The new Low Rider S, though, has a list of goodies that seems to tackle each individual problem.Ĭompetitors aside, the Low Rider S comes standard with the upgraded components to counteract those shortcomings.

Some will say that’s being overly critical, but you get the idea. Maybe I had set the bar too high? Meanwhile, other H-Ds suffer a lack of front end feel, rough riding rear suspension, limited handling, and occasionally lackluster power. FXRs and Dynas have been my favorite motorcycles, but this stocker left me cold. Instead, it was an overall plain-feeling motorcycle. Sadly, I still own my clothes and just bought a van the bike didn’t fill me with the excitement I expected it to. I liked the Dyna Low Rider, but had expected it to leave me with an uncontrollable urge to run down to the local dealership, sell my cars, tools (no actually I’ll need those) and every piece of clothing I owned, in order to buy one. The standard Dyna Low Rider misses the mark just a little bit. Late last year, I asked H-D for a Dyna Low Rider loaner to ride to work, around town and so on-as I've now done with the Low Rider S. Big whoop, right? Well, fortunately it’s far more than that. The first rumblings of the bike made me believe this was to be nothing more than a Dyna with a big motor. The rest of its parts can be found in the accessories catalog or other models. The only item that’s exclusive to the Low Rider S is the seat. Now, in a time when H-D’s customers are slowly growing old, dying, or moving to other brands, the Low Rider S is the performance-happy, mile-hungry bike coming for your youth.Īll the important goodies are direct part numbers in a Harley catalog, from the engine, to the specially ordered wrinkle black finish, to the “premium ride” front and rear suspension-even the wheels. Not a bad association to have, considering the FXR was/is one of Harley’s most popular models ever, built at a time when Japanese competitors were stealing market share from the bar and shield. It fits within the S model lineage, but could also be considered a resurgence of the FXR line. It makes perfect sense that Harley-Davidson has now released the new Low Rider S. They’re smooth, powerful, and comfortable, but ultimately bored me. I could see their appeal, but nothing about those bikes screamed 'fun.' Nor were they overly terrible. The softails with floorboards also had absolute crap lean angle and no mid-control offerings. Fun bikes, but they still lacked overall performance (e.g., handling, brakes, etc.) and (in my opinion) aggressive ergonomic position, both inherent in a Dyna.

I rode the Fat Boy S and the softail Slim S models at the H-D lineup media launch in Portland last year. When I mentioned how cool it would be to see a Dyna S, an H-D rep responded “yeah, wouldn’t that be nice,” with a perfect smirk. The Low Rider S was something we were begging for when we first rode the Fat Boy S and Softtail Slim S last year, these were formerly the smallest S models available. It’s the second model to recently get the S treatment, but the first Dyna to offer the Screamin' Eagle 110 cu. The smallest bike with the biggest engine. The Low Rider S is a stripped-down version of its larger S models.

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