Harley-Davidson’s 2027 Sprint 440 carries an MSRP of $5,999 and a claimed 27 horsepower from a 440 cc single-cylinder engine, billed as the most approachable and affordable gas-powered bike in the lineup. The motorcycle made its public debut at the EICMA show in Milan. Sales are already starting in Canada, Europe and most other international markets, with American dealers following in spring 2027.
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The output numbers are claims from the maker: 27 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 28 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm, through a six-speed gearbox. Claimed weight is 412 pounds.
The $5,999 sticker and how outlets rounded it
Motorcycle.com’s EICMA preview lists the Sprint 440 at $5,999 MSRP and adds a 24-month, unlimited-mileage warranty and three colors: Dark Billiard Gray, Vivid Black and Teal Thunder. Canadian pricing starts at 8,499 Canadian dollars, plus applicable charges, according to Cycle News, which describes the $5,999 figure as the expected U.S. price. Harley-Davidson’s own Sprint 440 page lists no price at all and says only that the bike is coming to the United States in spring 2027, with final assembly in York, Pennsylvania.
Carscoops rounded the figure to just $6,000, and that is the number several outlets repeated. Its report adds a 2.4-gallon tank, a claimed 80 miles per gallon, a 3.5-inch display, LED lighting and standard ABS, with throw-over saddlebags, a solo seat and a clear windshield as options. At 412 pounds ready to ride, Carscoops says, the Sprint is nearly 100 pounds lighter than anything else Harley sells. Motorcycle.com puts the gap to the 975 cc Nightster at about 69 pounds.
A Hero MotoCorp X440 underneath
The Sprint 440 is based on the X440 and X440T, bikes designed and engineered jointly with India’s Hero MotoCorp, and Harley licenses them to wear its badge. The Sprint adds a more cruiser-like stance. RideApart reports that the U.S. version is essentially the same motorcycle, with engineering and design largely unchanged. Carscoops, citing Motorcycle Consumer News, says engineers added a little engine roughness so the single sounds closer to a twin.
The engine architecture comes straight from the Indian bike. Cycle News lists an air and oil-cooled 440 cc single with a gear-driven counterbalancer, and Motorcycle.com adds a single overhead cam, two valves, fuel injection, a wet multiplate slip-and-assist clutch and chain final drive. Autoevolution notes that the X440 has sold well in India for several years, and Carscoops says it carries Harley badges in Asian markets. Multiplying the 2.4-gallon tank by the claimed 80 miles per gallon implies a range near 190 miles, though that is arithmetic on a manufacturer claim rather than a tested figure.
Artie Starrs, Harley-Davidson’s president and chief executive, described the Sprint as an invitation to ride, aimed at new, returning and experienced riders alike. The bike will also replace the QJ Motor-built X350RA as the machine used in the company’s Riding Academy in the United States, according to the Motorcycle.com preview.
Chassis, brakes and equipment
The hardware list is conventional and light. A steel frame carries a 43 mm inverted fork with 5.1 inches of travel and rear shocks with 3 inches of travel and preload adjustment. Brakes are 320 mm at the front and 240 mm at the rear, both with ABS, and the wheels are a 19-inch front and a 17-inch rear. Laden seat height is 26.4 inches. Gear Patrol describes a teardrop tank with a checkered center, mid-mounted controls, a round color display and a USB port above the headlamp. The same piece gives a wet weight of 417 pounds, a few pounds above the 412-pound claim elsewhere, so the quoted curb weight depends on how each source defines it.
Autoevolution adds styling details: a suspended headlamp, a bobbed rear fender and cast aluminum wheels, plus a seat height of 671 millimeters with a rider aboard. Motorcycle.com supplies the rest of the geometry, including a 57.1-inch wheelbase, 5.7 inches of ground clearance, a 26.9-inch unladen seat height, and 100/90-19 and 150/60ZR17 tires. Gear Patrol mentions a black powertrain with machined fin accents and 10-spoke wheels.
Timing varies by region. Dealers abroad begin receiving bikes in late 2026, and the York plant, which is also gaining Revolution Max engine production, handles final assembly of the American-market machines.
Pricing and timing differ by market. Cycle News says Canadian pricing includes freight and dealer setup, and Gear Patrol reports launches in Europe and Canada this month, while the American version waits until spring 2027. International dealers start receiving bikes in late 2026, so the first owners will ride Hero-engineered machines assembled outside the United States, and the York plant takes over only for the bikes sold domestically. Harley-Davidson has not published a production target for either line.
The open question is the final U.S. price. Harley’s page for the bike carries no figure, Motorcycle.com and Gear Patrol list $5,999, and the American launch is still months off in spring 2027, so the figure remains an MSRP expectation until dealers publish their sheets.
This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.
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