Harley Davidson Street 750

Compared to the bling and size of the Harley Davidson motorcycles we have known in the past, the Street 750 possesses none, and looks a bit basic when viewed with the rest of the range of the manufacturer. But that doesn’t mean it looks bad – it does have its own personality which makes it sober and built to purpose. With a traditional cruiser design, the Street 750 comes with a blackened theme which is a usually not seen much on the Harley Davidson motorcycles from the past.

The Street 750 has a basic round headlamp which gets surrounded by tucked-back headlamp cowl, thus giving some presence to the otherwise bland face. In an old school fashion, the front forks of the Street 750 come with zig-zag rubber padding, the round turn indicators are amber colored and a chopped front fender sits above the front tyre.

The side profile of the Street 750 looks elongated with a long peanut shaped fuel tank, which now comes with a dual tone finish. Below the fuel tank sits the twin cylinder Revolution-X engine in all its glory, which is completely finished in black and pulls out a 2-into-1 long exhaust pipe. The seven spoke alloy wheels too have a basic design which is in symphony with the rest of the design. The low slung styling of the Street 750 gives it a low seat height, with the Street 750 getting a single piece long seat. The long radiator placed ahead of the engine compartment looks purposeful and adds in the presence of the motorcycle

The rear end of the Street 750 is rather plain and looks bland with a small LED tail lamp on the rear fender at the end of the tapered rear body panel. The basic-ness of the overall motorcycle is carried forward in the way the instrument console is designed. The single pod part digital console packs in an analog speedometer and a small LCD display which provides readouts for odometer, trip meter and various small tell tale info.

Overall, the Street 750 looks smart, but it would have been great if Harley Davidson could have made extra effort to make it a bit more premium and distinct looking motorcycle.

Where the Street 750 makes up for the lack in road presence is its sweet engine. The Street 750 marked the debut of Harley Davidson’s all new Revolution-X family of small capacity engines. The motorcycle comes fitted with Harley Davidson’s smallest engine for India, which is a four stroke, liquid cooled, twin cylinder, 749cc mill. Coupled to a 5-speed gearbox, this engine produces 49 PS of power and 60 Nm of torque, making it the least powerful engine of Harley Davidson family in India.

But this doesn’t mean that it is an underpowered powertrain. The Street 750 pulls off nicely from idle, thanks to its strong low end grunt and punchy mid range. The equally spread torque band gives the Street 750 amazing tractability, which is helpful in both city conditions as well as highway jaunts. This engine is the most refined one in the entire Harley family, making it much enjoyable to ride, especially at lower speeds.

Given its lower price positioning, the Street 750’s overall mechanical hardware is a bit basic. On the suspension front, the Street 750 comes with a basic setup of telescopic hydraulic forks at the front and a pair of hydraulic coil springs at the rear. The suspension setup might sound a bit basic, but then, it is set on a softer side, which makes the overall ride quality of the Street 750 plush and compliant to Indian road conditions.

The single disc at the front and a single disc at the rear take care of braking on the Street 750, which now get an additional support in the form of ABS as standard. The low seat height, smaller dimensions as compared to its stable mates and low kerb weight make the Street 750 the most agile motorcycle from Harley Davidson family to putter around in city conditions

The powerful sports bike has been crafted such as to offer a purely balanced ride with proper weight balance. The bike is affixed with single disc brakes in the front and a set of disc brake at the rear to offer prompt and reliable braking response. The front hydraulic forks and rear coil spring shock absorbers form the suspension system of the bike. Added more towards safety is the AHO (Auto Headlamp ON) feature to the headlight. This feature makes sure that the headlight remains in a default ON mode every time the bike is taken for a ride. The mandatory feature has considerably reduced the rate of road accidents in India.