The Low Rider ST Surprised Me 

Great video I've only ridden the S model but I think you summed up these bikes well. The handling is incredible for a stock out of the box Harley, they finally nailed it after all these years since the FXR (with some good ones in between like the FXDX and Dyna Low Rider)

Pretty groovy. Slap in a nice cam for some lope and it'll really shine.

Thanks. Well done. I am looking at this bike (And I am also 5'7").

Gotta get me one of these Thanks dude for the review on back roads AND the freeway 🤘🛵

The FXLRST surprised me as well and I didn't expect to like it as much as I do. It is awesome to have a bike that doesn't need much done to it at all. The inverted front end and and tall factory rear monoshock make all the difference. I plan to run 9.5" pullback risers with proper mid-bend bars to get the rider triangle more dialed. The 117 is plenty of power for the chassis. I feel lucky to have one. The "forward-mid" controls are definitely not as comfy to me as the regular mids on the dyna's, but with mini floorboards they will be decent. I also prefer top load bags (HD touring/Leather Pros), but these clamshell bags honestly aren't as bad as I thought they'd be. Thanks for the honesty! I wanted to dislike it and stay on my dyna lol

I got a st about a month ago and it's the best Harley I've owned so far. I put the taller windshield on and it works much better for me. I'm 5'10".

Man I want one of these, definitely first thing I'd probably change would be bars and risers (short rider) and of course exhaust

I test rode one of these in Sturgis. I really really wanted to love this bike. This bike looks amazing, it has tons of power. I even liked the saddle bags. The faring did a great job. Did I mention the power...Oh Yeah. Granted, I only got a 25 minute test ride, so its not entirely fair. I wasn't crazy about my knees position while riding the bike. I don't think that for me, this would not be a very comfortable ride touring. I like to put on 500 mile days. That might not be what this bike is made for, but it needs to be a descent portion of my riding style. I may need to find a way to take this for a longer ride for a few hours to get a more thorough test.

Just picked one up. Dealer is installing a a sawicki exhaust on it before it’s delivered. Can’t wait!

I'm a tad under 6' and I'm planning on getting the riser/bar combination raised a couple of inches with a pullback. The stock handlebars need changing. I'm a life-long softail rider and I need bars that bend in a bit more that these stock ones.

looks comfy and lucious. Nice color too.

Thank you! Wanted an honest opinion about this bike. Sounds great. Those m8 can make some serious power.

Good review 👍

After owning this bike for 2 months its just been an awesome bike. It definitely needed to be tweeked to get me in my comfort zone though. Started with 8" risers with midbars, SDC seat, flo floorboards, shifter and brake pedal with the green bros brake linkage. Topped off with TBR stainless 2 into 1. My biggest complaint was the windshield, it totally sucks, I went with klockwerks recurve looks awesome and is an upgrade from the stock one. All in all I love the power the handling its all there. If you wanted your fxr or dyna to handle like this you would have to spend a fortune in top of the line suspension parts.

I have a new 22 S model.... i'm really torn over that fairing, I really like it but I only do one big trip a year and a smaller one also, I ended up with a Memphis shades wind screen, not the road warrior, I still like the look of a naked bike on the front.... that screen pops off and I think it looks really good.....i'm 5'7 on a good day and with a saddleman and 9.5in risers, its comfortable, I went with a different crashbar because let's face it, not only did I want protection but I wanted to be able to put my feet up because that thing does handle really well....sláinte!

I have my deposit down for the ST at a dealer without markups, but I just found a 2020 low riders s with JD customs upper and lower fxr fairings, plus hard bags, t bars, relocated gauges, bassani 2 in 1 exhaust with tune, mx pegs and LED lights. 8000 miles on it for $20,000. Looks similar to yours, but all black. Haven't ridden either of them, but I'm 5'6 so a good size for either bike. In your opinion, is the ST worth the extra money over the 2020 S with the mods? Thanks in advance!

Must not think bad thoughts...must not think bad thoughts...yeah this bike hits me hard...its probably the best offering of a Sport Touring model they've ever built. We know we'll all change the bars and seat but the ergonomics is really close stock. I've heard a lot of people being critical of the gauges but I only use the gas gauge and speedometer when I see a cop so that's not something I'd lose sleep over. They did a great job with styling and price. I definitely need to stay away from dealerships when these things start showing up!

At 6ft 4 it's still a reach for me to the bars. The mids are good with a step up seat like you say. I just wish when buying a new bike from harley that it can be fitted to the rider without the added expense and left over parts.

I test rode a few of them and believe HD hit a GRAND SLAM with this bike. My only complaint was the bars seem crooked on all 3 that I rode

nice 🖤

Agree. The stock seating position is horrible, especially for someone with a bad back. at 6' i love it with the saddlemen sdc pro seat and thrashin 9.5" with 1.5 pullback risers is near perfect.

Would the bike fit someone that's 5'1"? I am and right now I ride a 02 dyna lowrider

Coming off of the new S&S engine build how does the power delivery compare to this bike ?

I do like these, and would love to have one, but so expensive for what you get... probably why I'll never buy a Harley. I'd rather buy 2 or 3 other cool bikes for the same total price. Dealers even selling them thousands over MSRP everywhere. Would have to spend like $25k-$28k to get one. Other brands have so much more bike for that price... I did see a used one for sale with less than 1k miles on it, but was still over $25k

Agree with all your statements mate. The bars look good and seem okay straight up, but then you realise (for someone at average height) it does lean you slightly forward. Not sure if my step up seat exaggerated that.

Dude like literally in front of an old rusted out hurse.. hilarious!!

just did the risers on my 22 fxlrs. the stock ones definitely had to go

Did you put your feet in the crash bar at all? Like does it feel comfortable as a Highway peg also?

I said b4 that I got to ride the '22 Low Rider S. Love the bike...but doesn't fit my style of riding. I agree I didn't like the riding position either, but that's a simple change. It was defiantly engineered right. but I like tight mtn twisties. In my opinion...for that type of riding anything over a 114 is too much. Even the 114 maybe too much. I find myself passing guy on M8s in that type of riding conditions. Its like they're too scared to take the turns at speed. I Don't know if its the power of the bike or them...but fuck...just get outta my way...LOL

At 5ft 10.. ? Forward controls?

I rode and this and the S last weekend. I went to the S. Same reason I dont like the road glide, that ugly ass fairing really throws me off. Wasn't much different in the ride other than a little win but I ordered a Tsport fairing. I didnt like the speedo or the bags either

I’m buying one. Just got my bank loan approved

When your bike is a ten but it’s a Softail lol.

At first I thought it was cool that HD was bringing back the LRS as a Softail, but now, not so much. The original FXDLS is almost a collectors item at this point. It was a limited release, end of a platform, special model. These new softails are the opposite. I'm sure they perform great, but imo they're just overpriced, boring copies of the Dyna. Especially if they keep reusing the same black/bronze color scheme. Not to mention the whole fake club style look is reaching a point of oversaturation. Good review though.

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But the colors suck. Boring black and primer gray. YUCK. Otherwise, great bike that I’d totally buy. But for $21K it should have a decent selection of colors beyond these 2.

25 plus grand for a bike and the gauges are smaller then a scooter 😳 once again Harley disappoints.

Ugly mismatched clam shell opening bags. Hate them

Count me in for the dyna/fxr homers... I'll never buy a softail. I don't wear Harley doo rags, don't drink bud heavy, or have an arm band tattoo.... I'll take any clubbed out dyna or fxr over this mini road turd.