BMW F 900 R versus Husqvarna Vitpilen 701

Make
Model
Make
Model
Make
Model
BMW

BMW F 900 R

Naked
Husqvarna

Husqvarna Vitpilen 701

Naked

Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2019 bis 2025~
Built von 2017 bis 2020
RRP 9.400 €
RRP 9.495 €
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Pros:
  • crisp engine
  • good brakes
  • Incline Sensors Series
  • good quality impression
  • Fun grenade on the street
Pros:
  • Sporty
  • Exclusive
  • Processing
Cons:
  • QuickShifter only for an extra charge
  • Airbox sound could be better
  • only suitable for pillion use to a limited extent
  • sometimes strange surcharge policy: bar-end mirrors e.g. only available for the "Sport" variant.
Cons:
  • Price
  • Combi display

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.514 mm
Length :
2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat :
815 mm
Weight :
208 (max: 430 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.434 mm
Length :
2.100 mm
Seat :
0 mm until : 830 mm
Weight :
166 (max: 350 ) kg

Engine

Motor design: In-line motor 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Motor design: Stew 1 Cylinder
Displacement: 693 ccm
Hub: 80 mm
Hole: 105 mm
Cooling: Flüssig
Drive: X-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6

Performance

Maximum speed: 216 km/h
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 93 NM bei 6.750 U/Min
Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption:
4 l
Reach:
310 km
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

Chassis

Frame type:
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel)
Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm)
Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm
Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
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

Brakes

Front brake
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper ( 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper ( 265 mm)
Front brake
Single disc, Brembo four-piston radial fixed caliper ( 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, Brembo single-piston floating caliper ( 240 mm)

Conclusion - what sticks

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Price/availability/colours/years of manufacture

  • Price: 0.000€
  • Used (3 years old): 0.000€
  • Years of manufacture: 2016-2018
  • Availability: from 12/2018
  • Colours: red, bright yellow

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