Back in the SPOTLIGHT
The second thought is simple recognition that this is the Vitpilen’s natural habitat: twisty, flowing, traffic-free tarmac – not the choked streets of the Catalan capital, where we’d begun the ride; and certainly not the glittering exhibition halls and city-centre boutiques where the Vitpilen’s striking lines seem to have been endlessly displayed and discussed in recent years.
In other words, the Vitpilen is a light and sweet-handling machine that is at its best on fine motorcycling roads, rather than merely a less practical KTM in an expensive designer suit. Though if you had a cynic’s desire to prick the bubble of hype that has been inflated around Husqvarna’s streetbike renaissance, you could argue that it’s both of those things.
