The Svartpilen 401 has been launched for 2024 at Rs Rs 2.92 lakh ex-showroom. This is also the first 401 to be officially sold in India.
The Svartpilen 401 is a scrambler and has a few important points of distinction from its sibling, the Vitpilen 250. The bike sports a darker colour tone on the 13.5-litre fuel tank, runs on wire-spoked wheels clad in knobby Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR tyres and gets a little wind deflector in front of the 5-inch TFT screen in the front.
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Because the Svartpilen and the Vitpilen share the same platform, it also gets an increase in ground clearance at 177mm from the previous 152mm, while getting a lowered rider seat height at 820mm as opposed to the previous 842mm. The bike has features like optional Bluetooth connectivity, a USB Type-C charging port and traction control, ride-by-wire, quickshifter and supermoto ABS.
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The Svartpilen 401 gets a 399cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine producing 46PS @ 9,000rpm and 39Nm @ 7,000rpm. It is housed in a new steel trellis frame. The bike is suspended by adjustable WP Apex USD forks in the front and an offset-mounted WP Apex rear monoshock with preload adjustability. Braking duties are handled by ByBre disc brakes, with a 320mm disc in the front and a 240mm disc in the rear. The bike has a kerb weight of 171.2kg.
In terms of competition, the Svartpilen 401 goes up against the likes of the, BMW G 310 GS, Royal Enfield Himalayan and the Triumph Scrambler 400X.