![]() ![]() Tall gearing and a 308kg kerb weight means this titanic torque doesn’t translate to shoulder-dislocating acceleration on the road, but it still pulls with purpose and a plentiful 93bhp top end. Peak torque is a mammoth 114ft lb at a lowly 3000rpm – although, with a redline marked at just 5500rpm, that’s still halfway through the range. ![]() Fuelling and throttle response are smooth, the gearbox clunks a bit but shifts cleanly, and vibration at tickover is a charismatic, characterful chug rather than Harley’s previous generation of shake, rattle and roll-off-the-sidestand. In plain English that’s an air-cooled, undersquare, 1868cc V-twin with four-valve heads.īut despite its extreme dimensions, it’s surprisingly civilised. The Harley-Davidson Low Rider S’s brawny image is backed up by the biggest, most powerful motor in any of H-D's regular road bikes – the Milwaukee-Eight 114. Combining that with the Low Rider’s mid-mounted footpegs makes for cramped legs, with knees packed in high and tight. As the name suggests, this is a short bike with a tarmac-scraping 690mm seat height. The bolstered brakes (twin front discs are double the Low Rider’s setup) have impressive power, and the forks offer decent support when you’re stopping hard.īut the riding position takes a lot of getting used to. ![]() Turn-in isn’t quick but is intuitively smooth and tracks accurately. The Harley-Davidson Low Rider S steers easily and obediently, at least within the limits of its 33-degree lean angle. It also shares that bike’s upside-down Showa forks, pulled through the yokes to compensate for the Low Rider S’s 19in front wheel (the Fat Bob has a 16in front). Shorter, steeper and sharper than the regular Low Rider, this S version has the same tighter head angle, reduced wheelbase and longer-travel shock as Harley’s Fat Bob. The chassis sits at the sporty end of Harley-Davidson’s spectrum. ![]()
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