2020 HARLEY-DAVIDSON LINEUP
R I D E R E V I E W
P86
comfortable stretch to the tallish bars.
The Low Rider S may not have ape hang-
ers, but the ergonomics would work well
for an actual ape. As it is, it's not as bad
as I thought it would be. Though a lot of
weight is directed at my backside, the
seat is deeply cushioned and only gets uncomfort-
able at the end of a day of riding. For the record, I
loved the 2014-'17 Dyna version with the adjustable
bar, seat and footpegs (base model, not the S), it
was the most comfortable Dyna I'd ever been on.
Arms-up, knees-up is not the worst way to ride
a motorcycle with some swagger, or aggressively
for that matter. And it does aggressive very well.
The inverted front end, equipped with dual floating
discs, does a really good job of keeping
it tidy on the brakes or leaned over in
a corner. Those high pegs make more
sense when you're cranked over and still
not scratching the pavement with them
yet. They're still under you enough to
stand on them, if you need to go off-road. Or, you
know, just not hit a big pothole sitting down.
Despite pulling in the rake (as compared to the
base Low Rider), handling seems deliberate—well
planted, with good cornering clearance, but she
definitely likes being pushed around.
It's all perfectly matched to the larger Milwau-
kee-Eight, handing the extra torque with ease. It's
basically unflappable. It isn't particularly practical.
The Low Rider S's
beefy front end and
dual four-piston
calipers combine for
a machine that's very
stable when hard
on the brakes.
