Svartpilen 801: Bought BLIND, now I SEE the hype

[tooth_dr]

Hey everyone

Took a bit of a leap and bought my Svartpilen 801 sight unseen over the phone - and wow, seeing it in the flesh was worth every second of anticipation
I specd the dynamic pack, but didnt bother with cruise control - might fit that at a later date.

Of course, the bikes arrival was greeted with an amber weather warning, so it hasn’t stretched its legs much yet. But next week’s forecast looks promising, and I’m itching to get it out properly.

Got a few goodies lined up:

• 390 tail tidy
• Side bag
• Denali D4 lights with yellow lenses
• Full sticker kit from Pro Motoworks

Big shoutout to @Tom for his threads - very helpful

Also on the hunt for crash bobbins if anyone’s got recommendations.


Cheers!

 

[Tom]

Hi Adam! Congrats to the new bike & have fun with it!

 

[801FAN]

Welcome to the club ! ( and the hype ^^ )

Yes it really is an issue, counting seconds during the day to quit work and just go for a ride !

 

[blue_monkey]

Congrats on the new bike and welcome to the club!

 

[monkiluren]

Congrats!

I also bought mine blind after reading alot and watching all youtube clips I could find.

Picked it up from the dealer yesterday in horrible weather. Its even better looking in person than in pictures. Havent even been able to take it for a spin yet but hoping for some good weather in the coming days.

Some might think I'm crazy here, but this is my first bike and haven´t even gotten my license yet. But I got all the permits and equipment to start riding with supervision. It was just the bike missing.
Been eying the 401 for a year or so as a possible first bike with not to much power. But I was a bit afraid I would want to switch to a bigger bike quite quickly. And the deal on the 801 was hard to resist.
I have ridden smaller bikes and motocross bikes some years ago and I'm not in my 20's anymore and can behave now so it will be fine.