Husqvarna Vitpilen 250 review - Style and substance | First Ride | Autocar India

[@autocarindia1]

To know more about the Husqvarna Vitpilen 250, click here - www.autocarindia.com/bikes/husqvarna/vitpilen-250

[@shadow_realm47]

no blutooth is actually a plus point!

[@suryanshridesbikes]

I really don't understand why everyone has hyped the bluetooth connectivity up so much 😂, like dude just put your phone on vibrate you'll know if there's a call anyways, and I don't think turn by turn navigation is much useful on smaller screens 😂

[@technofete]

​@@suryanshridesbikes not really I use it for turn by turn always and just works like a charm, I've literally been to different parts of India hassle-free. When u are at high speed no phone vibration can be felt btw😂

[@suryanshridesbikes]

@@technofete different strokes for different folks i guess 😂, i think it's just the vibration powerhouse my samsung phone is 😂

[@technofete]

@@suryanshridesbikes no bro, however powerful it doesn't get through riding pants n all

[@suryanshridesbikes]

@@technofete ah well that makes more sense, i don't have riding pants, just a riding jacket so for me the vibrations are just getting through my pants once 😂

[@PitVillain]

After owning I can confirm it gets a lot of stares and get touched by public if kept in public spaces. It's my first bike and I don't know how to handle this situation. I have to always keep an eye on her everytime I am parking it in public parking space. People specially collage going kids just sit on it an try to maneuver it.

[@pranavwanjari2049]

As a proud owner, i can relate 😂.

[@alankarashtage1669]

Same here. Guy in ertiga stopped me in middle of road to ask me about the bike. He loved it after I told him you can buy it in KTM showroom his face was down😅😅😅😂😂😂.

[@abhigyanchauhan9508]

True the same experience here but many think it's ev 😅😂

[@123junu]

Bought this yesterday... And I'm 50+..😂😂😂😂😂

[@abhigyanchauhan9508]

@@123junu Congratulations sir

[@RAJ-jn1cl]

Finally A video on Husqvarna 250 I was waiting for a long time, Please bring comparison videos of this too

[@mallupagan]

Finally the video I've waited for last few months...❤

[@मनुष्य_प्राणी]

सेम हियर

[@genichiroashina6372]

Yahan bhi🤣🤣

[@RK-X]

The messed up the headlights , the older version was sleek & cool.

[@snehashis5109]

And that stupid back fender

[@arivi1309]

​@@snehashis5109yeah dude. Idk how folks are liking it

[@nirmaln6173]

Bajaj missed a trick by launching svartpilen 401 with spoke wheels with tube tyres (compounded by the fact that Pirelli’s scorpion STRs have been switched to Apollos, rationale given by the dealership was that RTO approval didn’t come through for STRs, a rookie mistake by Bajaj) this vitpilen deserves a 401 avatar.

[@photoinc.6026]

I recently owned this as my first bike and I love it my friend with a classic 350 said as much he will drive the 250 he is going to hate is 350 and said it's smooth . For me it's amazing right now I keep it under 6k rpm and it's beautiful . Suspense is the thing I love . We went from Noida to Jalandhar on the bike and it was comfortable for 200km And then we got tired

[@harish4388]

Hello Team, Can you please do a comparison video of Vitpilen 250, KTM 250 and Honda CB300R? Will be really useful for young and enthusiastic riders. Thanks in Advance.

[@james_isaac]

Test ride you will understand what you like

[@aishwaryagaidhane]

@@james_isaac+1 rode them, loved the nimble, peppy and refined cb300r. Who knew a honda was more sharper than a ktm imo. happy buyer here

[@shubhama891]

Bro are you an IT employee by any chance? 😂 way too formal and the last thanks in advance hits the nail 😮

[@What_the_sigma-k7g]

The frontlights on the previous gen was soooo much good looking, it didnt look "cheap" for sure. Now i rhink its a dealbreaker for me, with that black plastic ring around the frontlights

[@mushaheeed]

You can get the headlights changed. I confirmed at the service centre. Although the better headlights cost around 7K.

[@What_the_sigma-k7g]

@@mushaheeed by better headlights, do you mean the old 2021 headlights or the newer 2023 headlights? If there is way to change to old headlights, then I'm still on the purchase then

[@mushaheeed]

@@What_the_sigma-k7g I inquired to install svartpilen 401 2024's headlights

[@pb69420]

0:05 The bike shot with the butterfly on was quite sick

[@rooftopmunda]

Hai na? 😍

[@Bigchungusy]

This design is far better than the previous gen the 401 also looks beautiful

[@मनुष्य_प्राणी]

Only thing is we will miss that DRL RING

[@suryanshridesbikes]

@@मनुष्य_प्राणी and the clipons, they could've kept the clipons and jus raised them a bit

[@desiCineMan]

There are very few KZbinrs I trust and feel like watching, you're one of them and every time I see someone else on an Autocar India video, I feel a bit let down. However, I am taking your inputs from this and decided to get the Vitpilen. ❤

[@lijuvaidhyan6477]

After test drove twice two different bikes. It has low end buzz(vibration )on handle bar between 2500 to 3000rpm. Even the clutch lever also shakes. Other than that it's awesome.

[@banmnx4823]

After a very long wait, Autocar India has finally made a video on the new Husqvarna Vitpilen 250 and with Rishaad Mody reviewing it, it's an icing on the cake 😌 Here's hoping that Husqvarna will soon launch a new version of the Svartpilen 250 in India.

[@Pavankumar-vk9yg]

long waited much needed video about vitpilen 250

[@Unaad_Sam]

I test rode this bike and the bike I rode surprisingly had annoying vibration in foot pegs all across the rev range. Duke 250 on the other hand is very smooth. You guys did not talk about the vibration part at all in the video. Was the machine you guys got for testing better in terms of vibration?

[@keerthirachapalli6942]

Rishaad is a gem in reviewing automobiles. We can close our eyes and can still understand his in detailed review.

[@theboeingguy5060]

Finally 4k!!🎉🎉

[@Jjfjjfb]

Pls make comparison video..with hunter 350 and Ronin 225 ,!!

[@goldpeace8463]

Vitpilen or speed 400..which one to pick

[@Milu2786]

Speed 400

[@kunalrana5321]

Best thing about rain: 720P looks like 4K

[@shantamthapa4804]

I would love if they bring svartpilen 250, that I found much appealing.

[@shivvashishthabhargava4600]

1.Absolutely brilliant work by KTM/Husqvarna on the new 250’s. 2.Superb quickshifter on the 250Duke and a very smart update on the new Husqvarna! Bigger and bolder indeed. 3.The Gen 2 250Duke and the Husqvarna offered a very unique experience with the BS4/6 DOHC 248.xx cc machine. Overall, a very interesting update. The Huskies are larger and the Duke’s a bit smaller!

[@marified]

How it performs for a long touring? Engine heat is more ?

[@hemanthg1568]

Great video quality!

[@sonarafeeq3769]

❤❤ super review 👍

[@Emperor_vecta_777]

Can we add 401's head light on this 250

[@shaarodmahanta2473]

Good question

[@deepakdeepu5108]

vitpilen is known for its uniqueness of caferacer.. but now its similar to other bikes.. handle bar should have been as previous version

[@tanseefhusain8166]

Proud owner 🤩

[@blivinalien3227]

Hi, Any update on vibrations, engine heating, best cruising speed, and suspension ?

[@tanseefhusain8166]

@@blivinalien3227 no such vibrations or negligible, some times you may feel lil amount of heat cz of air blowing through fans but that's okay for me, great suspension system, what's cruising speed is it max speed or Max n economical ?

[@blivinalien3227]

​@tanseefhusain8166 Thanks for the feedback. Got the bike delivered a few days back and tbh.. this looks so good in real and the reason most ppl don't like it is bcoz they have seen this bike in pics/videos and compare with the old vitpilen.

[@blivinalien3227]

I have few plans for this bike interms of modifications and once that is done this bike would look 🔥 and this is a very practical bike now - good seats, better pillion comfort, good riding posture etc. Only thing that bothers me is I feel there's vibrations and buzz from 3k-5k rpm, haven't ridden it beyond 5k - until 1st service is done. Cruising speed is usually the max speed at which we drive on the highway / during trip that don't stress the engine and the ride feels smooth and relaxed.

[@tanseefhusain8166]

@@blivinalien3227 congratulations Bhai .. Now you own best machine in the segment ..you will feel honoured n humbled when everyone is gonna appreciate this beauty

[@seepranavg]

myself 5.2 feet tall - I recently test road the new Duke 250 which amazed me with its comfort and handling. I could get both toes on the ground. For reference i own the Yamaha FZS v3 which i could get only one toe on land at a time. can you please tell if the "Vitpilen 250" is also alike? Please do a comparison video.

[@A.Northernlights]

Bajaj freedom cng

[@lem9636]

I'm waiting for a review of bmw gs1300😗

[@panksham]

Which raincoat you rocking in the video? Looks nice and dry

[@arnabchaki9526]

Kinda looks like my decathlon one

[@HimanshuGupta-jx4nk]

Bro what you wearing under T shirt? What's it called?

[@nemesiszz]

I liked the previous one, the new headlights doesn't look good. Also there is almost no diff between the husqies.

[@gme1215]

Hope they launch a Husqvarna Norden 390 or something that would be a stunning looking machine

[@kannansankareswaran317]

The instrument cluster is not on par with rest of the bike's design... They cld have bumped up the price by 10k and provided the console from 401.. The tail section is a joke, yet practical. Rest of the bike is just woww❤❤

[@onebiker2503]

Is it better than the Hunter 350?

[@nishicagomes]

can the alloys on the vitpilen 250 be fitted on to the svartpilen 401?

[@sanketjain9320]

Yes.

[@ss18may]

dream bike for my height 6'3 people

[@andrinissac]

DRL ring is missing 🥹

[@alfred_b1934]

Top tier 250 🙌🏽

[@alpha-rw9ce]

If they provide coloured display, upgrade tyre which used in ktm duke 250, option to customise suspension and headlight. It will kill

[@likhithdotexe1377]

they don't as it reduces the gap between 390's way too close. already Duke 250 is 70 percent same as 390 and the only changes are display, engine, tyre compound and suspension adjustability factor... for a difference of nearly 1 lakh... that's a smaller margin of differences apart from engine 😬 and husky is even 20k cheaper with most of the same elements makes 390 /401 buyers think twice before they put that fat stack of money on those. these are value proposition motorcycles so they continue to be nerfed a bit more than the high ends

[@raghavjsankar3004]

The less chapri duke- I'd change the rear grab handle though

[@senthilaaru]

Late video but well done

[@sksanyog]

Is it better than meteor 350

[@mohanroy1488]

Please Husqvarna 250 needs improvement make it more premium quality and provide in different colors and also give color TFT display in it. I also don't like headlight and front mudguard design of Husqvarna 250 I want it to be brought back in market with new changes I like this motorcycle very much and I want to buy it.. other people will also want to buy it.❤❤

[@chaitanyakalavakunta7312]

Hey Husqvarna.. Bring back the old vitpilen 250.. You just had to decrease the seat height and provide an upright handle bar like that of swartpilen 250 as an alternate option.. You have killed the dream of many by launching this model.. Insearch of gold we lost the diamond

[@nitishbisht8950]

Cb300r or Husqvarna?

[@akashw664]

Vitpilen 250 or Speed 400?? I think speed 400 performance is good than this but size and look is less.

[@narendrakakashimodi]

Is it a family bike?

[@xgamershub]

Cb300r 2024 review when? @autocarindia

[@Delicious_desert97]

KTM HEATING IS PEAK , IS THERE HEATING ISSUE IN THIS BIKE? DEFINITELY NEED THIS ANSWER BEFORE MY FRIEND AND ME BOOK THIS BIKE THIS MONTH END

[@OmFreeRadical]

Assuming no major vibes? as he never mentioned it

[@anuragedayath9252]

It vibrates a lot actually or maybe an issue with the test ride bike

[@sahilrewatkar3343]

They should have kept the clip on handles.

[@imranbasar7]

Interested more in the location....

[@sufiyansheikh131]

They should've retained the older and sharper design language. Sure, the practical upgrades that this gen comes with is nice but i think it has lost that old charm along the way

[@SandyRider]

You shooting in rain I am watching in rain ☔

[@prachurjyabarman]

Oh man I understand the older vitpilen wasn't practical.... But that's how cafe racers should be, they could've made the body a lil bit longer and lowered a seat height a little... But this?? How are you guys even adoring this product... They've literally killed the whole appeal that came with the vitpilen. Why are they trying to make vitpilen into svartpilen??

[@LucianC137]

The older model looks and is better.

[@OPLA180]

Seat height is disappointed.... It should be 800mm

[@WiwatChang]

LCD screen on a road bike in 2024???

[@OMKAARAM108]

A MEDICAL REP HAS TO SELL A CAPSULE EVEN IT WAS FILLED WITH CHEKKI ATA.

[@footballclicks5784]

We need 401 vitpilen

[@rishiteshbarman2946]

How did you hired the butterflies ?

[@deepakprasad4027]

Rear is an eye soar

[@SarthakShivajiGawari]

the proportions , alloys , tail and the front fender are disgusting compared to older gen , also the fact that they removed the round drl makes it worse

[@alienwhitewalker7284]

the butterflies

[@ThunderApache]

What is the price of the alloy wheels😂?

[@Dr.ChiragParmar-v4i]

Bought is last month. Stalling at low speed too much. Anyone facing the same issue?? Any solutions??

[@akshayps8426]

Which was your previous bike

[@vinayaksrivastav2328]

I wish it had traction control

[@samiahmed7056]

Had a chance to drive in real life. Looks like 125cc, feels like 150cc and drives like 99c

[@aarushsingh2356]

Gives ebike vibe

[@rj4273]

Old design was better 🤦🏻

[@Bigchungusy]

Stfu just stfu y'all always complain this design looks so retro and beautiful and also practical

[@techyrh7780]

This is practical! Old will not help the company with the sales numbers in india

[@hamzahghufran]

​@@techyrh7780 neither will this one most likely 😢

[@venukrithish007]

Ofc that was gorgeous esp the Vitpilen. But I have to admit that was very uncomfortable. I'm still looking at that bike on the used market. Great bike for city rides

[@hiazhar2008]

In person this bike looks really good.

[@ikunalpanday1]

Nah, better buy Gixxer. Worth a lot🎉

[@RobinSingh-ty8it]

Log bajaj freedom bolenge isko. Isliye rehne deta hu😊

[@coastofkonkan]

Rishaad, 'Indians' have learnt to pronounce HOOSK-VERNA. 30% discount please.

[@shivank6345]

Is this a copy of bajaj freedom 😂😂😂😂

[@TheAlphaMing]

This motorcycle was made so that ktm sales go up. So ugly. The tail and the front fender. It's not like they're doing any sales anyway. The old one looks much better.

[@akhilwani1462]

Chaapri riders killed the ktm duke legecy in india so now it felt shame buying the ktm bike

[@SandyRider]

I forgot this exist.. I can spot more Lamborghini then this

[@sparshturkar]

The Vitpilen has lost it, it used to look good.......

[@AdityaKumar-sh8vh]

And you can get ns 400 in that range 😅

[@hsbsbj1049]

Freedom 250 looks good 😂😂😂

[@1SunnySharma]

Traction control is big miss.

[@arnabchaki9526]

finallyyyyyyy

[@joshuaselate4647]

The Design is just not for me

[@maanvith9258]

🙌

[@pratikkhambekar9854]

Very good bike but reality is this is fail model 😅😢

[@sauravkr2011]

Editor forgot to add music 😅

[@shadow_realm47]

It's good without that!

[@sauravkr2011]

@@shadow_realm47 There is definitely a noticeable sound issue when the B-roll comes up. How can you justify that? It's a mistake, and it sounds terrible. I've been in video production for a long time, so I know what works and what doesn't.

[@raghavjsankar3004]

I've been watching videos for a long time, I like it without the music

[@shadow_realm47]

@@raghavjsankar3004 same:)

[@Injurdis]

​@@sauravkr2011Yeah for B rolls It's needed

[@faizanpathan7197]

I am first viewer

[@dogaredeemer2711]

naah

[@omsingh28]

i wanted this bike so bad but this new vitpilen is sh!t ... old version was far more sexy ..

[@Fug_azi]

🦋

[@LogicandTragic]

The back part of the bike looks ugly

[@samiahmed7056]

Husqonwada is a weak vibration bike

[@microice500]

Really not looking good...

[@md.farooqpeerzade2717]

700th LIKE

[@idrisahmed2659]

Nah this doesn't look even half as good as the previous vitipilen .....

[@nitinshooter]

Totally agree with you. Its no more a cafe racer. Its like they merged svartpilen and vitpilen. Plus they made it a bit too practical. Backside though is very practical looks ugly now. Front also is not as good as earlier.

[@dr_arcula]

Diluted

[@adityapatil325]

The problem was that nobody was buying the bike. It was too unpractical. I took a test ride of the initial version but decided not to buy it.

[@SanuHazard]

Totally agree with you It looks more like a powerful fzx🥲

[@idrisahmed2659]

@@SanuHazard lol 😂 u couldn't be more accurate with that description .... Fzx is one of the worst looking bikes and it's a shame to be placing the vitipilen in the same sentence with the fzx ....