It looks like someone has finally been daring enough to rip right through the prejudices and try their hand at bringing together two ideas that seem almost irreconcilable, Harley-Davidson and adventure bikes. Enter the Harley-Davidson 750 Stealth adventure custom machine, a creation that spells both "cool" and "controversy."
The 750 Stealth hails from Thailand and is the brainchild of Richy Wilson, the CEO of Richco Harley-Davidson, in Chiang Mai. We don't have enough info right now on whether Richy simply wanted to push limits or give Harley a heads-up, but his take on the Milwaukee's second-smallest cruiser looks indeed like a potential game-changer.
As you expected, there is little left from the H-D machine, save from the engine and few other parts. Naturally, the rest had to go because the bike was supposed to receive an all-new life, largely incompatible with that of a cruiser. And looking at photos of a Street 750 and the 750 Stealth could not be more eloquent.
The H-D 750 Stealth looks radically different from the donor machine, and that's because it's a radically different motorcycle, The front end was changed entirely, receiving a full-fledged motocross fork, a no-nonsense wire-spoked 21" wheel and aggressive knobby Dunlop tires.
In the rear, the Street 750 rim was replaced by an 18" one with a chain drive. A monoshock replaced the iconic dual suspensions in the back, further reducing the weight and adding solid terrain-tracking capabilities, while the swingarm is also a custom unit fabricated to accommodate the new suspension.
The entire fairing was made from hand-formed alloy, and this includes the fuel tank. The bike's front retains a strong R1200GS resemblance, whereas the midship harks back to the KTM 1190 and 1290. LED headlights, custom exhausts, apparently new bars, and a touring-ready luggage system are also part of this rather intriguing build.
It's hard to say how a cruiser engine will behave off the road, but it's definitely worth a very serious try. As Harley-Davidson is considering going adv, we'd rather say this is only because the 1st of April is drawing near.
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