In 2014, Harley-Davidson introduced their first new lightweight motorcycles in 40 years, the Street series. The Street 750, also known as the XG750, is powered by a 749cc version of the Revolution X engine — a liquid-cooled, 60° SOHC V-twin. The bike weighs 80 pounds less than an Iron 883 Sportster, has double the suspension travel, and makes 57.5 horsepower at the rear wheel. While it’s no rocket ship, it’s an affordable entry into the Harley world and begs to be modified.

Enter Dan Torres of Milwaukee Moto, who grew up on a steady diet of dirt bikes and transitioned to the street only after getting out of the Navy. About ten years ago, after tiring of riding the same bikes as everyone else, he found himself a rough CB350 and set about chopping it:

“It was a total death trap, it was like 10 feet long, rigid and suicide shift. Rear brake only, but it was cool to ride around Milwaukee.”

Soon, he’d sold the bobber to fund his next project — the hook had been set. Today, he works as a machinist, operating out of his home shop whenever he can. When he heard Harley was coming out with a liquid-cooled 750, he was excited to check it out. He bought this 2016 XG750 intending to make a range of custom parts like custom parts like pegs, intakes, exhaust. The bike wasn’t quite what he’d hoped in the performance department, so he decided to take matters into his own hands:

“Once I got the bike home I realized how heavy and under powered it really was. I also noticed it wasn’t getting really good reviews so I decided to put the XG on a diet and make it as cool as possible.”

He swapped in Yamaha R1 forks and, after a lot of long nights sorting out the shock linkage, he successfully outfitted the XG with a Ducati 748 single-sided swingarm. After much consideration, he landed on a Honda CB200T tank, complete with external fuel pump, which he hid inside a custom fiberglass seat hump. Our mutual friend Brian Cox (@classicbikebuilding) guided him through the fiberglass process and built a seat to fit the pan.

The result is the most stunning Street 750 we’ve seen. With Handbuilt 2020 postponed due to C-19, we hope to see this incredible machine in person in the coming fall. Below, we get the full details on the build, as well as more gorgeous photos from photographer Sergio Meza.

Credit: bikebound

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