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Default 2014 H-D Street 750 First Road Test

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/113/18...irst-Ride.aspx
 
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Doesn't do anything for me. Looks like a Honda with a Harley badge. For $7500 you can get a really nice used 1200 Sporty, which has a lot more going for it.
 
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Sounds like a work in progress. Give HD a couple of years to address the bugs and maybe they'll have a winner.
 
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Crap!
 
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Looks cheap as hell.
 
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Although anemic, you have to respect that long flat torque (non) curve.
 
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Took them long enough
 
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52 hp at the rear is a good start and I am sure with the right mods it can easy get to 80 or 90 hp. I really like it for the future of Harley's long term goals. It needs a few things like dual disc front brakes, and slightly better performance but I can't really complain about much. It's a overall good start with 6 speed trans, liquid cooled performance engine, simple sleek look, light, agile, and good cornering. Good job Harley
 
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If that thing had anything other than a Harley badge Harley loyalists would be puking all over themselves.
 
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Doesn't do it for me. Hate the look and I have a feeling that aftermarket performance parts will probably be limited so that 52 horses and 39 ft/lbs is about all you'll get. The "affordable" aspect doesn't sound like a winner to me either. We only paid a couple hundred more than that for my wife's Iron 883 that's already using a proven power-plant and still has the Harley soul.
 


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