THE HUSKIES ARE HERE
THE MUCH-AWAITED Husqvarna motorcycles have finally landed on our shores. The two bikes are the Svartpilen 250 and the Vitpilen 250. They share their platforms with the KTM 250 Duke.
While Svartpilen is Swedish for “black arrow”, Vitpilen means “white arrow”. That is why the Vitpilen will be sold only in white and the Svartpilen only in black. The Svartpilen 250 will be a scrambler and the Vitpilen 250 a café racer.
The details available as of now are that both bikes get the same 250-cc, single-cylinder engine which makes 31 hp and 24 Nm of peak torque. Both get the same steel trellis frame with an upside down (USD) fork at the front and a monoshock at the rear with 17-inch wheels. Braking duties are shouldered by a 320-mm disc at the front and a 230-mm one at the rear with dual-channel ABS. The only difference is in the riding position: whereas the Svartpilen’s is upright with a wide handlebar, the Vitpilen’s is aggressive with a clip-on handlebar.
The bikes get a compact design with neat bodywork and an
