RIDE REVIEW I 2022 HARLEY-DAVIDSON LOW RIDER ST
P94
the torque begins to taper off.
There's also 105 horsepower on
tap, which Harley says peaks at
5020 rpm, so jamming the throttle
open at anything from low speed
canyons to highway speeds is
met with instant thrust. There's no
rider aids here—no TC, no variable
rider modes—but the way in which
the Milwaukee-Eight delivers its
performance, one has to really
question if they are required.
The motor is mated to your stan-
dard six speed gearbox with sixth
being an overdrive for highway fuel
Big ol' LED headlight nestles tightly upfront.
Don't laugh, the tiny dash is actually
a really good thing.
mileage and, truth be
told, I hardly ever saw it
flash up on the miniature
digital dash mounted to
the handlebar cross brace.
The gearbox action is vastly
improved from the last Low
Rider I rode about five years
ago and gives the machine an
enhanced quality feel earlier Low
Rider S models lacked.
The ST runs a single rate front
spring compared to the triple rate
spring on the Low Rider S to help
maintain chassis composure with
an extra 50 pounds lugged onto
the ST. I haven't ridden the Low
Rider S so I can't compare
the two but from the
ST, I found the ride just
on the right side of stiff,
a good thing as most
Harley's I ride simply don't
have enough support for fast
riding with the fork often plunging
through the stroke under braking.