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Harley Davidson Street 750 Review: Urban Metamorphosis

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Being a product from the Harley Davidson stables, the Street 750 guarantees attention everywhere you ride. From fellow road users to passers- by, from PYTs riding pillion on other bikes to truckers on a highway dhaba, the 750 makes its presence felt and remains an eye ball magnet. We got ample evidence of the bike being an eye-candy on our ride to Amby valley from Mumbai and back. However, all’s not good and the 750 does have its own gray areas.

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The presence of seat extension and rear foot pegs does not mean you should invite pillions for a share of the attention the Harley commands. As we found out, the 750s pillion seat remains the avoidable place to be at with its high foot rests and rear ward sloping profile of the seat. Pillions will strongly desire for extra padding and a back rest.

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The rider foot pegs are wide and great while munching miles endlessly, but they foul the natural movement of feet in stop and go traffic, remember this is an urban cruiser.

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The heat from rear cylinder head can be overwhelming in slow traffic and the best solution is to switch off the engine whenever possible. The rear cylinder head maintains barely a few centimeters from your left thigh and caution must be exercised with the kind of clothing you chose before getting astride the 750.

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Liquid cooling means that the radiator fan kicks in every time the temperature crosses a set limit which means that you get a draft of hot air on to the inside of thighs and calves.

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The exhaust down pipes runs close to the right foot peg and it is quite easy to get caught off guard and scald your-self, despite having a matt finish heat shield.

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While we find nothing wrong visually with the rear view mirrors, they just offer a bit more than your elbow and can lead to fatal consequences while riding. Replacing the mirrors with ones that offer a better rear view should be one of the first upgrades that a 750 owner execute, we suggest.

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The Harley Davidson Street 750 does not incorporate a fuel gauge for its 13.1 litre tank. The only visual indication remains a low fuel warning light which comes on while the fuel level drops below 1.5 litres (we presume).

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The cost control is evident with the finishing of the tank welds, the general cabling and usage of cycle parts like the nut/bolts/fasteners etc. which could have had better quality to them. Fuel cap pops out – doesn’t have any hinges to secure it while refueling.

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The clutch and brake levers feel very basic too. The Street 750 even skips the pass button though the built quality of switches remains good. The 750`s switchgear does away with the typical H-D style which has the left indicator switch on the left side of handle bar and the right indicator switch on the right. In our opinion, this is a wise move since this happens to be an entry level H-D and buyers would be riders who will be moving up the cubic-capacity segment.

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The H-D also features a single feeble sounding monotone horn, and it is gets the matt black treatment like most of the bike. We wouldn`t blame, if any one demands a louder horn.

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Brakes aren’t sharp enough for a bike this heavy and this fast. We think a better brake-tyre combo would have further improved the impressive (for a cruiser) handling of the Street 750

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Yes sir, the saree guard has been duly outfitted for India. On both sides in the Street 750’s case.

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Check out the LED lights below the tail-lamp assembly to illuminate the registration plate

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10 thoughts on “Harley Davidson Street 750 Review: Urban Metamorphosis”

  1. Hopefully Harley will take note of the un-impressive aspects and work towards improving them. Tyres can be swapped for a stickier pair, mirrors can be replaced by more functional ones from the RE Thunderbird. But practically nothing can be done about the weak brakes and weird foot-peg placement. Maybe an after market job on the pillion seat could make it a better place to be in. Lack of a fuel gauge is a major grouse, hoping Harley incorporates one or atleast makes it available as an accessory………….

  2. Clarke- you said it. Its only a start. Hopefully it keeps growing and growing for Harley. Already some talk going on with the forums. HDforums.com and hdstreetforum.com are talking about this bike.

  3. Clarke Johnston

    So here you go: Cruddy tires, funky pegs, weak disc brakes, un-impressive metal work on the tank. I'm glad Harley is breaking into the world market in the critical mid-size market. But, they've got a ways to go to catch up with any of the big 4 from Japan on quality and workmanship. It's a decent start, but only that. A start.

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