The 2017 Harley-Davidson Street Rod 750 is meant to be a new
direction for H-D motorcycles, and to prove the point, the Milwaukee firm has
put the Street Rod’s bodywork on a Pro Stock drag racing motorcycle. The
Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines drag racing team debuted the
all new body design, inspired by the Street Rod 750, at the Old Bridge Township
Raceway Park, Englishtown, New Jersey, US.
The new Street Rod competition bodywork was designed
at the Harley-Davidson Design Studio in Milwaukee in collaboration with Vance
& Hines Motorsport, and was wind-tunnel tested at Wichita State University
during its development.
Riders Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec will be racing
all-new chassis for the first time at Englishtown. “We used CAD and other
digital tools to design a new chassis that minimizes weight while maximizing
strength and rigidity,” said Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines
crew chief Matt Hines.
As a revised urban riding machine derived from the
Street 750, the 2017 Harley-Davidson Street Rod features a sportier handling
geometry with revised power output, to the tune of 8 to 10 percent more torque
and 18 to 20 percent more horsepower from its 750 cc, liquid-cooled V-twin.
Performance upgrades include twin 300 mm disc brakes in front, with ABS as
standard, and seat height is set at 765 mm to give better ground clearance.
