News – New 2015 EICMA: a 690 SMC with Husqvarna sauce and two concepts – Used HUSQVARNA

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New 2015 EICMA: a 690 SMC with Husqvarna sauce and two concepts

News - New 2015 EICMA: a 690 SMC with Husqvarna sauce and two concepts - Used HUSQVARNA

Husqvarna is exhibiting as planned a new road bike and two prototypes at the EICMA show in Milan: the 701 Supermoto built on the basis of the 690 SMC R KTM – to which Husqvarna now belongs – and the 401 Vitpilen and 401 Svartpilen concepts, designed from 390 Duke.

Husqvarna exhibits a new road bike and two prototypes at the EICMA show in Milan: the 701 Supermoto built on the basis of the 690 SMC R KTM – to whom – and the 401 Vitpilen and 401 Svartpilen concepts, designed from the 390 Duke.

701 Supermoto: the first road bike of the "HVA-KTM" era

Like the 690 SMC R, the Husqvarna 701 Supermoto is a fun and light bike (145 kg dry) with a single cylinder spitting out 67 hp and 68 Nm. More than respectable values ​​given its architecture! Hyper compact and light (43.4 kg), this modern engine receives an electronic accelerator, an anti-slip clutch and three driving modes selectable thanks to a control under the saddle.

As typical supermot ‘as its "organ donor" from KTM, this new Husqvarna expected "for the end of summer 2015" receives WP suspensions and a tubular trellis frame, two technical and aesthetic signatures specific to the KTM range.

The message is clear: yes, Husqvarna is back on the road, but under the close supervision of its new owner who takes care to explore a niche market with his brand rather than reinvesting a more "bankable" niche like that of roadsters. Not crazy, the wasp of Mattighofen !

Concepts 401 Vitpilen and 401 Svartpilen

As a tribute to the Silverpilen ("silver arrow" in Swedish), a road motorcycle produced by Husqvarna in 1953, the brand unveils the Vitpilen ("white arrow") concept built on the basis of the. Sleek and straight to the point, this original motorcycle features an almost straight silhouette, strap handlebars, a flat saddle and the engine base and chassis of the KTM roadster.

Husqvarna also offers it in a typical scrambler version with studded tires, straight handlebars, LED headlight, off-road footrests and upper tank protection which also serves as a road map holder..

This Svartpilen ("black arrow") also takes on its own the 372 cc single cylinder of the 390 Duke, its tubular trellis frame in chromium molybdenum steel, its boxed swing arm, its inverted 43 mm fork and its mono. WP shock absorber.

Likewise, the braking system is identical between the Husqvarna and the KTM, with in particular a radial fixing caliper with 2-pistons from ByBre, the Indian subsidiary of Brembo (country where the small KTM Duke are also built by its partner ).

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