Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 versus Ducati Hypermotard 796

Make
Model
Make
Model
Make
Model
Husqvarna

Husqvarna Vitpilen 701

Naked
Ducati

Ducati Hypermotard 796

Supermoto

Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2017 bis 2020
Built von 2010 bis 2012
RRP 9.495 €
RRP
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Pros:
  • Sporty
  • Exclusive
  • Processing
Pros:
Cons:
  • Price
  • Combi display
Cons:

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.434 mm
Length :
2.100 mm
Seat :
0 mm until : 830 mm
Weight :
166 (max: 350 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.455 mm
Length :
2.120 mm Height : 1.155 mm
Seat :
825 mm
Weight :
167 kg

Engine

Motor design: Stew 1 Cylinder
Displacement: 693 ccm
Hub: 80 mm
Hole: 105 mm
Cooling: Flüssig
Drive: X-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Motor design: V 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 803 ccm
Hub: 66 mm
Hole: 88 mm
Cooling: Luft
Drive: Kette

Performance

Maximum speed: 200 km/h
Performance: 75 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 72 NM bei 6.750 U/Min
Tank contents: 12 Litre
Consumption:
4 l
Reach:
300 km
Maximum speed: 205 km/h
Performance: 77 HP at 8.000 U/Min
Torque: 77 NM bei 6.250 U/Min
Tank contents: 13 Litre

Chassis

Frame type:
Tubular space frame (chrome-molybdenum)
Front suspension:
Upside-down fork WP Apex 43 mm (travel 135 mm)
Front suspension:
0
Rear suspension:
WP Apex Monoshock (travel 135 mm)
Rear suspension:
Deflected swingarm
Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 160/60 ZR 17
Frame type:
Lattice tube

Brakes

Front brake
Single disc, Brembo four-piston radial fixed caliper ( 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, Brembo single-piston floating caliper ( 240 mm)
Front brake
Double disc Rear brake
Disk

Conclusion - what gets stuck

The Vitpilen is a small Rabauke, but one that never lets you down. Provided that it can be afforded, the question remains: do you want to afford it? We at motorradtest.de agree: yes! Five times thumbs up.
She is the ideal companion for the things that are so fun in life. And the most beautiful of them are those that evade all logic.
Only what we Germans like most about buying would be the principle. Because the Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 is a Naked Bike, which naturally limits the suitability for touring, which is already opposed by the tank, which only has a capacity of 12 liters. But, you know that beforehand. Like that ice makes you fat, you shouldn't watch "Bauer sucht Frau" on TV or that blowing up four liters of the finest super on 100 kilometers is ecologically simple crap just for fun.
We now find that we have satisfied political correctness, and now we are finally going to the trader and taking a test drive. ;)

The test machine was kindly provided by Heller & Soltau.

Small addendum: Vitpilen is Swedish and translates as "White Arrow". Why? We don't know either.

Price/Availability/Colours/Years of Construction

  • Price: 10,195 Euro
  • Used: from 7,500 Euro
  • Years of construction: since 2018
  • Colour: aluminium