New HD model introduced

[Kurlon]

What I want to know: Who's going to be the first to try and road race a street?

[feralchimp]

If they'd make a mini-XR1200R version with real brakes and suspension, it'd be a) not competitive, but b) super fun as a street/trackday toy.

[SVRACER01]

If they'd make a mini-XR1200R version with real brakes and suspension, it'd be a) not competitive, but b) super fun as a street/trackday toy.

if i could get my hands on a XR750, that would make the ultimate ULSB contender. 100hp (built, 85 not) and well about 300lbs

[Garandman]

i think it will be more successful than people think. if i had to guess, i would say we wont see them until august. but i could be wrong

Does that mean 1,000 US sales, or 10,000, or 100,000?

The corporation announced availability in Q2 (ie, now) so if they are not available in volume production until August that's a slip of most of the riding season.

[SVRACER01]

Wirelessly posted (GS3)

They were never marketed as 2014s. Not that I know of anyway. Everything ive seen said 2015.

[Garandman]

Chicago Tribune.

....Harley expects to ship just 7,000 to 10,000 Streets in 2014 and has confined the rollout to half a dozen countries, including the United States, Italy, Spain and Portugal.

It may be some time before investors will know whether the Street is a hit. Most of the bikes produced in 2014 won't be sold to consumers straightaway but will instead be used as training bikes in dealer-run motorcycle riding classes.

Even if the Street's launch is a success, Katz said she doesn't see Harley's global shipments returning to their 2006 highs until 2019, in part because so many boomers are aging out of their motorcycle riding years.

"You're going to have that massive user base that takes off their helmets and stops riding," she said.

[Manny]

Wirelessly posted

Looks nice to me.