I'll tell you what, I never had faith the Street would gain traction, but looking like that?? It may break through. Very sharp. I haven't read up on what's different yet, but it's definitely nice looking. The key will be seeing it in person and how the fit and finish is. That was lacking on the other Streets.

 

17" wheels would give you so many sport bike tire options. This could seriously be the modern xr1200. Just bought my roadster, but this is a def possibility in the next couple years. I love euro-standard style harleys. This just takes the cake.

 

I like it. Hopefully in person I'll like it a well.

 

Buddy, that all depends on the rider. You know that.

 

I think they are going to keep expanding the Street line. It's only a matter of time until the XL will have to go away. The basic engine has only had one update, the Evo version in '86. EFI helped but for how long?

 

Just read something about this bike. Looks interesting. I like what the MoCo is trying to do with this. Tons of ground clearance (8.1") and great lean angles (37.3 R/40.2 L). Inverted forks and rake is 5° less than the standard Street 750. It's a bit on the heavy side (516lbs wet) compared to other bikes it would compete against. Curious on how it performs compared to other bikes in its class.

https://www.revzilla.com/common-trea...7Ctpfn-article

 

get rid of that air cleaner , possibly the ugliest HD has ever designed , and some neat pipes and i think it's a winner .

 

air cleaner is cheap and easy to replace, not like we don't replace them on every other bike every made by harley haha.

I'm curious to know why this bike is roughly 30lbs heavier than the standard street 750. I understand the weight difference from going dual disc, but I'm just not understanding where the weight came from. Anyone have any insight? Having just bought a sportster roadster, I think the street rod will be my next obsession. I'll be looking for left overs next year.

 

That's a good question. Other than what you already mentioned, I suppose some weight comes from the larger and wider rear wheel (17" 160mm vs 15" 140mm) and a wider front wheel (120mm vs 100mm, both 17"). The high output engine might be adding a little weight too, but the inverted forks should be lighter than the standard forks on the Street 750.

BTW. how do you like your Roadster? I've read mixed reviews on them. I heard finding neutral is a bitch, and the throttle response is a bit choppy. Heard people not liking the mid controls too. I think I would have to go with the optional rear sets if I went with a Roadster. Love it's looks, just wondering what the rest of the bike does.

 

The Sportster is not going away. I would not be surprised if we see it get four valve heads soon though.