Honda CB 650 R versus Husqvarna Vitpilen 701

Make
Model
Make
Model
Make
Model
Honda

Honda CB 650 R

Naked
Husqvarna

Husqvarna Vitpilen 701

Naked

Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2019 bis 2025~
Built von 2017 bis 2020
RRP 9.000 €
RRP 9.495 €
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Pros:
  • E-clutch works great
  • typical four-cylinder character
  • Snappy sound
  • Mature motorcycle, everything has hand and foot
  • Chassis and brakes top
  • also available without e-clutch
Pros:
  • Sporty
  • Exclusive
  • Processing
Cons:
  • Optical E-Clutch 1b
  • No riding modes
Cons:
  • Price
  • Combi display

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.450 mm
Length :
2.120 mm Height : 1.075 mm
Seat :
810 mm
Weight :
203 (max: 371 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.434 mm
Length :
2.100 mm
Seat :
0 mm until : 830 mm
Weight :
166 (max: 350 ) kg

Engine

Motor design: Four-cylinder four-stroke in-line engine 4 Cylinder
Displacement: 649 ccm
Hub: 46 mm
Hole: 67 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: 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: 197 km/h
Performance: 95 HP at 12.000 U/Min
Torque: 63 NM bei 9.500 U/Min
Tank contents: 15 Litre
Consumption:
5 l
Reach:
314 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:
Steel frame (steel)
Front suspension:
Showa USD fork 41mm (travel 108mm)
Rear suspension:
Mono strut (travel 128 mm)
Rear suspension:
Double swingarm
Tyres at the front: 120/70-17
Rear tyres: 180/55-17
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 with double piston calipers ( 310 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake with single-piston caliper ( 240 mm)
Front brake
Single disc, Brembo four-piston radial fixed caliper ( 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, Brembo single-piston floating caliper ( 240 mm)

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Price/availability/colours/years of manufacture

  • Price: 9.200€
  • Used (3 years old): 6.000€
  • Colors: red, grey, green, black

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