India, March 7 -- Husqvarna Motorcycles is preparing to launch the Svartpilen 801 in the global market on March 19. The brand recently released a teaser of the motorcycle on their YouTube channel. Husqvarna Svartpilen 801 will share its underpinning with the KTM 790 Duke which is no longer on sale in the Indian market but is still available in the global market.

The engine on duty is a 799 cc, parallel-twin unit that is liquid-cooled. It puts out 103 bhp of max power. However, there is a slight chance that Husqvarna might end up retuning the engine to suit the characteristics of the motorcycle. The gearbox on duty is a 6-speed unit that gets a bi-directional quickshifter as standard.

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