Honda shadow phantom vs harley davidson street 750?

Which one is more powerful and more reliable

The Shadow competed directly with the Harley Sportster. But this year the Street 750 (and Street 500) have come out to compete more directly--water cooled, 750cc, etc.

The Street 750 only appeared a few weeks ago, so there's not a lot of data on its actual real-world reliability. But traditionally Honda is more reliable than Harley Davidson. The Honda Shadow 750 is probably one of the most popular motorcycles ever made.

As for power, on paper the Harley claims an advantage, but I think in the real world it would be about a toss-up. Cruisers are not about power. On the freeway they would both be 'adequate'.

The Shadow was *never* considered to compete against the Sportster. The Yamaha Bolt was designed to be a clone of the Sportster 883 Iron. The Street was designed to beat the smaller Metric Cruisers.

The Street has more hp, less weight, and has at least the same reliability. On the freeway my Vespa LX150 is "adequate" -- any 250 is all you need and anything more is over kill.

You have to consider the Shadow the most reliable as the HD750 hasn't been out long enough to know anything about reliability, though with liquid cooling and the fact the HD reliability has been improving, there's a very good chance that this will be a good bike.

Shadows have been around for decades. They are a good, solid, inexpensive, reliable bike.

While I ride an HD (now) I'm still a fan of Honda reliability.
The Shadow has been around a long time now, with minimal problems.

HD Street… No data yet… Haha.
I have seen and sat the 500. Had it up to 60mph on the rolling stand.
Result? I wouldn't ride one if given to me. I'd trade it straight up (maybe even add some) for a Honda.