u/mcgroo

After living here for 25 years, I’m learning to get around without freeways.

Map: 32.940176, -117.261279

Greetings! I'm the new owner of a 2019 banana yellow Monkey in the US. I need to wire a license plate light to this open electric coupler under the seat. Can anyone identify this part and the piece I need? Is there a US-based vendor?

The previous owner replaced the turn signals and tail light, but I think this is the factory coupler for the license plate light.

Should the Vitpilen 401 be in the running for my first big boy bike? I've been blasting around on a 125cc Honda Monkey, and I'm not counting that.

I like many things about the Vitpilen 401, but my reluctance comes from: 1/ there aren't that many Husqvarna bikes on the road in general, and 2/ sales of the the Vitpilen 401 were discontinued with the 2024 model year in the US. These two things make me think that service and parts wouldn't be as readily available as they are for something like a Honda. If so, this just means more hassle, more time, and more money to fix things down the road.

Are these well-founded fears, or do I need to chill? Would this be a good first bike?