2020 Rumor Thread
Well, The first CARB documents are already up and from them we can see a few things:
1- Apparently Sportster will stay the same, since the emissions and number of gears (5) remain the same.....The Evolution will continue
2- Forty Eight Special, SuperLow and 1200 Custom won't be returning for 2020 - Leaving only the Iron 883, Iron 1200, Forty Eight and Roadster
3- There indeed will be a Street 500....
Now, let's wait for the rest of the documents to get a hold on the big twin lineup
1- Apparently Sportster will stay the same, since the emissions and number of gears (5) remain the same.....The Evolution will continue
2- Forty Eight Special, SuperLow and 1200 Custom won't be returning for 2020 - Leaving only the Iron 883, Iron 1200, Forty Eight and Roadster
3- There indeed will be a Street 500....
Now, let's wait for the rest of the documents to get a hold on the big twin lineup
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Well, The first CARB documents are already up and from them we can see a few things:
1- Apparently Sportster will stay the same, since the emissions and number of gears (5) remain the same.....The Evolution will continue
2- Forty Eight Special, SuperLow and 1200 Custom won't be returning for 2020 - Leaving only the Iron 883, Iron 1200, Forty Eight and Roadster
3- There indeed will be a Street 500....
Now, let's wait for the rest of the documents to get a hold on the big twin lineup
1- Apparently Sportster will stay the same, since the emissions and number of gears (5) remain the same.....The Evolution will continue
2- Forty Eight Special, SuperLow and 1200 Custom won't be returning for 2020 - Leaving only the Iron 883, Iron 1200, Forty Eight and Roadster
3- There indeed will be a Street 500....
Now, let's wait for the rest of the documents to get a hold on the big twin lineup
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Like Firehawk6 said, more sport, less glide. Something along the lines of Yamaha's FJR1300, Kawasaki's Concours and BMW's R 1200 RT.
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Yes, but I would be crunched up riding with that footpeg placement. Kinda of like sportbike footpeg placement. Also, reminds me of how the Gold Wing footpegs are placed due to the heads sticking out in the way. Which is a big complaint about the Wings if your tall. Guess it would be OK for the vertically challenged, stubby legged riders.
It's supposed to be a cruiser not a sportbike.
It's supposed to be a cruiser not a sportbike.
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They would still need CARB certification for the bikes to be used in California for the Riders Courses. So just because the bike is listed by CARB doesn't mean it will be sold to the public.
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I figured that, I took daniel.sm's comment to mean that there would be a Street 500 for sale to the public contrary to what I was told.
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Better to fall off on the assembly line floor on then the highway.
I use mine but no way would I pay for one as an accessory. At any price.
What the other fellow wrote also makes sense to the point that they do need to certificate the model, even though it will be used for training purposes only.
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I saw on a couple of general motorcycle sites where the Street 750 was one of the top 5 sellers of all motorcycles worldwide, that was a couple of years ago (not sure how accurate they were) and mostly due to sales in India. It comes in Vivid Black, by the way.
I did see this from Cycle World when I was thinking about getting one:
Makes you wonder if it's headed for the chopping block.
I did see this from Cycle World when I was thinking about getting one:
Street 750's acceleration and braking. It's quick. The Street hits 60 mph in 4.6 seconds, and streaks though the quarter-mile in an impressive 13.69 seconds at 93.8 mph. The Bolt, for the record, does the quarter in 13.78 sec. at 93.5 mph, whereas Honda's NC700X clocks in at 13.86/94.2. The Street squashes the 883 Sportster, which has a best pass of 14.53/90.8 mph