Tuesday, 5 November 2013
In a bid to recapture the lightweight motorcycle class, and targeting
the young urban riders, Harley-Davidson (HD) unveiled here its two new
motorcycles, the Street 500 and Street 750. These two new Dark Customs
motorcycles have been built on an all-new platform, a first from HD in
13 years.
The new Street motorcycles will also feature the new Revolution X
engine, which is designed specially to meet the requirements of urban
riding conditions. The engines are housed in a lean, narrow and nimble
frame, to make the motorcycles quick and agile while riding through
traffic. The suspension has been tuned keeping in mind the roughest
urban traffic.
These motorcycles were unveiled a day before The International
Motorcycle Show, EICMA, begins. Harley-Davidson’s officials stated at
the launch event that these motorcycles are also meant to be platforms
for customisation, as their customers love customising their bikes. HD
also showed off some of its own customisations with the new Street
bikes. According to the company, these bikes were developed in close
association with young riders, which involved interviewing 1600
prospective buyers.
These bikes will form the entry level line-up for HD, in India and
elsewhere, sitting below the Superlow line-up. The company will ship
7,000-10,000 Street 750 motorcycles from its Bawal facility, in Haryana,
to Indian and European markets during the first year.
The exact details about the motorcycles’ technical specifications, power
delivery and most importantly, pricing and availability, is yet to be
revealed.
Expected Price :
Harley Davidson is expected to price Street 750 motorcycle under Rs 5
lakh on road in India. The exact pricing details will be revealed in the
Auto Expo 2014.
