The Moto Ref

Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 vs Triumph Speed 400 on track

One standing-start lap of the Ref Ring, our 3.4 km circuit with no home-crowd corners. Every braking point, apex speed and straight is computed from the published specs, so the stopwatch has no favourites.

One lap of the Ref Ring

3.4 km, nine corners. Simulated from published specs, played back 3.6x faster than real time.

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Husqvarna Svartpilen 401

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Gap

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Triumph Speed 400

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Speed through the lap

0 to 173 km/h, shaded zones are corners

Race notes

The Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 laps the Ref Ring in 1:53.74 on paper, 2.21 seconds quicker than the Triumph Speed 400 at 1:55.95. That gap is worth about 90 metres at the flag, and the biggest single chunk of it, 0.59 s, comes at Spec Sheet Straight.

Through the corners there is nothing between them on paper; this one is decided by power and braking. Top speed goes 163 km/h to 157 km/h. A faster lap is not the same thing as the better buy, which is why the full comparison scores value, practicality and ownership too.

Simulated lap times from published specs with stated assumptions, not measured track data. The circuit is fictional and the physics are listed under the race. Read about both bikes: Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 and Triumph Speed 400.

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