2024 Husqvarna Svartpilen 801 Review - Now With Double The Fun

The 2024 Husqvarna Svartpilen is now drinking for two with a 799cc Parallel Twin plucked out of its orange sibling and nestled under the Svart’s stylish duds. Does a Parallel Twin change the vibe of the ’Pilen’s original Thumper? Undoubtedly.
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[@l.a.raustadt518]

A few of us guys from Minnesota raced Pikes Peak back in the January 1 st mass start races. 78/79/80. My last bike raced there Husqvarna Malcom Smith Replica 250cc. Soft spot for the old Swedish models. This one looks fun street wise.

[@Kingsoupturbo]

You guys must have been going so hard from all the hints you kept dropping on pace, great group of guys, champion rider leading the group, leaning to the max, probably super duper fun. 140/150mm is a decent amount of suspension travel for a sort of scrambler thing, cool bike.

[@ewganhoff]

The Vitpillen 801 needs to have a modenised cafe fairing to go with the low bars.

[@Porsche996driver]

Reminds me of my old R1150R but on a modern platform and seat height. I loved daily riding that bike, top case, narrow for filtering, fire road capable, a Swiss Army knife. I’m sure this rides great! Discuss the warranty with the dealer if you have concerns.

[@jimboulter3615]

I owned the 701 Vitpilen and Svartpilen. Both had more character in my opinion and both were still reduced in price and struggled to sell. Despite being good bikes. I think this one struggles more at £10,495 in the U.K. I think it will be sub £8995 very quickly.

[@ewganhoff]

If I was in the market for this bike I would buy... The XSR900.

[@paradigmshift7]

Can't argue with the price to performance of that bike, but Yamaha needs to fire their design team... WTF. Dogshit ugly bike, and it's not the only one from them.

[@marcusgeorge1825]

@@paradigmshift7A simple solution perhaps is opting for the GP edition.

[@marcusgeorge1825]

That’s almost saying if you were in the market for this bike you’d probably consider a pee-wee 50…

[@oscarsheen3045]

Triumph t100 ?

[@GurrasGarage]

hahaha

[@onemanmob6756]

How do you take your Svart: proud 'n loud or stealthy/quiet?

[@kugangles9860]

Does it come with the Chinesium butter cams or is that a upcharge.

[@pinorkal]

Will the camshaft need replacing after 16,000 miles?

[@keithdowdle7405]

I watched until Chris exited the video. 😂😂😂 Love ya Ryan. Great review as usual. At least what I saw of it.

[@pyropunk137]

Haha! Thanks, Keith!

[@Popflyer123]

Nice to consider, but how do you think it racks up with the Yamaha XSR900? I have my eyes on both machines but would like to find more information, thanks!

[@patricksandeberg8184]

The SP version of the MT09 is better than a stock Svartpilen. If there’s a Vitpilen “SP” then I’m getting that 🤙🏾

[@urbanstrencan]

Just awesome bike, Husqvarna nailed it with it❤❤ Just perfect for me

[@Ritte13]

Does it have the chocolate camshaft of the 790 duke 😮

[@kugangles9860]

Probably the same people make it.

[@ef1631]

More like a soft nougat

[@CaseyKingham]

I love my 2000 Moto Guzzi Quota 1100 ES and my 2022 Moto Guzzi V85 TT.both in red.

[@RobertCuttler]

Some people call this the most beautiful motorcycle on the market today. Some people call me young and handsome. They would be wrong.

[@soilsmanadv6673]

The bars look fairly narrow, but video is weird.

[@hal2627]

I thought my Thruxton 1200 looked the best...

[@marscruz]

No MSRP info or where it was built (China?). I suppose it should be around the same price, give or take a few hundred, as the Chinese 790 Duke, which is quite affordable for a KTM. Why would someone opt for this over the 790 Duke? Because the simpler suspension is less complicated and a more upright riding position with wider bars and a more slack front fork?

[@JTManuel]

Probably made in India under the bajaj company.

[@TheLightningII]

It's made in Austria. The engine is built in China.

[@marscruz]

@@TheLightningII Maybe that's why Ryan didn't give us the sticker price?

[@thodoris3790]

Save your money and buy cfmoto 800nk

[@ItalianRain2]

Yep. I'm getting 701..

[@michal.laskowski.]

the best looking motorcycle right now

[@stephenbogert2109]

sad that it is a one person only bike, look at that tiny pad for a passengers butt, and then look at the exhaust pipe, burning hot right next to the rear seat! who would expect a passenger to sit there? HORRIBLE, plus the hot exhaust means it would not even be safe to bungee a jacket or ? the the rear. Nothing a major restyle could not fix, and please dump the lumpy tank,

[@georgekisselbrock8937]

Some people call this the most beautiful motorcycle on the market today. They need to get their eyes checked.

[@ktmkevin]

Husqvarna PR dude can't even properly pronounce Husqvarna. Lol.

[@GurrasGarage]

Only swedes can pronounce Husqvarna correctly, everyone else fails all the time 😆

[@mannyechaluce3814]

same here, that's pretty much my gauge if I am buying a bike or not :D that's why Gonda is my brand .............

[@Dumb93449]

Ktm, husqvarna and cfmoto it’s the same motorcycle

[@bingoberra18]

I believe for the price of a Svartpilen 801 you can basically buy a Duke 890. Then you get an austrian built bike. And it´s a better bike overall as well so I would probably do that.

[@Dumb93449]

@@bingoberra18yes, the highest price for the husqvarna it’s the biggest problem !

[@TheLightningII]

@@bingoberra18 The Svartpilen is also made in Austria.

[@bingoberra18]

@@TheLightningII The engine is the same as Duke 790 which is built in China though.

[@mannyechaluce3814]

@@TheLightningII Nine ! Nine ! Nine ! es Hecho en China ! :D its a CFMOTO

[@negotiatewithleverage4763]

Dude did such a terrible job selling this bike. You could tell he was trying to be nice, but that there was nothing special about the 801. Bummer, too. It's not just him that would sway me, it's the fact that all of those ride shots looked so boring. It could have been a 696 or Yamaha with the way the way they were just meandering around...bored. I almost feel bad watching this video like he was forced to try to defend what is undoubtedly an overpriced, boring bike.

[@JoeBruin1999]

Most parts Made in CHINA! 😱

[@subzero-ku2wx]

These have the same chocolate camshafts as every other LC8c equipped bike. Buyer beware.

[@motorxpromotocare]

CAMCANCER

[@Djskdhsjq]

If Ikea designed and sold bikes this would be it - no style or soul. Manufacturer's need to turn back to historic styling cues. These things all look a lot like my toaster and coffee machine. Some exceptions of course, e.g. Triumph's Thruxton RS with the dolphin fairing and some of the Moto Guzzi line.

[@schowbike]

The most beautiful bike goes to the Yamaha MT-10

[@TheJoker-gg8hc]

You misspelled "ugly".