H-D Street Rod 750

5.86 Lakh (Ex-showroom Delhi) We Say: The Street’s Appeal Gets An Extension. Tweaks To Chassis And Motor Too.

- Debabrata Sarkar

When design teams aren’t working on new motorcycles, they build customised versions of existing ones. And every once in a while, they become popular enough to be brought into the production line. That is pretty much how this one started life at Harley-Davidson’s design studio with its basic underpinnings based on the Street 750. The fact that there is already plenty of inspiration from its rich heritage and endless parts bin must’ve made things quite interesting. Especially when you consider the fact that the 749cc, V-twin seems capable of some spirited performance. Enter the Street Rod 750, a motorcycle based on the Street but with several changes and upgrades to strengthen its appeal and, hopefully for H-D, set the cash registers ringing.

Although the Street Rod carries forward a similar form, sweeping changes have been made. The front cowl that surrounds the head lamp has an integrated visor. Forks are now 43mm thick and have an upside-down