Taking a more scrambler-like approach of Husqvarna’s smaller-displacement streetbikes is the Svartpilen 401. This standard bike’s spoked wheels wrapped in blocked rubber and upright ergonomics make it an urban machine with an explorative attitude, differentiating it from the café-styled Vitpilen 401. Like its sibling, this machine floats on WP Apex suspension, stops with ByBre brakes, and runs on a 373cc single-cylinder thumper. The urban roads and rough side streets look pretty inviting from the cockpit of this Husky.
Running the 2018 Svartpilen 401 on our in-house dyno, we documented 40.27 hp at 8,650 rpm and 25.81 pound-feet of torque at 6,890 rpm.
Compare this model to the likes of the Ducati Scrambler Sixty2, Honda CB300R, Yamaha MT-03, or even its relatives like the Vitpilen 401 and KTM 390 Duke.
The 2020 Svartpilen 401 sees the same changes as the Vitpilen 401, which include an extended subframe for what Husky claims improves passenger comfort and new colors that accentuate the model’s design.
