Driving Report: Harley-Davidson Street Rod

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Driving Report Harley-Davidson Street Rod

That’s a real Harley? The new Street Rod in the first test

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The Model Street of Harley-Davidson presented in 2015 has met in Europe in Europe. With the second model of the series, the Street Rod, the smallest Harley has become much more interesting.

A capacity of 71 hp from 749 cubic centimeters displacement has not been worth mentioned 20 years ago. This is almost only today, if it is a Harley engine. Coming soon 115 years old engine company from the American Midwest is considered the great traditionalist of the scene. This for a Harley aggregate unusual power yield makes the new "Street Rod" rink legs. It is the second stage of the 2014 "Street" rocket. However, this has only achieved the planned orbit only in distant, yet little developed markets, while it is quickly gleamed in Europe.

Harley-Davidson makes the Street derivative legs

Without restrictions praise at the cheapest ever offered Harley-Davidson, which built in India Street, then actually only the newly developed two-cylinder V-engine. A fine, rotary and yet for its size powerful engine with future-proof fluid cooling. Now the American developers have again taken the unit in the defect and thus made the new Street derivative legs: more power, more torque, higher-quality suspension elements, substantially reinforced brakes and a much more active sitting position raise the Street Rod to a pleasingly high level.

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Harley-Davidson The engine is 749 cubic centimeters tall

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The American developers have integrated deep into the street concept of a small cruiser. The extremely low seat was eliminated, the footrests wandered a good deal in the middle of the vehicle, and they are mounted higher. This increases the possible inclination clearly. In addition, a width, almost completely straight steering rod is mounted, at the ends a round mirror is fixed.

Seating Position in need of getting used

Result of the driver’s repositioning is a more dynamic, at the same time very getting used at the seating position: The upper body is slightly oriented slightly forward, the arms are pretty spread. From the combination of the still quite low seat with the high ranks results in a very sporty accommodation of the legs; They are heavily angled, which is not exactly felt as comfortable. But you can get used to it.

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Harley-Davidson The motorcycle is driven by a 71-hp engine

For long distances, the Street Rod is not designed anyway; She wants to appeal young people who use them in the city and use for occasional excursions in their environment. For this you need a good, curved chassis, and that the US boys of Street Rod also donated. A new, stronger upside-down fork leads the front wheel with now 17 inch diameter, in the back are quite well coordinated new struts in the stuff and control a 17-inch rear wheel.

Agile on winding routes

Comfortable Agile manifests the Street Rod Kurvelreiche routes, requires little strength when lens and remains stable even on a wavy surface on the chosen course. On a good level, the brake system also acts; Two large discs in the front wheel and an equally generously dimensioned 30-centimeter disk in the rear wheel effective, even if doseability could be even finer. Also, with the power and recovery cure, an ABS has found the way to the chassis.

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Harley-Davidson The instrument carrier of Street Rod

The cream piece of the 8.495 Euro expensive Street Rod is, despite the very decent chassis of 18 percent, water-cooled V2. He turns up to 9000 rpm., But delivers the highest torque in 4.000 Tours. That means you can turn it, but you do not have to do this constantly to be flying on the road. The six courses switch sufficiently precisely, unfortunately the idle search in the stand does not work on the first time. Vibrations, the V2 does not make itself beyond the 7000 mark; But you will never be annoyingly. About the consumption of the engine, the on-board electronics does not provide information; Harley calls a consumption of 4.3 liters, which should be quite realistic. A good 250 kilometers range are in it in the 13-liter tank.

Quality inspection? Erroneous

In many ways, the relevant processing and equipment can be convinced compared to UR-Street and one wonders involuntarily: Why not the same? Nevertheless, the Street Rod lags behind the quality inspection of a "real" Harley from Kansas or Milwaukee visible and tangible behind: Small shortcomings on the electronics (memorial second before the start of the start of the starter engine, no gear indicator with vehicle standstill), but also the fellow Welding seams on the edge of the tank, unsightly screw connections and a few other negligence are not really trademark. Too bad that the hand levers are not adjustable, angled tire valves are missing and the brake lever is mounted slightly too high to achieve it with the right foot supple.

8495 Euro for a street rod appear as an acceptable price for a proper serving of driving dynamics including the emerging Harley Feelings. To take up the driver or the driver that the legs are grilled in the stand: Left warms the rear cylinder warms the thigh, right the lower leg will find contact with the exhaust. Whose sound, pleasant sonor, is quite worthy of a three-district liter Harley. It does not require a prophetic administration to predict the Street Rod, this small hot file, in the developed (European) markets a far more successful future than the Street she had.

Harley-Davison Street Rod – Technical Data

Engine: Liquid-cooled two-cylinder V-motor (60 °), 749 CCM displacement, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder, 52 kW / 71 hp at 9.000 rpm., 65 Nm at 4.000 rpm; Injection, 6 gears, timing belt.

Landing gear: Double loop steel frame; Front 4.3 cm-USD telegabel, 13.2 cm spring travel; rear steel twine swingarm, two struts, preload adjustable, 11.7 cm spring travel; Light metal cast rims; Tire 120/70 R 17 (front) and 160/60 R 17 (rear). 30 cm double disc brake front, 30 cm single disc brake rear.

Assistance Systems: ABS, immobilizer and alarm system with Keyless Remote Control.

Mass and weight: Wheelbase 1.51 m, seat height 76.5 cm, weight ready to drive 238 kg; Tank capacity 13.2 l.

Driving performance: High speed approx. 180 km / h. Norm consumption LT. EU4 4.3 l / 100 km, maintenance interval 8.000 kilometers.

Price: from 8495 euros

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2 thoughts on “Driving Report: Harley-Davidson Street Rod”

  1. Each GS 500
    is better than what Harley offers for sale. Why man (n) this scrap iron buys me … is better than what Harley offers for sale. Why you (n) buy this scrap iron will probably always remain a mystery. Completely outdated, far too heavy and not just reliable make these vehicles make their owners proud to clearly recognize ridiculous clothing with huge emblems of their brand. Motorcycle is different.

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  2. Harleysound is not everything.
    Anyone ever with a Harley in the rain and bad roadway was over white, straight ahead and on the dry ok. But as soon as moisture or evasive maneuver pour, one would rather sit on any Harley. It is much better because every BMW. Suspension technology and driving physics, the Millwauke vintage metal is still at the stand of the 70s. There is also no new engine or a changed seating position out. In summer, in sunshine to ice decor OK, upper for the rest, useless. I know what I’m writing, my Harley I have exchanged for a BMW, a difference like day and night. But one has to grant Harley Unwundunden, the sound is the hammer, unfortunately the rest nothing worth value.

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