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RIDE REVIEW I 2025 HUSQVARNA VITPILEN 801
Shift quickshifter for the six-
speed gearbox, which, trust me,
you're going to want as it gives
one of the slickest gearshifts
I've used for quite some time.
The Dynamic mode gives you
access to the 10-stage traction
control (levels one to nine plus
Off), five-stage wheelie control,
Motor Slip Regulation, a fourth
different throttle map in Dynamic
(the full beans throttle), plus the
increasingly sedate Sport, Road
That's more than enough for
a bike weighing a claimed 397
pounds, but that's measured
without a 3.7-gallon tank of
gas. Add said gas, and you're
probably looking at around 420
pounds ready to ride. Again,
nothing to sneeze at.
Our test bikes came fitted
with the Dynamic ECU map,
which is a $420 extra from your
Husqvarna dealer. Sadly, this
does not include the $350 Easy
Back when Chris Fillmore
and I were teammates at Pikes
Peak in 2018, Chris' KTM 790
Duke—the exact same motor
that sits between the Vitpilen's
frame rails—had exactly 105
horsepower at the tire with an
aftermarket race exhaust, intake
work and a different fuel map,
and the consensus at the Vit
-
pilen launch was the rear wheel
horsepower
would be around
95-98.
Cool-looking bike, eh?
Husqvarna did well on the
styling with the Vitpilen,
skating the line between neo-
futuristic and a little retro
café culture nicely.
