Revealed! 2014 Harley-Davidson Street 500 & 750

[JEEPRUSTY]

Yeah the 500 ninja was a nice bike my lil gal cousin had one.
She was a bitch but the bike was \ is nice.

displacement is only on factor in determining BHP.

PLAN divided by 33 000 or something like that at least for aero engines. IIRC

[JEEPRUSTY]

P pressure expressed in psi
L length of the connecting rods
A area of the piston heads
N umber of impulses ie power strokes

its more complicated than that but the old iPhone allows for little more

[Eli69]

wow harley, welcome to the 1980's.

[Nessism]

Seems like a good move. Not sure why anyone would buy the 500cc version in the US, but I think attitudes are different elsewhere.

55 hp is decent. Bike should cruise comfortably on the highway. Hopefully Harley will attract some new buyers.

[koolaid_kid]

Not sure on the 500, but I did read an article where the 750 was rated around 54 hp and around 44 pound-feet of torque. Red lined around 8k. 6 speed transmissions, so the rider can (laughs to himself) keep it on the pipe.
Remember, these are cruisers, not pocket rockets.

[tkent02]

wow harley, welcome to the 1980's.

Ha hA ha, that's good for them.

[GSX1000E]

http://street.harley-davidson.com/en_US?hbx_camp_id=hdredirect&urlvar=street&camp_id=16&source_cd=Vanity_street

[wkmpt]

I suspect that the 500 is going to go the same way as the Buell blast...

As for the 750, I guess I don't see a huge difference between that and the 883, so why? Unless they're feeling threatened by the Star Bolt...

I don't think Harley is doing anything positive or even lateral for themselves on this one...

[Nessism]

I suspect that the 500 is going to go the same way as the Buell blast...

As for the 750, I guess I don't see a huge difference between that and the 883, so why? Unless they're feeling threatened by the Star Bolt...

I don't think Harley is doing anything positive or even lateral for themselves on this one...

Water cooled 4-valve per cylinder engine is superior to the 883. Modern engine with HD style seems like a good strategy to me for luring in new (young) buyers.

[chuck hahn]

I STAND CORRECTED on the aquisition of Honda engines for these new Harleys.

My buddy that sent me the article confessed it was a "spoof article" written to jab fun at Harleys "seemingly copy catting" the Honda Shadows style and trying to etch itself a share of the METRIC LOOKING bike market.

So no..I didnt make my original post up, but i was DUPED by the article that was presented to me also. Seems the editors..or someone at the rags staff..had a good laugh at it as well.

[83GS1100E_Tornado]

Chuck, your middle name should be duped, as evidenced by all the great "deals" that you come across.

[jwhelan65]

The 750 looks ok but the 500 looks like A$$ IMO. Not into the café, bobber,chopper hack look.

[koolaid_kid]

That makes more sense, Chuck.
While I have never cared for Harleys, much less the posers that ride them, I wish them the best of luck with the new models. When I started riding, a 500 was considered a large bike, a 750 a superbike. At the low weight of 480 pounds, it should be less difficult to pilot around the city streets and easier to learn on than larger or more powerful bikes.

[chuck hahn]

Must admit it was formated as a REAL story and very cleverly done..

[850 Combat]

The pictures have a lot of eye appeal. I think they look good. I woud have a strong preference for normal chassis, without so much rake.