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2024 Husqvarna Svartpilen 801 Video Review

https://youtu.be/nNEtwSN9gRA?si=YEb86p6uo34jGZaC The Husqvarna Svartpilen 801 replaces the Svartpilen 701 for 2024. The visually-striking naked is powered by the 799cc LC8c parallel-Twin that’s also found in...

2024 Husqvarna Svartpilen 801 Review | First Ride

Known for decades as a dirtbike brand, Husqvarna expanded its lineup to include streetbikes following its acquisition by KTM in 2013. Its most visually...

2024 Husqvarna Svartpilen 801 Preview

Since Husqvarna’s motorcycle division was acquired by Pierer Mobility in 2013, the brand has produced some unique streetbikes with KTM engines under the model...

2023 Motorcycle of the Year

If Rider’s Motorcycle of the Year, now in its 34th year, were a person, it would have graduated from college or completed military service,...

2023 Husqvarna Norden 901 Expedition | Video Review

We review the 2023 Husqvarna Norden 901 Expedition, a more off-road and touring ready variant of the Husqvarna Norden 901 adventure bike that was...

KTM North America and Pierer Mobility Open New North American Headquarters

On March 28, just 15 months after breaking ground on the development, KTM North America and parent company Pierer Mobility celebrated the grand opening...

2023 Husqvarna Norden 901 Expedition | First Ride Review 

Walking up to the Husqvarna Norden 901 Expedition for the first time, the bold graphics caught my eye. In a departure from the subdued...

2023 Husqvarna Norden 901 Expedition | First Look Review

Just one year after the release of the Norden 901, Husqvarna has added a new member to the Norden family: the Husqvarna Norden 901...

Riding the Ozarks on Big Singles | Favorite Ride

As the saying goes, it’s the journey and not the destination that makes the trip. But how does one describe a destination that is...

Motorcycle Camping on a Honda CB500X and Husqvarna Norden 901

The following motorcycle camping trip story was part of Rider's adventure-themed November 2022 issue, which also included stories on the TransAmerica Trail, Trans Canada...

Husqvarna Announces 2023 Street Lineup

Husqvarna Motorcycles North America Inc. has announced the availability of its 2023 street lineup, including the single-cylinder Vitpilen 401 and Svartpilen 401, the versatile...

Backcountry Discovery Routes to Give Away a 2022 Husqvarna Norden 901

Who wouldn’t appreciate a 2022 Husqvarna Norden 901 with $12,000-worth of upgrades? Backcountry Discovery Routes, an adventure motorcycling nonprofit organization, is giving one away...

2023 Husqvarna Heritage Motocross, Cross-Country, and Enduro Models | First Look Review

With limited availability on select 2023 motocross, cross-country, and enduro models, the new Husqvarna Heritage machines offer a special livery honoring Husqvarna Motorcycles’ off-road...

2023 Husqvarna EE 3 and EE 5 | First Look Review

Husqvarna’s new electric minicycle, the 2023 EE 3, follows in the footsteps of the Husqvarna EE 5. First produced in 2020, the EE 5...

2023 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2023 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. We will continually update the guide as new...

Husqvarna Announces 2022 Street Lineup

Husqvarna has announced its 2022 street lineup, which includes four models: the Svartpilen 401 scrambler, the Vitpilen 401 modern café racer, the 701 Supermoto,...

2022 Husqvarna Norden 901 | Video Review

We test the 2022 Husqvarna Norden 901, a new adventure bike based on the KTM 890 Adventure platform. It’s powered by a 890cc parallel-Twin...

2022 Husqvarna Norden 901 | First Ride Review

Husqvarna is a storied brand that goes way back. It takes its name from the Swedish town – now spelled Huskvarna, which means “millhouse”...

2022 Husqvarna Norden 901 | First Look Review

Adventure riders have been eagerly awaiting the Norden 901’s arrival since Husqvarna unveiled the concept at EICMA 2019. After an extensive development period, the...

2022 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2022 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. It includes cruisers, sportbikes, retro-styled bikes, scooters, touring...

Striking Vikings: How Husqvarna Captured America’s Heart

For a while there, 50 years ago, Husqvarna was perhaps the best-known and most desirable dirtbike in the world. They were good enough bikes — I...

2020 Husqvarna 701 Enduro LR Announced in North America

Husqvarna Motorcycles North America, Inc. has announced that the Husqvarna 701 Enduro LR will be coming to the US. The 701 Enduro LR is...

2020 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 | Road Test Review

Some bikes prize form over function, and that’s OK. I mean, come on, the star-spangled chopper ridden by Peter Fonda in “Easy Rider” was...

2019 Husqvarna Svartpilen 701 | Road Test Review

Different is good. What would our world be like if the only ice cream flavors were chocolate and vanilla? A life without Denali Mint...

2020 Guide to New Street Motorcycles

This handy guide includes all new or significantly updated street-legal motorcycles for the 2020 model year (plus sneak peeks at a few 2021 models)....

2019 Husqvarna 701 Enduro and Supermoto | First Look Review

Husqvarna has announced two returning models for 2019, the 701 Enduro and the 701 Supermoto. Read our Husqvarna 701 Vitpilen and Svartpilen first look review 2019...

2019 Husqvarna FE Dual-Sports | First Look Review

Husqvarna’s lineup of small-displacement, street-legal dual-sports has been updated for 2019 and includes four models: FE 250, FE 350, FE 450 and FE 501. All...

2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen and Svartpilen | First Look Review

At the 2014 EICMA show in Milan, Italy—nearly two years after Austrian KTM bought Swedish-born, Italy-based Husqvarna from German BMW—Husqvarna showed two street-focused concept...

2013 Husqvarna TR650 Strada – First Ride Review

A few months ago I attended the U.S. press launch for the all-new Husqvarna TR650 Terra and Strada, two street legal models powered by...

2013 Husqvarna TR650 Terra and Strada

Husqvarna, a formerly Swedish company based in Italy and owned since 2007 by Germans (BMW), has been making motorcycles for 110 years. Best known...

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