What do you think about it? I recommended it to a friend who rides a 250 Ninja, she is keeping the baby Ninja but wants a cruiser for more comfort on relaxed rides. The 750 Street may fit a slender girl like her, the riding position may be too compact for the average guy. It has good cornering clearance and its inexpensive. When she told me what she was looking for the Street popped into my head, and I don't think i'm that Harley biased. She is not a speed racer although she can ride her baby Ninja to its limits when she is so inclined.

Would you recommend the 750 to someone looking for their first cruiser or not?

 

Quite honestly, I wouldn't recommend that bike to a friend.

HD makes some awesome bikes, but that ain't one of 'em. I'd tell her to save 2/3 of the cost of the street and buy a used Honda Shadow VT750, or a Kawasaki VN900. Either way, she'd have more motorcycle for much less money. It doesn't sound like she's locked into the HD brand.

All of that having been said, maybe she'd like the Street. Apparently, some people do - and that's great!

 

Maybe you're right. I'll suggest she check out a 900 Vulcan too.

 

I'll tell ya - we had a couple of Vulcans in the house for several years, and ran the dog **** out of them, all over the country, a LOT. My girl still have hers, in addition to her RK. I can't say enough about them!

 

If it's good enough for the Avengers it should be good enough for her.

 

There's a section of the forum dedicated to the Street, I'd check in there and get some real world opinions of folks who have bought them as first bikes. Here in general chat you'll get a lot of biased opinions from lot of people who have never ridden one.


I can't offer advice one way or the other as I've never ridden one either. The guys I've talked to that have say the 750 will outrun a stock 883, and can pull wheelies at will, and the handling is great. She may like that coming from a 250 Ninja.


The dealers are in a contest with each other now with each building a "custom" Street. If you do the twitter thing you can follow on #hdcustomkings
I've seen some incredible looking bikes on there.

 

I have all of the HD families of HD's from the Street 750 to CVOs's. I have been riding since Mar. 1956. I ride 30K+ miles each year.

That is my resume. I can tell you with confidence that the 750 is an exceptional handling and riding bike. The Revolution engine is good for about 200,000 miles like it's big brother in the V-rod

I put over 1,200 miles on mine this early spring. I did one 140 mile loop that included some of Illinois's worst roads. Rte.40 is hilly and curvy with badly broken pavement. The cross winds were a sustained 25 mph and gusts to 35. I took the 750 into those curves and it held it's line perfectly. No loose feeling in the handle bars. No moving around in the lane. It just absorbed the bumps and strong cross winds like a champ. It shifts great and accelerates strongly.

It would be an excellent track bike and I believe there will be some at the X games and there was an ice racing team last winter.

I am 6'3" and 200 lbs. The seat was very comfortable. However, I did get the optional seat that raises the rider 2" and moves the rider back 2". I did that to ride the 750 to Sturgis this year. I do the ride there and the return trip in one day of 861 miles. It takes right at 12 hours.

But don't listen to anyone. Just have the person do a test ride the bike speaks for itself.

 

Have her test ride it! It's a good bike for the $ and comes with a 2 year warranty

 

Coolest thing about HD... test ride brand new bikes...

I was looking at a brand new GSXR-750 and the dealers wouldnt let me test ride it. I am not dropping 10+k and not riding the bike...

 

Wife has the Street 750 and loves it! Totally different ride from her Honda Shadow Aero. I've been taking it out a lot too. It's FUN! 😎