Harley-Davidson has expanded its Indian big bike line-up with the return of the Street Bob, which has just been launched at Rs 18.77 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The Street Bob was sold here a few years ago with the older Milwaukee-Eight 107CI (1,754cc) motor, but for 2025, it packs in the same 117CI (1,923cc) engine as the rest of Harley’s big cruisers.
- Street Bob now powered by the same 1,923cc motor as other H-D cruisers
- Has 3 riding modes, cruise control, drag torque control, TC and ABS
- Available in five colours, and prices vary as per the chosen paint option
Harley Davidson Street Bob engine and other details
Lightest model to be powered by the 117CI motor
As with the rest of the 2025 big cruisers, the Street Bob, too, is powered by the same 1,923cc, V-Twin, air/liquid-cooled motor making a relatively modest 91hp at 5,020rpm and a huge 156Nm of torque at just 2,750rpm. A 6-speed gearbox is mated to this near 2-litre motor. A non-adjustable fat 49mm conventional telescopic fork and a preload-adjustable monoshock suspend the simple tubular cradle-style frame, and the Street Bob has one disc each at the front and the rear.
The Street Bob’s visual identity hasn’t changed much since it was last on sale – save for the new colours, addressed later on – and that’s really no bad thing. With a long, low stance and those mini ape-hanger ‘bars, the Street Bob is unmistakably a Harley-Davidson and, in the context of the brand’s other bikes, is one of the slimmer, lighter machines available. The only visual difference to mark the 2025 Street Bob apart from the earlier one is the chromed-out two-into-one longtail exhaust pipe setup, which is different from the earlier bike’s blacked-out two-into-two configuration.
The components may be simple here, but the 2025 Street Bob has a respectable suite of rider aids, including 3 riding modes (Sport, Road and Rain), drag-torque slip control (a system that prevents rear-wheel locking and hopping under aggressive downshifts), traction control, cruise control and dual-channel ABS. All of these riding aids have cornering functionality, courtesy of the IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit). Displaying all the information to the rider is a digi-analogue display mounted to the handlebar, which replaces the tiny LCD dash from the previous bike – a welcome change as far as legibility is concerned.
With its rather small 13.2-litre fuel tank fully brimmed, it weighs 293kg, making it the lightest Harley-Davidson to be powered by this engine. Seat height is set at a super low (get it?) 680mm, and the Street Bob has a scant 125mm of ground clearance available, which astonishingly, is more than the Breakout (115mm) and the Heritage Classic (120mm).
The Street Bob runs on 19/16-inch cast alloy wheels as standard with a slim 100-section tyre up front and a 150-section rear hoop. The Motor Co. will sell you a pair of accessory cross-spoke wheels to replace these for a hefty sum of Rs 87,000.
Harley Davidson Street Bob price and colours
Available in five colours, prices vary per chosen colour
The starting price of the Street Bob is Rs 18.77 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), which makes it the most affordable Softail model by a long shot, with the next model costing well above the Rs 20 lakh mark. The bike is available in five colours, and depending on the colour you choose, prices will vary.
Billiard Grey is offered as standard for no extra charge. Vivid Black paint will cost you Rs 10,000 more, while Centerline (yellow in Harley speak) will set you back by an additional Rs 14,000. Iron Horse Metallic (glossy dark green) and Purple Abyss Denim (matte finish) will each cost you an additional Rs 16,000. Then, of course, there are the aforementioned laced wheels. And beyond that, you have the vast cornucopia that is the vast Harley-Davidson accessory catalogue.
Vishal Venugopal
Ved Janve
Azaman Chothia
