The Harley-Davidson Streetfighter, which will be one of the three new models launched in 2020 by the American motorcycle manufacturer, has been designed by Harley-Davidson's Senior Designer Chetaan Shedjale. Carandbike has learnt that Shedjale is the man behind the radical new design of the muscular Streetfighter which will be powered by an all-new 975 cc v-twin engine. Harley-Davidson has announced ambitious plans for 2020, announcing three new models, the Pan America adventure tourer, the Streetfighter and a Custom bobber. Aesthetically, all three models are different from the current crop of Harley-Davidson's signature heritage cruiser designs. The Streetfighter is perhaps one of the most striking new models announced by the American motorcycle manufacturer.
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(Harley-Davidson Streetfighter designed by Chetaan Shedjale)
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In a video released by the company, titled "More Roads to Harley-Davidson", you can clearly see Shedjale working on the design of the bike, and also working on a clay model. Carandbike has learnt from reliable sources that the upcoming Streetfighter has indeed been designed by none other than Chetaan Shedjale. It's worth mentioning here that Shedjale is also responsible for designing the Harley-Davidson Street Rod, a sportier iteration of the Harley-Davidson Street 750. Both the Street 750 and Street Rod are made in India, and it will be another accomplishment for the young designer from Maharashtra to be responsible for a radical, sporty and masculine design as the Streetfighter's. Chetaan has been working with Harley-Davidson since 2010 at the firm's Milwaukee headquarters.
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The Harley-Davidson Streetfighter certainly is a muscular and sporty looking motorcycle, and is unlike any Harley-Davidson we've seen so far. In a way, it's the first time Harley-Davidson has designed and produced something like this, a lean, mean, and aggressively muscular model which looks sporty and definitely has lots of road presence. The lines are sharp and muscular, with a tapered tail end and a big, liquid-cooled v-twin engine leaves little doubt that this is a Harley-Davidson. The chassis seems to be a steel trellis frame, with an aluminium double-sided swingarm and a slash cut exhaust muffler. Of course, the images released of the new bikes are of prototypes, so the final production models could see a few changes.
(The Harley-Davidson Streetfighter has a muscular and aggressive design language)
The Harley-Davidson Streetfighter will be launched as a 2020 model, and it certainly looks like it will be launched in India, maybe even as an India-assembled model to keep prices competitive. Once launched, the Streetfighter will take on the likes of the Kawasaki Z900, Triumph Street Triple S and even the Ducati Monster 821. We expect pricing to be in the region of Rs. 9-10 lakh (ex-showroom), when Harley-Davidson India launches the Streetfighter in India.
