I learned on a 2018 Street 500 at Crystal River Harley, then bought one of the bikes from my class because they just upgraded. It’s been both awesome to have a bike I’m familiar with and frankly kicks ass (IMHO), and a pain in the ass trying to get rid of those crash bars. I’m just leaving the one on the right side of the front wheel because it seems impossible to take off without also taking off the radiator. Also, I found this video while looking for a video on how to install a new rear fender guard. I have longer bolts than come stock because of those rear crash bars, which is cool because I’m trying to install my new luggage rack, but horrible because nothing makes sense. Wish me luck. Thanks for this vid. It’s good to know more about my bike.
Cool . I heard something about The Street 500and750 . That if they wanted to move up to a bigger Harley they would get what they paid for the street back in a trade .
Yeah, Harley ran that promo about a year back. It has since expired but they reintroduce or make completely new promos for dealerships to offer all the time.
Harley should invent another throwaway bike like a rickshaw with a Briggs & Stratton engine would do well in India or Bangkok. Maybe with a Mercury centrifical clutch like I had on my Rupp in 1970
As far as I understood, The Street 500 was made for the India Market, and replacements for the Buell Blast in training motorcycle courses. Good to know that this information is getting out there so people know what's really happening. On the Metrics, the street 750 actually is a bit more powerful and has more gears in the transmission vs the Vulcan and Yahama bolt, but it's cheaper than them both. So it's actually a pretty competitive bike. The one thing I think Harley needs to do with the street series is offer a set of forward controls for them. Being stuck on mids kinda sucks unless you wanna fork over 1000$+ for a custom forwards kit. Also they should adopt that rim mounted disc brake as stock. That shit's awesome. Put that standard on all the streets for the same price, and GOD damn that'd be a really good learning bike.
I've just bought one as a second bike after having a small scooter. Why? In New Zealand and Australia - we can't buy any bike over 650cc before we get our full license. We have a three stage license process Learner, Restricted then Full. The process involves three seperate practical tests and takes about two years - so the Street 500 makes sense because it's literally the only Harley you can buy if you're going through the license process. Every other bike they offer would need to wait until you've completed the license process. So if you're like me and don't want to wait - buy a Street 500, customise it a bit while you're getting your license sorted - it's a toe in the door into the Harley world.
The 500 is total junk cheap rubbish sold at a high price. Power...It has none ....stops.....Like a bike form the 60's..... turns .....like a truck.....comfort ..... built for a dwarf.......And the mighty top speed 75 MPH .........IT SUCKS
@@MrdrivereightI’ve gotten up to 90 before. The wind gets a little crazy at high speeds on that thing, so I typically keep it at or below 75 if I can anyway. But that’s totally voluntary.
I learned on a 2018 Street 500 at Crystal River Harley, then bought one of the bikes from my class because they just upgraded. It’s been both awesome to have a bike I’m familiar with and frankly kicks ass (IMHO), and a pain in the ass trying to get rid of those crash bars. I’m just leaving the one on the right side of the front wheel because it seems impossible to take off without also taking off the radiator.
Also, I found this video while looking for a video on how to install a new rear fender guard. I have longer bolts than come stock because of those rear crash bars, which is cool because I’m trying to install my new luggage rack, but horrible because nothing makes sense.
Wish me luck. Thanks for this vid. It’s good to know more about my bike.
Cool . I heard something about The Street 500and750 . That if they wanted to move up to a bigger Harley they would get what they paid for the street back in a trade .
Yeah, Harley ran that promo about a year back. It has since expired but they reintroduce or make completely new promos for dealerships to offer all the time.
@@BertsMotorCompany that cool way to get people into ride and be able to move up easier.
Harley should invent another throwaway bike like a rickshaw with a Briggs & Stratton engine would do well in India or Bangkok. Maybe with a Mercury centrifical clutch like I had on my Rupp in 1970
As far as I understood, The Street 500 was made for the India Market, and replacements for the Buell Blast in training motorcycle courses.
Good to know that this information is getting out there so people know what's really happening.
On the Metrics, the street 750 actually is a bit more powerful and has more gears in the transmission vs the Vulcan and Yahama bolt, but it's cheaper than them both. So it's actually a pretty competitive bike.
The one thing I think Harley needs to do with the street series is offer a set of forward controls for them. Being stuck on mids kinda sucks unless you wanna fork over 1000$+ for a custom forwards kit.
Also they should adopt that rim mounted disc brake as stock. That shit's awesome. Put that standard on all the streets for the same price, and GOD damn that'd be a really good learning bike.
I've just bought one as a second bike after having a small scooter. Why? In New Zealand and Australia - we can't buy any bike over 650cc before we get our full license. We have a three stage license process Learner, Restricted then Full. The process involves three seperate practical tests and takes about two years - so the Street 500 makes sense because it's literally the only Harley you can buy if you're going through the license process. Every other bike they offer would need to wait until you've completed the license process. So if you're like me and don't want to wait - buy a Street 500, customise it a bit while you're getting your license sorted - it's a toe in the door into the Harley world.
The 500 is total junk cheap rubbish sold at a high price. Power...It has none ....stops.....Like a bike form the 60's..... turns .....like a truck.....comfort ..... built for a dwarf.......And the mighty top speed 75 MPH .........IT SUCKS
I did 102mph on a street 500. It turns way better than a sportster and has a better center of gravity.
@@MrdrivereightI’ve gotten up to 90 before. The wind gets a little crazy at high speeds on that thing, so I typically keep it at or below 75 if I can anyway. But that’s totally voluntary.