QUICKSPIN I 2022 Harley-Davidson Road Glide ST
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build a performance bagger, but
there's not enough differentia-
tion to justify the creation of a
new model. There are several
minor cosmetic tweaks, such
as a shorter front fender, shal-
lower saddlebags, blacked out
drivetrain, and lack of passenger
seat/pegs, but the Road Glide
ST rides just like the base Road
Glide with a little more oomph
and cornering clearance, and
I'm not convinced that's worth
another $7750.
Brad Richards is Harley's VP of
Design, and he told Cycle News
something I loved hearing: "We
create a motorcycle and give it to
our customers. They take it apart,
cut things off, weld things on,
and come up with a new aesthet-
ic. We see what they create, and
it inspires us in the design studio.
I call it a conversation, and the
language is the motorcycle."
But the ST makes me feel like
Harley needs to listen more—the
idea of a "performance bagger"
may not make sense to all mo-
torcyclists, but my experience
as a motorcyclist in Southern
California suggests that H-D is
coming up short. The Harley
