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OP
Welcome Ray R. Glad to have you here.
Dan00Hawk
fast rider
Howdy! I'm Dan from Illinois, a 47 year old Dutchman (seems like there are quite a few here!) that is a novice rider. I took the MSF course about 10 years ago, but held off on getting a bike once my daughter was born. I told my wife that the Svartpilen 401 fit the bill as an inexpensive, safe, easy, and fun motorcycle for me to learn riding responsibly. She somehow believed me, so here I am!
I've ridden a bit more than 3000 miles on my 2020 since I got it in July, and love finding opportunities to go for short or long rides to explore around my area, whether it's a lonesome dirt road, or some twisty asphalt. I've participated a bit on some of the Facebook pages and the other forum, but I much prefer this type of format due to my years as a car enthusiast in the forum community. Thanks for setting up a proper forum, and I'm looking forward to learning, sharing, and participating!
I've ridden a bit more than 3000 miles on my 2020 since I got it in July, and love finding opportunities to go for short or long rides to explore around my area, whether it's a lonesome dirt road, or some twisty asphalt. I've participated a bit on some of the Facebook pages and the other forum, but I much prefer this type of format due to my years as a car enthusiast in the forum community. Thanks for setting up a proper forum, and I'm looking forward to learning, sharing, and participating!
OP
Welcome Dan, and thanks for all the great pictures!
Max Kool
pro rider
Welkom @Dan00Hawk , je bent niet de enige Hollander 
nampus
top rider
Welkom!
Wanderer
expert rider
Hi all,
Im Jeremy from Hamilton New Zealand, Just got my first Husky, a 2020 blue/white 701 Vitpilen, 60yo, and 50+ bikes, currently have a 6 month old Africa twin Honda adventure bike also, have had a KTM 640 Duke back in 2002 time, and enjoyed the single thumper, so recently looked for a upgrade from my Kawasaki Ninja 400 town an local runs bike, looked at the Husky an fell in love, the shapes, styling, and uniqueness does it for me, love to have unusual, so currently in the man cave and waiting on the dealer to ship me a replacement battery, still yet to get to start or ride her... More to come shortly
And a shout out to Carl for putting this forum together, well done that man...
Im Jeremy from Hamilton New Zealand, Just got my first Husky, a 2020 blue/white 701 Vitpilen, 60yo, and 50+ bikes, currently have a 6 month old Africa twin Honda adventure bike also, have had a KTM 640 Duke back in 2002 time, and enjoyed the single thumper, so recently looked for a upgrade from my Kawasaki Ninja 400 town an local runs bike, looked at the Husky an fell in love, the shapes, styling, and uniqueness does it for me, love to have unusual, so currently in the man cave and waiting on the dealer to ship me a replacement battery, still yet to get to start or ride her... More to come shortly
And a shout out to Carl for putting this forum together, well done that man...
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nampus
top rider
Welcome!
Max Kool
pro rider
OP
Thank you Wanderer!
Dan00Hawk
fast rider
Nice to have some seasoned, experienced, and wise additions to the group! Welcome!
Randovit701
contributing rider
Hey,
From NJ, 2019 Vit. This is a great place with so many knowledgeable people. I really enjoy the conversations.
From NJ, 2019 Vit. This is a great place with so many knowledgeable people. I really enjoy the conversations.
OP
Randovit701, that is a great looking 701! Welcome!
Wanderer
expert rider
Randovit701, Nice to see a custom paint job, not many Vits with that done that I have seen on the forums... And welcome 
Svartibartfast
contributing rider
Great paint job
Riapax
contributing rider
Ladies. Gents. Good Morning. My name is Rian and I am a fairly new 2019 Vitpilen 701 owner in Atlanta, Georgia. I actually just discovered this forum on Monday and I am delighted that I found it considering that the other Pilen forum is relatively stagnant. I bought the bike the day after Christmas and it is currently sharing a garage with my 2012 Duc 848 evo.
Realistically, at 6'8, I am way too tall and at 284lbs I am wayyyy too fat for the vit but it is honestly one of my favorite bikes since the Ducati 916. The design is flawless. Having said all of that, its not without its flaws. At 600 miles, its currently in the shop for multiple oil leaks including the clutch cover, sprocket cover and a another inspection cover but other than that, I love the bike. I have a few mods already including:
-custom raised seat
-rage cycles front and rear signals w/ plate relocation
-puig aluminum shield
-leo vince slip on
-crg mirrors (not installed yet)
-custom painted rear tank plate (in engine case bronze color)
Currently, my main future mod plan is a set of Andreani fork cartridges to combat my fat ass weight and horrible front suspension. Perhaps the Badwinners tft dash when that comes out as well. Anyways, good to be here yall. here are a few pics of the bike's progression so far.
Realistically, at 6'8, I am way too tall and at 284lbs I am wayyyy too fat for the vit but it is honestly one of my favorite bikes since the Ducati 916. The design is flawless. Having said all of that, its not without its flaws. At 600 miles, its currently in the shop for multiple oil leaks including the clutch cover, sprocket cover and a another inspection cover but other than that, I love the bike. I have a few mods already including:
-custom raised seat
-rage cycles front and rear signals w/ plate relocation
-puig aluminum shield
-leo vince slip on
-crg mirrors (not installed yet)
-custom painted rear tank plate (in engine case bronze color)
Currently, my main future mod plan is a set of Andreani fork cartridges to combat my fat ass weight and horrible front suspension. Perhaps the Badwinners tft dash when that comes out as well. Anyways, good to be here yall. here are a few pics of the bike's progression so far.
Max Kool
pro rider
Hey welcome!! (I know you from the other forum)
That leak on the left side could also be chain grease dripping down from the front sprocket.
That leak on the left side could also be chain grease dripping down from the front sprocket.
Riapax
contributing rider
Hey Max! Good to see you on here too. So when I dropped the bike off at the dealer last week, I just complained about the leak on the right side of the bike. I thought that the oil on the left side was just, indeed chain grease. With that being said, they were the ones that actually discovered that the front sprocket cover was indeed leaking which was a surprise to me.
Max Kool
pro rider
Wow, good catch!