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Husqvarna 401 concepts get the green light
They were only unveiled at EICMA last November, but the audience reaction has obviously been more than raucous: production is the next stepHusqvarna Motorcycles only raised the curtain on two concept street bikes – the 401 Vitpilen and 401 Svartpilen -- at the EICMA motorcycle show in November 2014, but already they look like becoming reality.
Husqvarna says the bikes draw their inspiration from "the rebellious spirit of the golden age of the brand in the '60s and '70s".
And the naming conventions? Vitpilen is Swedish for 'White Arrow' and Silverpilen Swedish for 'Black Arrow'. The bikes are powered by a 401cc single-cylinder four-stroke engine and the chassis is based on the skeleton of the two-bike KTM 390 family.
KTM now owns Husqvarna, and that's probably one of the main reasons why the green light has been given so quickly for the Vitpilen and Silverpilen: KTM's deep pockets and spirit of design innovation.
The 401 Vitpilen is a modern reinterpretation of Husqvarna's Silverpilen of 1953, blending the latter's robust lines with the latest technology. The 401 Svartpilen, meanwhile, is a back-to-basics machine with a more upright riding position – a bike that gets back to the 'grassroots' of motorcycling pleasure.
How much different will the bikes look in showroom guise? We'll know probably sometime by mid-2016.
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