Test fleet: Husqvarna Vitpilen 401

Before we get into how I ended up there, let’s backtrack for a minute and start from the beginning. Deep in the throes of the UK’s summer heatwave, I took Husqvarna’s Vitpilen 401 down to London for the launch of Honda’s all-new Monkey 125.

Setting off early doors, straddling the compact Vitpilen, I found myself beaming from ear to ear as I blasted through the Lincolnshire countryside, along B-roads devoid of traffic, with the sun beginning to rise.

With the