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Revealed! 2014 Harley-Davidson Street 500 & 750

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...
 
wkmpt said:
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...
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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.
 
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.
 
Chuck, your middle name should be duped, as evidenced by all the great "deals" that you come across. :D
 
The 750 looks ok but the 500 looks like A$$ IMO. Not into the caf?, bobber,chopper hack look.
 
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.
 
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.
 
JEEPRUSTY said:
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
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You mean PLANK formula.
P is pressure
L is length of stroke in feet
A is area of piston
N is number of cylinders
K is max RPM halved

Multiply all these and divide by 33,000. That will get you indicated HP, does not take into consideration of friction HP loss. If you can figure that then minus it and you will end up with Brake HP.;)
 
I think those are good looking bikes. My next bike purchase will likely be a GS850 or GS1000 but I'll be checking them out when they get to a showroom near me for sure!
 
I believe it to be a smart move. Some of the younger generation is of the mindset that less is more.

These new Street engines are based off of the same power plant in the V-Rod aren't they? Smooth and decent RPM's?
 
wow what a piece of ****
what the sons of anarchy cast cant handle a real harley so they had them make a toy? HAHAHAHA
really HD what were you thinking?, is this for foreign countries only?
 
platinum2;1958594 HD what were you thinking? said:
HD is thinking that half of its dealer newwork is now overseas, and that the whole "ladys bike" mindset isn't present over there.

Plus, a lot of countries have restrictions on licensing and taxes based on motor size, so an entry level HD makes sense

In other words, for the up and coming Chinese businessman
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