on the facility's "parking
lot" track.
For someone who
doesn't get much track
time and who questioned
the idea of racing baggers
from the very beginning,
I was admittedly nervous
about spinning laps on
this big and powerful, not
to mention expensive,
motorcycle. But it also
sounded like fun, and fun
almost always wins out.
So, here I go.
First of all, Harley didn't
just give us the keys and
let us run amuck on their
$42,999 motorcycles. We
were given several param-
eters from which to work,
like riding in small groups,
slowing us down with
tight coned chicanes, and
not allowing us to pass
our group leaders, Rispoli
and Wyman. (Ha!) Sounds
restrictive, but there were
several sections where we
could let it rip, and I was
blown away by how well
the bike performed. The
nerves quickly disap-
peared, replaced by pure
adrenaline and enthusiasm
as I got used to the bike.
It's hard to say what
surprised me most about
the ST, but it was prob-
ably how well it handled
through the corners. I
expected the front end to
feel shaky, a little wobbly,
like most monster touring
bikes feel while leaned
over in the turns. But
not the ST. Instead, it felt
planted and stable bent
over and launched out
of the corners like you'd
A single 300mm disc is
clamped in the back by a
four-piston Brembo caliper.
The handlebars are not
as tall as the standard
Road Glide bars but not as
low as the standard Street
Glide bars.
Harley says the CVO
Road Glide ST is 25 pounds
lighter than the Road Glide,
partly because of the Ti
mufflers and because it
doesn't have the Road
Glide's full audio system.
The ST's saddlebag lids
don't house speakers.
Instead, there are two 6.5-
inch speakers in the fairing.
The CVO Road Glide ST
is only available in two fla-
vors: Raven Metallic Black
and Golden Pearl White.
TAKING IT TO
THE TRACK
During our evaluation of
the 2024 Street and Road
Glide models, Harley treat-
ed us to a day at Las Vegas
Motor Speedway, where we
rode the CVO Road Glide ST
VOLUME ISSUE APRIL , P125
(Left) This is
how Wyman
and Rispoli's
MotoAmerica's
King of The
Baggers race
bikes began
life. (Below)
Momentum is
key on these
surprisingly
well-handling
machines.
