2014 Husqvarna 701

2014 Husqvarna 701 marks the moment Husqvarna's new owners let the world see where the brand's street bike ambitions were headed, arriving as a concept rather than a showroom motorcycle. This is a single-cylinder machine built around a big-bore engine tuned for punchy, usable delivery rather than outright top-end pull, the kind of setup that rewards a rider who wants a light, flickable bike for backroads and occasional trail work rather than someone chasing raw numbers. In practice, this concept previewed a supermoto-adjacent riding experience: upright ergonomics, minimal weight, and an engine happy to be short-shifted through town or wrung out on a twisty stretch. As a first-year prototype, the 2014 Husqvarna 701 wasn't sold to the public, so there's no prior model year to compare it against, and no running changes to track since it never entered production that year. Interest today comes mostly from collectors and Husqvarna historians who want a piece of the brand's post-KTM-acquisition relaunch story, rather than riders looking for a daily machine. Anyone chasing one is buying history and rarity, not a bike they'll rack up miles on.