Well, it’s here now?and we are decidedly underwhelmed.
The new Vitpilen 801 might have knocked our socks off if Husqvarna had released it before the Svartpilen 801. But they’ve made us wait six months for a look at what is essentially a lightly fettled version of the Svartpilen. And that’s left us very little to sink our teeth into.
When Husqvarna first released their neo-reto street bike range six years ago, the differences between the Svart- and Vitpilen variants were far more pronounced. The Svartpilen 401 and 701 were clearly styled after flat track bikes, while the Vitpilen 401 and 701 were committed to café racer style, clip-on handlebars and all. Sure, they shared a lot?but they were different enough that each had a distinct personality. Conversely, we can count the differences between the new Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 and Svartpilen 701 (other than the color schemes on offer) on one hand. The biggest difference is the Vitpilen’s new halo-esque LED headlight. Set at an angle?much like the designs of Husqvarna’s parent company, KTM?it’s one feature that hits the mark.
The Vitpilen also sports a unique front fender, radiator shrouds, and belly trim, and wears slightly lower handlebars than the Svartpilen. But ever...
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