Do I regret buying my 2020 Svartpilen?

[@martini7454]

"What is up, Lugnuts?" is a really great intro phrase. 👍

[@ryanthebassplayer]

I rented your Svart last year and that convinced me to get my own. I found a Vitpilen 701 for a decent price and I love it! Thanks for introducing me to Huskies.

[@justcoffee3617]

Wasn’t able to find the 701, but I really wanted a Svart so I found 1 of 2 that I could get in Florida and “settled” with the 401. Love the little thing, super light and snappy, just enough balls to take it over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge where people are doing 90 over the bridge and still feeling comfortable with it. Wishing I could have found the 701, but couldn’t risk not getting my hands on a one of these amazing bikes. Great little bike, absolutely love it.

[@emoservedwithfries]

Spires video brought me to your channel. Hope your base grows just in case someone gets managerial again.

[@nordicjourneys]

omg you got an Atlantic cCty shirt. that warms this heart in Sweden cause its where I was raised. I found you channel through yammie noob, yea just wanted to say do yoo thing girl!

[@satur9satur9]

Slave known issue. Battery common issue . Dash few issues. Actually just rewatched the "you should buy one" video. Glad it's STILL a forever bike. I had a slave recluse slave ready to go when I brought the bike. Battery was changed when dash started flashing random errors. Luckily mine hasn't crapped out on me as.my dealer is 100 miles away. But for all it's flaws it's still such an awesome bike.

[@jjohnnyr59]

I also have a 2020 fartpiltchard I bought in 2021,oberon clutch slave straight away,fuel dongle,15/42 sprockets etc etc,occasionally get the FLS (funny light syndrome ) always goes away.......probably water in connectors on a wet day and metal in connectors expanding on a hot day.....Great bike all round,I love it

[@GManWrites]

Analogue dash for the win👍 I have no modern crap on my bike and that's how I like it.

[@TheSpaceBorn]

I have a 2020 Vit and the slave went out at less than 500 miles. Battery was DOA when it hit the dealership so it was changed before I took possession. No dash issues so far. Absolutely love the bike and it's a forever bike for me too. I'll get a XSR GP as my second bike if they decide to make it.

[@ryanashley347]

Whitney Rules !!!

[@C64SX]

I had a 'tail tidy' on my 2020 Svart 701, the R&G Racing one. It really messed up the design, almost completely hiding that beautiful rear light, so I switched back to the original fender kit. It looks so much better with a clean rear end, and that little rear fender helps a lot if you live where it rains from time to time :) But that's minor details on a very beautiful bike. She's a keeper!

[@RyanMurphy-sp2fx]

I also own a 2020 Svart, but I made sure the recalls (fuel tank and slave cylinder) were done before I took it from the dealership. These are all known issues, and pretty simple to resolve. I also had the same dead battery issue. I guess the batteries they used in them from the factory just sucked. I think my next mod will be to change the gearing (up a tooth in the back and down one in the front). Ive heard that this is an amazing upgrade to really wake the bike up. Once I get out of warranty, I will probably do the BW power kit too. Ive owned a lot of bikes over the years, but this 701 is something special for sure. I think its going to be the Yenko Camaro of the bike world in a few years. There were so few of them available for the 2020 year, and even less of them around any more. Cheers Whit, glad you still like it!

[@sv7017]

HI, Im curious about the tooth thing. Can you explain this further a bit?`Thx

[@RyanMurphy-sp2fx]

@@sv7017 sure thing mate. You make the gearing shorter (lower top speed, more torque), by putting on a larger rear sprocket, and or, putting a smaller front sprocket on. This is how the 701 SM is geared, and makes a great difference for low down power delivery.

[@sv7017]

@@RyanMurphy-sp2fx Thanks. Are there actually finished parts you can buy? Thinking about simple tuning methods like a fuel dongle or the gearing.

[@RyanMurphy-sp2fx]

@@sv7017 not sure what you mean by 'finished parts' . There are lots of companies that offer aftermarket parts for these bikes, yeah

[@JCrozier1]

Hell yeah. Nice to catch some content from you. I had done tons of research on the xsr before seeing yours. I think it's probably too much mike, but I love the look. Spent forever going back and forth between the 701 and xsr. Can't wait to see what new stuff you come up with.

[@TheAwesomeSpiderDude]

I too have the 701 Start and if it rains hard and you drive through a bunch of wet it gets angry. Let it dry out back to normal. Also the abs cam failure is something that use to pop up on mine every 30 mins of riding. Its not now so I'm happy. I daily mine and its super fun. lived in Oregon and now in vegas. Get different lights I got some leds fro blinkers cause I too had that dumb issue with the tail lights. I don't regret mine. The salve thing happen to me twice. Have 8k on mine. turning into an adventure bike currently had it sumo'd for a while dunlop mutants and zeta hand guards and sumo mirrors.

[@Johnny-701]

I have my 2020 Svart for about 10 months now and absolutely love it. I also have some issues with the dash occasionally throwing random errors at me. "CAN ABS FAILURE" most of the time. Had it at the dealership several times. Got a new dash and what not. Didn't help still there. Even KTM doesn't know why they tend to have that, they said. Apparently KTM has canceled the contract with the supplier of the dash because it's shit. Problem is, they don't get any support for this supplier anymore. I guess we just have to live with it. Bike runs great btw.

[@majormassenspektrometer]

I worked for an HQV/KTM/GasGas and Suzuki Dealership and these KTM bikes are extremely problematic compared to other brands like Suzuki, Yamaha.... You have to have the KTM Tester and register the bike to the dealerNet to let them even start before they go out to the customer. With Suzuki bikes you unpack, fill the tank and press start. 😂 EEPROM, TCS, ABS, Failures to communicate to different Control Units, sudden non functioning cockpits... anything you can imagine went wrong. Guess which customers visited us frequently with problems? Those who bought a 701, 401, 125 or a SV650, V-Strom or GSX? Those with SV650s, V-Stroms or GSXs were service customers who needed new tyres, oil change or whatever. In my time there I've NEVER SEEN a Suzuki bike with electronic problems. The HQV customers came in regularly with electronic problems. ALL. THE. TIME. We had brand new bikes and bikes not even a year old with electronic problems so bad, we couldn't figure them out and they went back to KTM for repair. They never told us what was wrong with them but the customers got some goodies like new tyres, new engine or whatever. Electronic problems from the getgo, leaking engines, Leaking WP suspension, holes in exhaust pipe weldings on brand new bikes... all problems connected to this brand. I've never seen a Suzuki with anything like that. Fun bikes no doubt about that but my money goes to Japanese brands. And I'm not even mentioning the recalls for the clutch slave cylinder or the plastic tanks which needed replacement because of the thin plastic... haha

[@WonderLOLrus]

Your videos on YN was one of the reasons I picked up a 701 last Nov. I've seen the issue with the weird dash tc/abs can failure messages. Those messages with the check engine light disappears after couple of days. Someone mentioned turning the bike on before the dash sequence finishes can cause it to occur. I noticed accidentally running the throttle against brakes can also cause the TC/ABS thing to pop up. 15T front sprocket, open airbox and Closed loop fuel adjustment helped a lot with street riding. I scrambled some FSR with it but it is definitely much happier on the twistys.

[@user-mq4xp1gq3q]

Badwinners makes an upgraded replacement dash. I'm considering getting one for mine. My clutch slave cylinder failed too. It was disappointing being that this was my first bike and crapped out with only a few miles on it. I got the oberon upgrade replacement and have had no issues.

[@TheOverisel]

I am a one bike guy and I sold my beautiful 1983 Suzuki GS1100E that ran FLAWLESSLY (my avatar) and bought a 2019 Indian FTR1200. The 1200 is my first new bike- first new motorized vehicle actually. It is a beast and is a thrill. But I am concerned because it does not have that Japanese long term reliability. I hope you get the display readout fixed without conflict from the manufacturer but it makes me cringe that a new bike is revealing problems so soon. I have not experienced any problems that other Indian owners have but I have the base model which has less problems. However there is a recall on my bike for a faulty plastic coolant connection that when goes can spew hot coolant on the rider. Yay. Best part is the replacement part is not available.

[@christopherjongte865]

Welcome to the Husky family. I ride a Vitpilen 701

[@ehiggins7476]

Dash going blank happened to me a few times, ended up being a faulty ground in the wiring harness. Took the dealer forever to diagnose. You’ll love it even more after you replace the factory tires with sticky rubber. I got the Pirelli Angel GT. Whole different bike, handles way better and feels solid at high speed on the Freeway.

[@jjohnnyr59]

Pirelli angel gt.....me too 👍🏻

[@FidelHerreraxx]

I booped my turn signal on my 20 svart aswell and you can take the light apart with the screw in the back of the bulb and reassemble it back onto the tail tidy! Easy fix! If you need instructions hit me up!

[@HonestKeyboard1771]

They discontinued the 701, otherwise I would have snagged one already. I've also heard /seen that there is suppose to be an update for the svartpilen 401 for 2023 that I have yet to see (but I'm trying to hold out).

[@frallinger]

Chick reviews bike = auto sub+upvote. J/K - I love your work with Spite and wish you, your channel (and your offspring?) all the fucking best! Fistbump from OG Husky country.

[@coreylevenson]

Glad to hear you still like your 701. I also have a 2020 Svart 701. I live in San Antonio (no Husky dealer here yet so I rode mine up to TJ's for that first 600 mile service). Mine throws the occasional error code (no one at TJ's seemed to know why). I bought an OBD2 reader so I could read and clear codes. I've got a fuel dongle on order (from Kev Down Under) and hope that sorts out the low RPM stumbles due to lean running. I have a bunch of other bikes but this 701 is my Goldilocks bike: enough horsepower, not too porky and 70-ish mpg. What's not to like? It's even somewhat comfy. I hope you continue to bond with yours...

[@cellularmitosis2]

70mpg? You sure about that bro?

[@coreylevenson]

@@cellularmitosis2 It's between 60-70 mpg depending on how much I wring it out.

[@climbmotoadv1550]

Keep the swed forever and ever! good ti hear! worth the effort for a charming unike one cylinder bike!

[@damiandoherty8183]

Hi from Derry in Ireland - I've had my 701 Svart for about 18 months (I did watch a few of your vids before buying) - haven't had a single issue with it - the only mod I've done is the duel dongle which I got for £20 and absolutley transaformed the way to bike rides, especially at low speed and low RPMS - I love it!!! You should have a look at upgrading your blinkers anyway - the later models came with the really small LED ones.

[@jfseaman1]

I have a 2019. Yup, all that. Tried the BW Dashboard. No go. Not a reputable vendor/shop. Making my own. I had total failure on the rental front. The renters have figured out that they can say there is a problem and not have to pay. Easy fake, they put 500 miles on the bike. Shorted a fuse. Called it in. No pay. Bummer.

[@user-mq4xp1gq3q]

Sorry to hear the BW dash didn't work out. I considered getting one because their video of it looks a lot better and more functional than the stock one that comes with the bike. Are you making one because there's no better alternatives?

[@jfseaman1]

@@user-mq4xp1gq3q The only reason I am making one is because there is no better option. Things slowing me down are wireless setup and software updates for the unit. Everything else is "working". And I am a programmer. I am terrible at user interface. That really slows me down.

[@bfranco1519]

I want the R9T! You can keep the Husky.

[@Whitney_Does]

Do you want it?? Cuz it’s definitely for sale after GP

[@brianwilliamsbriancrime]

She’s a beauty, for sure… may the malfunctions become like a long ago dream …

[@davidmora4596]

You know for the longest time I was in love with Ktm and huskies and I was gonna buy either one of those or a 690 duke so I got all ready ask a friend to drive me to Austin cause I live in San Antonio and when I got there unfortunately I had such a bad experience with the salesman at that dealership that made me change my mind at that time

[@LuisLanda]

Put a 15t sprocket on it, you'll love it even more.

[@sv7017]

The Same about my Baby. Will Never sell my Svart even im just waiting for the first problem to come. Too Bad, KTM has reliability issues.

[@scottoconnor4111]

I love that bike. I would have bought one if they made a 2022 model. Maybe rent again next April? 😉

[@EdFunka]

I can tell you a love story how I cheated on my 701 vitpilen. I sold my first love and got a brand new honda cbr650 after one ride I understood its not a bike for me. So I got a triumph trident and after 2 months decided I need my 701 vitpilen back. Now I am reunited with my true love ❤ this bike is worse on paper vs honda and triumph but somehow its better when you ride it. Dont sell it ever😂

[@dry509]

‘Dna like curse bestowed on me through my familial bloodline’…interesting comment…where did you hear about this? Do you think there is anything to this phenomena? Also, I am in Houston and looking for a bike to rip around on also. Do you still like the bike?

[@masonmax1000]

I love my 2022 401, its my first bike.

[@verigone2677]

Betting any money your harness got boned while they were putting in the Slipper Clutch. You may want to just have your electrics given a once over front to back, a car stereo shop be better than a mechanic for this if you have one near you that does high-end custom work. They should be able to troubleshoot your whole harness on a motorcycle in just a couple of hours

[@dukie1616]

What I regret was not buying it for 6,900 (dealer offer) instead I bought the 890R for 12,000 (at same dealer)

[@p-dub7422]

Thanks for doing this video! I was one of those who wondered if you regretted getting the bike. I saw the first video when you was so excited about the bike. Your video was a big motivator for me to hunt the 701 Svartpilen down and get one. Question. How many miles do you have on your bike and when did it start having issues? I was told that the dealer addressed the issues with the slave driver or whatever you call it. Thus far, I have not had issues but I am now concerned and wondering what to do. My miles on my bike is low so I wonder if that is why I have not had issues yet. One last question. Do you think putting an aftermarket exhaust on the bike is a factor? Did you put a power commander on it and change the mapping or something. I heard that some people put things on their bikes to help it run smooth at low rpms. So I wonder if that is a factor too. My dealer said doing those things could effect my warranty. I hope you do another video on this please!

[@rizzorides2490]

I'm most likely going to rent dat Svartpilen july 14 - 17. #NBTX

[@motohound90]

I wonder how youd feel about ripping a trust mt07 instead? Not good looking enough?

[@williamhissom3921]

What bar end protectors are you using? I like those.

[@williamhissom3921]

Also...Do you have any mirros on it? I use bar end mirrors but I like that prottector you use. Let me know. I just reserved a 2023 Svartpilen. :)

[@solomon_the_first849]

Bad Ass Bike

[@Fee.1]

Wait so you’ve had two XSR900’s?

[@maguslascivious4980]

It's disgusting they already axed the 701 That thing should have had a legit tach and speedo anyways..

[@tubingforever]

Svart 401 or 701 and why?

[@Whitney_Does]

701 because I live in America and ride a lot on the highway

[@Rubbishcook]

I ride dat 😌

[@Magic_Toaster]

Hehe svart