The Vitpilen 701 is a lightweight street bike with a minimalist design principle that focuses on the barest of bare essentials. These include a lightweight chassis, spartan aesthetics, a big single cylinder engine, and a sporty attitude.

Since it’s a road focused machine, it’s something different compared to the Husqvarna motorcycles of old, but thanks to the brand’s KTM ownership, it’s one of the most excitingEuropean motorcycles of the last few years.

Equipped with a 692.7 cc single-cylinder four stroke-engine—the same unit found on the KTM 690—the Vitpilen 701 produces a hearty 75 horsepower and 52.4 lb-ft of peak torque. The performance stats prove that it’s got more than enough grunt for the demands of city travel, and plenty of performance for enthusiastic sports riding at the weekends too.