{"id":7187,"date":"2021-06-01T12:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T11:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/?p=7187"},"modified":"2021-06-01T12:06:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T11:06:04","slug":"whats-in-a-name-softail-standard-roadtested-in-american-v-106","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/whats-in-a-name-softail-standard-roadtested-in-american-v-106\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s in a name: Softail Standard roadtested in American-V 106"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4190142.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7188\" src=\"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4190142.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4190142.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4190142-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4190142-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4190142-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4190142-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4190142-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4190142-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4190142-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4190142-862x647.jpg 862w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4190142-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Launched last year as a plain finish Street Bob, the FXST Softail Standard may well be the obvious name base entry level model in the Milwaukee-Eight range, but it fits the natural position of the Super Glide \u2013 physically and aesthetically \u2013 and the role of the Sportster, financially. So we were really looking forward to finding out how flexible this surprisingly small big twin would be.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7187 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1998-FXD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1998-FXD-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1998-FXD-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1998-FXD-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1998-FXD-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1998-FXD-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1998-FXD-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1998-FXD-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1998-FXD-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1998-FXD-862x482.jpg 862w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1998-FXD-1200x671.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1998-FXD.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7204'>\n\t\t\t\t1998 FXD Super Glide*\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-FXST.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-FXST-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-FXST-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-FXST-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-FXST-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-FXST-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-FXST-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-FXST-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-FXST-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-FXST-862x482.jpg 862w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-FXST-1200x671.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-FXST.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7200'>\n\t\t\t\t2021 FXST Softail Standard\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1999-FXST.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1999-FXST-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1999-FXST-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1999-FXST-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1999-FXST-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1999-FXST-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1999-FXST-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1999-FXST-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1999-FXST-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1999-FXST-862x482.jpg 862w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1999-FXST-1200x671.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1999-FXST.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7203'>\n\t\t\t\t1999 FXST Softail Standard*\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We came away wishing they&#8217;d called this nimble bar-hopper a Super Glide because we think there&#8217;s a massive gap in the range that a traditional FXST would slot into beautifully, and you can find out why in\u00a0the digital <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pocketmags.com\/american-v-magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American-V 106<\/a><\/strong><\/em> \u2013 which will also be printed in the omnibus edition next time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-7187-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" 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itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>The best way to get hold of a digital edition, without diverting too much of the cover price into the coffers of some of the world\u2019s biggest corporations, is to go to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pocketmags.com\/american-v-magazine\">https:\/\/pocketmags.com\/american-v-magazine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>where you will also find more than ten years of digital back issues \u2026 and so many flashbacks!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AmV106-Softail-Standard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7199\" src=\"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AmV106-Softail-Standard-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AmV106-Softail-Standard-724x1024.jpg 724w, 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