Harley Davidson Street Rod 750 & Sportster 883 get 1 lakh+ discounts: Intercepted by Royal Enfield?

Royal Enfield disrupted the whole market with the launch of the 650 twins. The Continental GT and the Interceptor are both quite brilliant bikes and provide unmatched value for money proposition. Because of the starting price tag of Rs. 2.50 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the Interceptor, other manufacturers have already begun to feel the heat.

For the same, Harley Davidson is providing big discounts this season on it entry level bikes. While we were the first to tell you about the huge discount on the Street 750, the Street Rod and the Iron 883 are coming with even bigger discount offer.

The Harley Davidson Street Rod is getting a direct cash discount of Rs. 1.01 lakhs, which is something not very common with Harley bikes. On the other hand, the Iron 883 also has a big discount of Rs. 80,000 on its head. The Street Rod comes for Rs. 6.51 lakhs and sits just above the Street 750 in the Harley range. However, its current discounted price is just Rs. 5.50 lakhs which makes it a great overall package.

The Iron 883, on the other hand, is the third most affordable Harley in India after the Street duo and attracts sticker price of Rs. 9.20 lakhs. After applying the heavy discount, the asking price comes down to just Rs. 8.40 lakh. While it still is not cheap, this is among the maximum discount ever to come over these bikes. Also, for the money you join the iconic Harley bikers club and while they may be pricey, they are quite exhilarating to rid.

Talking about the bikes, the Harley Davidson Street Rod carries a similar design language as the Street 750 albeit with a few changes. It however gets a more powerful engine, which is a 749cc, V-Twin, liquid-cooled engine. The engine churns out 70 Bhp of power along with 62 Nm of torque. It comes mated to a six speed manual gearbox and is among the best selling bikes by the company, second only to the Street 750. It is assembled in India itself in order to price it more competitively.

The Harley-Davidson Iron 883 is quite different to the Street duo. It looks and feels much more macho and has a more menacing stance.  The true cruiser style design of the Harley-Davidson Iron 883 makes it unique and an eye catcher for sure. The low slung stance, dark themed paint, single sided twin pipes among other bits make it a great looker. It is among the few Harley bikes which use minimum amount of chrome and still look good. The Iron 883 is powered by a air-cooled Evolution series engine of 883cc. It churns out a 50 Bhp of power along with 70 Nm of torque. The bike also features Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection.

All prices listed are ex-showroom, Delhi