The brakes and suspension perform admirably too. If I could change one thing though, I’d like a 17” wheel at the back (it has a 16”), just to balance out the 19” front a little better. The Softail chassis is noticeably more rigid and responsive, and it carries itself as well as a 308 kilo motorcycle can. The torque-assist clutch and six-speed box respond well to solid input, but won’t tire you out too quickly.ĭedicated #DynaBros will pine for the old Dyna twin shock setup, but I don’t miss the Dyna’s infamous rear frame flex one bit. The throttle response is predictable, the motor is smooth without being stale, and there’s just enough unruly vibration there to remind you that you’re riding something American. If you’re familiar with the rest of the Softail range, there are no surprises here. That said, the Low Rider S has more than enough arm-wrenching torque to keep you grinning. And while the Milwaukee-Eight 114 is plenty rowdy, I can’t help but feel that H-D missed a trick by not tuning it a little more for this particular bike. That’s because the Dyna Low Rider S not only used the 110 ci version of Harley’s older Twin Cam motor, but also came stock with a Screamin’ Eagle cam and air intake. Interestingly, while the 1,868 cc ‘114’ is punchier than the ‘107’ in the standard Low Rider, it actually makes a whole one Newton-metre less than its predecessor. And it packs a punch too, thanks to the 114 ci version of H-D’s Milwaukee-Eight power plant, which is good for 155 Nm of torque at 3,000 rpm. The ‘S’ apparently stands for ‘Sport,’ so you also get upside-down forks and double front disc brakes. Photo credit: Wes Reyneke / ZA Bikersīut there’s more to the Low Rider S than just styling.
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The only eyesore is the tail light and upright license plate mount-it would have been great if Harley had used their combo indicators here instead. The glossiness of the tank paint meshes well with the textured finishes elsewhere, and small details like the dual dials on the tank are really tidy. Like the rest of the Softail range, the fit and finish here is really solid. It’s hands-down one of the best colour schemes out there, made even better by the delightfully retro tank logos. Starting at R264,500, the bike comes in either black or ‘Barracuda Silver’ (which costs five grand extra), with the wheels finished in matte bronze. It’s all a riff on the popular West Coast ‘club’ style. Those include a smaller LED headlight inside a mini fairing, mid-rise bars on extended risers, and a deeply stepped solo seat.
Harley-Davidson started with the regular Low Rider, then blacked it out and added a few styling changes to give it a factory custom feel. Aesthetically, the new Low Rider S is almost a total copy/paste of the old Low Rider S.
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