![]() The rear seat is an absolute joke, a bad one at that.But posture, thanks to the handlebar and peg position, ends up putting pressure on your lower back in some cases. The seat, borrowed from the Fat Boy, is extremely comfortable.Taller riders might find the bars too close, leading to a slightly awkward riding posture. “Buck-horn” handlebars are easy to reach for short riders.This makes for a knees-up riding position. Footpegs are almost mid-set and lifted up.Seat height of 680mm makes it accessible to riders of all heights.And the oodles of chrome around it does have a nasty tendency of reflecting sunlight right into your eyes if you’re riding on a sunny noonday. The twin pods, with their unusual vertically stacked configuration, do look kind of charming, but the tacho is pretty hard to read as it needs you to tilt your head down quite a bit to look at it on the move. It features the now Softail-synonymous tank-mounted analogue speedometer pod with built-in digital MID but also gets a second pod with a tachometer mounted right below it. Larger 19-inch front wheel with 110/90 tyre and 16-inch rear wheel with 180/70 tyre creates a pulled back, squatted and rear heavy look.Full rear fender and small front fender create a nice contrast and give it an old school look.But you need to look down to see the tacho. Two instrument pods on the tank look nice and the analogue tacho is a welcome addition.Handlebar-mounted indicators are a nice touch.Small headlight with the cap on top reminds you of the 1200 Custom.The simple retro paint scheme on the tank looks great.Has that been enough for it to make a leap into the 21st century? So now, running on all-new internals, including the new Milwaukee Eight engine and an all-new frame, this latest gen Low Rider only carries over the previous bike’s styling cues, and pretty much nothing else. ![]() ![]() When the new 2018 Softail family was introduced last year, the Dyna was relegated to the chopping block, but the Low Rider stayed, now ported to the Softail platform. Originally part of Harley-Davidson’s Dyna lineup, the Low Rider has been one of the iconic American cruiser maker’s most popular motorcycles, in the US market at least. ![]()
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