US automaker Harley-Davidson will unveil the 2022 version of its Low Rider S motorbike on January 26. More on them next week.Janu| 12:30 pm 2 min read 2022 Harley-Davidson Low Rider S to get a more powerful engine (Photo credit: Bike India) Luckily I bounced back in time for cocktail hour, electric-scootering around downtown San Diego, karaokeing – and was able to ride a bunch of the excellently upgraded FL touring bikes the next day. They tell me cruiser riders develop a different set of muscles. At the end of the day, I’m Madeline Kahn in Blazing Saddles: I tell ya I’m bushed. I couldn’t find the cruise control button, maybe because they removed it on the new LR-S. My soft upper body and tiny fists in the wind were a little tired of hanging on by the end of the day, my lumbar was a little bent, but mostly my butt was tired of being locked into the same spot all day I tried to stand up on the midmount pegs a couple of times, as I typically do on all other motorcycles, but couldn’t pull it off.
(Speaking of which, on no other brand will so many hard-core women emerge from the woodwork to tell you about the Harley they used to have, their ex-SO had, they aspire to have… a couple of men, too.) The LED layback tail lamp has a smoked lens…Īt the end of a day’s ride on the LR-S, around a bunch of San Diego County’s finest backroads, I have to conclude the people who love these things are generally tougher and harder of core than yours truly. Forks, triple-clamp, riser and handlebar, and rear fender supports are Matte Black. Mufflers and exhaust shields are Jet Black. The powertrain, primary cover and tank console are finished in Wrinkle Black the derby cover, intake, and lower rocker covers are Gloss Black. The H-D faithful love these things, with their black blackness and bronze wheels: All bright finishes are replaced with black finishes for an aggressive look. The LR-S “is rooted in the legacy of the Low Rider models of the 1980s, that has a devoted following which has spread world-wide from origins in Southern California,” according to H-D’s VP of Styling and Design Brad Richards. It’s the style and Harley-Davidness of the thing that matters. The new one does have a bunch more cornering clearance than the Dyna version did.Īnyway, the guys in the flannel shirts will little note, nor long remember what we criticize here. It’s actually more stable than a freight train. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been passed by guys in flapping flannel shirts on these things like I was standing still – on fast roads, anyway. They steepened the rake to 28 degrees, but the specs say the new bike’s trail has grown from 5.1 to 5.7 inches 145mm is a lot of trail. But that weight, long wheelbase, and old-tech bias ply tires give it an old-fashioned feel. For sporty riding in the curves it’s a pretty fun thing to ride, too. The LR-S is a great motorcycle for blasting around town on, particularly if you’re a large and in-charge extrovert. It wouldn’t be bad if the footpegs were further to the rear… For my 5’8” bod, it’s a bit of a reach forward to the grips. Harley uses ones that are quite a bit thicker, and they’re harder to hang onto on motorcycles you have to hang onto. All the other bike makers have settled on grips of about 32mm diameter. My joints have softer cartilage? Still not a fan of Harley’s large-diameter grips. Maybe I have a high tolerance for vibration. I felt low-frequency vibes but wasn’t really bothered by it. There were a lot of complaints about vibration through the grips. The big crinkle-black motocross handlebar bolts onto four-inch risers rubber-mounted to the triple clamp. Seating remains somewhat gynecological with the “mid-mount” footpegs, which fit me okay but which people with legs longer than about 32 inches don’t much like: Taller people ride with their knees higher than their hips.
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