2017 HARLEY-DAVIDSON 750 STREET ROD
FULL TEST
P122
Rod was a brilliant companion
on which to attack the Ronda
roads. That smooth, fluid power
delivery once on the move, and
the flat torque curve mean it's a
motorcycle you can ride intui-
tively, and the tighter steering
geometry makes it an easy bike
to hustle through a succession
of tighter turns, flicking it from
side to side with ease. Yup,
it's a Harley that handles! One
idiosyncrasy, however, is that
you must make a point of hook-
ing back a gear or two to drive
through fast sweeping turns on
the gas, such as when descend-
ing towards the Mediterranean
coastline from Ronda, or else
you must back off the throttle
while that still pretty rangy rake
by sportbike standards makes
itself felt on a trailing throttle,
and understeer sets in. It's not
a problem, just a trait you must
recognize, and respond to.
Speaking of the front end,
I was pretty impressed by the
amount of feedback I got from
the non-adjustable Endurance
fork and the all-new Michelin
tires. By the end of the morn-
ing on our full day ride I was
really happy with the extent I
could feel what the front tire was
doing. Same thing at the rear,
where the ride quality of the twin
coil-over shocks with spring
preload set halfway through the
five-position settings was pretty
good for what is frankly budget
suspension, without even any
