Vitpilen 801 Owner's Honest Opinions

devchap

new rider
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Dallas, TX
Hey all!

I've always admired the styling of the Vitpilen and Svartpilens. But these bikes seem rare and I hardly ever run into anyone who actually owns one, so I can pick their brains on how the bikes hold up. I do see a lot of used 401s with barely any miles on marketplace and it leaves me wondering why so many people are trying to get rid of these bikes. Is there some major problem with these Husqvarnas or are the 401s simply too small and these people are upgrading to bigger bikes?

Now that I'm making my decision on what bike I'll be getting by the end of this year, I'm really trying to get feedback from owner's real world experiences on these bikes. I'd love to hear anyone's experience on the good, the bad and the ugly of their bikes.

Some of the other bikes I'm looking at are Honda's Transalp, CB750 Hornet, NX500
Yamaha's MT-07, Tenere 700
Suzuki's SV-7GX, SV650
Royal Enfield's Himalayan 450
CFMoto's Ibex 800 and 450
 
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