{"id":1359,"date":"2016-01-27T18:12:38","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T18:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2018-02-26T18:18:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T18:18:19","slug":"2016-5-harley-davidson-low-rider-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/2016-5-harley-davidson-low-rider-s\/","title":{"rendered":"2016.5 HARLEY-DAVIDSON LOW RIDER S"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a move that should catapult the Low Rider\u00a0back into the hearts and minds<\/strong>\u00a0of those who had posters of the 1977 FXS Low Rider on their bedroom walls as kids \u2013 and onto the phone and tablet desktops of the next generation \u2013 Harley-Davidson have taken their new recently revived Low Rider and done with it what some would say they should have done in the first place. I would say they\u2019ve exceeded that.<\/p>\n

At its heart is a meaty 110-inch Twin Cam motor complete with a Heavy Breather air cleaner and the exhausts off a Fat Bob (blacked-out, of course), dressed with flat bars on 5-inch straight risers behind a bikini fairing, twin discs on the cast wheels that we didn\u2019t get on the regular model in this country, a premium suspension package, bobbed rear mudguard and a sporty solo seat. It looks like it\u2019s ready to pounce, if not actually in flight.<\/p>\n

While the 2015 Low Rider was a masterpiece of clever adjustability, the Low Rider S is primal, unapologetic and a thing of great beauty. There are Night Rod Special and XLCR references in there as well as the original Low Rider (and, bizarrely, Yamaha\u2019s XS1.1S), and I want one so badly that it hurts.<\/p>\n

You want raw objectivity? Buy Which Bike! This is lust!<\/p>\n

\"Low\"MY16.5\"MY16.5\"MY16.5\"Low\"2016.5\"MY16.5\"Low\"Low\"Low\"Low<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also very nearly the Sturgis that we didn\u2019t get in 2001 or 2011.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get the necessary negatives out of the way first.<\/p>\n

At \u00a314,995 it\u2019s \u00a32,450 more expensive than the base Low Rider in vivid black, but the engine, suspension package and the finish of the engine and the \u2018Magnum Gold\u2019 wheels \u2013 inspired by the mag wheels of 1960s race cars \u2013 would cost a lot more as upgrades. And it\u2019s only a matter of time before some wit points out they\u2019ve seen that the styling on some American biker show, in which case you can either politely explain that the NorCal\/Thug-style look predates EastEnders on Wheels \u2026 or else whip out a 1911 .45 and add them to this week\u2019s bodycount.<\/p>\n

Director of Styling, Brad Richards, said\u00a0\u201cRiders have been asking when Harley-Davidson would build another aggressive, performance-based bike like the legendary FXR models. This is our answer to that question. The Low Rider S is informed by the current tall-bike custom trend and our own custom styling, but also seeks to redefine Harley-Davidson performance for a new generation of riders. We really wanted to connect the rider to the road by delivering instantaneous power and agile handling with a bike that is trimmed to the essentials.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

While \u2018tall-bike\u2019 seems to be at odds with a Low Rider, it refers to the height of the \u2019bars not the seat, which is still a lowly 26.6-inches.<\/p>\n

Dais Nagao, Senior Stylist and veteran of the Tokyo custom scene \u2013 who we met on the launch of the Iron and Forty-Eight \u2013 had a hand in this too, and his eye for detail combined with the riding dynamics shows:\u00a0\u201cWhen you ride fast in this upright position, you need a little wind protection,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he offered, explaining the bikini fairing\u00a0\u201cThen the way we inset the headlamp deeper into the speed screen gives the Low Rider S an aggressive face. It\u2019s a powerful way to communicate the personality of the motorcycle.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

It also goes some way to explaining Harley\u2019s first cruise control on a street model: this is a bike that should be comfortable over distance.<\/p>\n

With its mid-mount foot controls, cast wheels, uncluttered back end, trademark tandem clocks, it\u2019s a Low Rider worthy of the name. It\u2019s also perhaps worthy of a name first applied to the 1971 Super Glide and resurrected on a Softail in the nineties, but which hasn\u2019t been used to a few years: could this be the new Night Train?<\/p>\n

2016 Low Rider S<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Length:<\/strong>
\n2,390mm<\/p>\n

Seat Height:<\/strong>
\n685mm<\/p>\n

Fuel Capacity:<\/strong>
\n17.8l<\/p>\n

Dry Weight:<\/strong>
\n293kg<\/p>\n

Engine:<\/strong>
\nAir-cooled Twin Cam 110<\/p>\n

Displacement:<\/strong>
\n1801cc<\/p>\n

Torque:<\/strong>
\n156Nm\/115ftlb@3,500rpm<\/p>\n

Wheels\/Tyres:
\nFront:<\/strong>\u00a0Magnum Gold cast aluminium, 100\/90B19
\nRear:<\/strong>\u00a0Magnum Gold cast aluminium, 160\/70B17<\/p>\n

Colour:<\/strong>
\nBlack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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