India, Feb. 15 -- Everybody and their grandma knows that the KTM 390 Duke is the street motorcycle for enthusiasts looking for outright thrills from a single-cylinder package . In the same vein, I must add that everyone - and their grandma, of course - also knows that the brand KTM suffers from an image problem. Thanks to its loud styling, bright orange paintwork, and boy racer image, KTMs have become, ahem, quite popular (for all the wrong reasons) among the masses. Let's just say that if you want to fly under the radar and don't like the attention, a KTM isn't the right tool for you.

Not too long ago, it would mean looking for alternatives from rival brands. However, with the arrival of the brand-new Husqvarna Svartpilen 401, which is ...