I saw the new Harley 750 yesterday and couldn't believe all the metric features.

And when is the last time a Harley didn't have self cancelling turn signals? This is 2014, what are they thinking? Same turn signals as the metrics.

You can buy an 883 for nearly the same price.

For once the motor company is copying Honda, etc. instead of the other way around. What a shame.

 

And this has nothing to do with HD Touring bikes so it's being move to HD General Chat.

 

It's smart. Personally I like that they're not resting on their laurels anymore. I guess they've figured out that their core market is getting close to trading their bikes for walkers.

 

I think the MOCO is doing what it needs to remain profitable, marketable and relevant. Copying Honda just because they don't have self canceling turn signals? Then Harley was copying Indian by making a two wheeled motor bike....

 

Do you not realize that the Sportster was designed to compete with the Brit Bikes? Right down to the right side foot shift. ..........Yes it was right side originally until Harley was forced to change to match the Japanese bikes. Nothing wrong with products designed to take some sales away from other companies.

 

KUDOS to Harley I wish they would continue that trend and make the Twin Cam as bullet proof as a Stratoliner

 

I like the new Street 750. Looks like a fun bike.

 

It's a low cost beginners bike, what else would you expect?

 

I saw one a couple of weeks ago at the dealership....I thought it was kind'a cool.

It didn't look much like a Honda to me.

 

Some of the similarities are necessary, not copying. The biggest one being the liquid cooling. Slightly off-topic here, but here's my opinion on liquid cooling and its impact on HD's future bikes:

Liquid cooling is a huge advantage in running the lean-burn engines that the EPA requires. The requirements are getting to the point that air cooling is not enough. These requirements have been getting more strict over time since the 1970's. Bikes were excluded from them for some 10-15 years, but eventually found themselves in the regulatory crosshairs. Yamaha's RZ250 and 500, way back in 1984, were the first bikes with catalytic converters, due to the 2-stroke engines.

I think that, like it or not, in 5 to 10 years air-cooled motorcycle engines may very well be a thing of the past, and all new models will be liquid cooled.

Liquid cooling also allows tighter machining tolerances and fits, because the temperature does not vary as wildly as an air-cooled engine.