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Hi everyone. I've been lurking here since this forum started and figured it was time to join. I've been riding off and on since I was a kid. Have owned 2 different Hondas, 2 different Harleys, and a Suzuki. My husband rides also. I'm really interested in the Street 750 cause my age and arthritis have me looking to trim some weight off my ride, but I still want enough power to cruise the Arizona highways. :)
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welcome to the forum

the lightness of these new HD Streets seems like a suitable match for your requirements
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Hi everyone. I've been lurking here since this forum started and figured it was time to join. I've been riding off and on since I was a kid. Have owned 2 different Hondas, 2 different Harleys, and a Suzuki. My husband rides also. I'm really interested in the Street 750 cause my age and arthritis have me looking to trim some weight off my ride, but I still want enough power to cruise the Arizona highways. :)
Welcome aboard @Sherri! :)

Thats a nice list you got going on there. Which 2 harleys did you own in the past? and what bike did you start with?

Must be nice in Arizona since you guys don't get much snow...
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Started with a Honda Twinstar 200, then Honda Rebel 450, Sportster 883 Hugger, HD FX Lowrider 1340. Been bopping around on a Suzuki Boulevard S40 (650 Savage) for the last year. And we get a little snow in the mountains here.
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Started with a Honda Twinstar 200, then Honda Rebel 450, Sportster 883 Hugger, HD FX Lowrider 1340. Been bopping around on a Suzuki Boulevard S40 (650 Savage) for the last year. And we get a little snow in the mountains here.
I can see the pattern of displacements everytime you switched bikes. I guess its nwo that time to find what you are most comfortable with after getting a taste of the many.
Welcome Sherri,
Five bikes WOW! That's nice:D I wish I could get my wife to ride a bike. I was just down in your state the first of this week seeing family in Mesa. I like taking a week or so every year this time to ride the sunny Az. I got a bit of rain though this year. :eek:

Again welcome.

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Hi everyone. I've been lurking here since this forum started and figured it was time to join. I've been riding off and on since I was a kid. Have owned 2 different Hondas, 2 different Harleys, and a Suzuki. My husband rides also. I'm really interested in the Street 750 cause my age and arthritis have me looking to trim some weight off my ride, but I still want enough power to cruise the Arizona highways. :)

Not to steer you away from this upcoming, great-looking, value-loaded HD Street, but if you want some other choices to look at that are very similar that will meet your needs and so you can work with different dealers for a good deal, check out the CTX700N and CTX700ND from Honda if you have not already. These bikes are very similarly-spec'd to the Street 750 bike with an option of an automatic with dual clutch transmission (not like a scooter with CVT, but an automatic with real gears, with the options of sport mode and manual shift only clutchless) for only $500 more than the starting price of the Street 750. The base model with a manual transmission and clutch comes in @ $6,999 MSRP.

2014 CTX700N Overview - Honda Powersports

Honda also offers this same power train with a faring model and added grab handles starting @ $7,800 and the automatic for $8,700. I've got the CTX700 (fairing model). Before taxes and registration, I paid only $7,199 with no accessories by shopping different dealers. Bought a Madstad screen for $270 and strapped a large 55-liter tool box to the seat for only $62, and I've got a great, new ride with lots of luggage space. It's got a rev limit of only 6500 RPM, and that makes it alot different than most MCs. It's tuned more like a car engine, but it's got car-like efficiency too. I'm averaging 72 mpg. It's got good torque mid-range and it has a very low center of gravity; very smooth engine and very smooth ride for this size of bike.

2014 CTX700 Overview - Honda Powersports

Negatives of the Honda. Alot of plastic as compared to the Street and chain drive is sort of a hassle, it's so quiet that most can't even hear the engine on the highway, but the choice of an automatic is very appealing to some people, especially those with physical limitations and this CTX700N is very much a direct competitor of the Street 750 in so far as size, weight, power, features, blacked-out look, price, etc. The main reason I bring this up is that you mention your physical limitations (the fact that you may find not having to clutch and shift a plus), that you've shown no brand loyalty (kind of like me), and the fact that this is a very similar bike in alot of ways to the Street 750, so I feel you may have some interest if you've not seen that bike. It just came out last spring as a 2014 model, and Honda doesn't do alot of marketing in the U.S., so it could be easily missed by consumers.

I'm attracted to the HD Street 750 mainly due to the fact that I think it looks much better than the Honda CTX700N with all that steel and black (except for the shocks); the fact that it's a belt drive; and the fact that it will be (finally) an American-made choice in a smaller street only, cruiser-type bike, which are all similar to my Honda CTX but to get this in a HD would be really cool as a second bike?
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You should recognize this place. I love to ride Arizona!



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Mt Lemmon is beautiful. I live in the White Mountains near Show Low.
Honda Rebel 450 is a really cool ride. Hard to come by one.......... my wife has had 2 250 rebels, we could never find a 450.

From what you have stated as your reasons going to a street, I can tell you since I sat on the 500 that the clutch is like butter on these things. Its a reaĺ easy pull. Im sure you will like that.
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welcome :)
i'm waiting for the day when i'll have some spare time and money in my hand n i'll come to US and do a east-west ride across states on a Harley road king or dyna switchback
welcome :)
i'm waiting for the day when i'll have some spare time and money in my hand n i'll come to US and do a east-west ride across states on a Harley road king or dyna switchback
Would you bring your own bike as well or get one while you're here?

When do you think that day will be here?
Would you bring your own bike as well or get one while you're here?

When do you think that day will be here?
hey bro,
probably would rent a bike in US if that's a feasible option, my friends from new zealand frequently visit US for riding harleys so i guess i'll take their advice too. i luv road-king , classic heritage, fat boy and dyna switchback. hope to ride one of them cross country with my wife in tow.

this year i had been Dubai already, next year im heading to UK or New Zealand so i guess i'll be visiting US by 2016. still far away, hope to make some good friends over there too by then ;)
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