Your arms don’t have to strain to reach the handlebars, so the riding position is ideal. I felt like Clint Eastwood straddling my steed, relaxing into a well-worn saddle. You sit in this bike rather than on it, immediately, you feel comfortable. The only thing that stopped me pushing it more into turns was my concern over scrapping the exhaust pipes which sit low on the bike. The more I rode it, the greater my confidence grew, finding myself taking bends and roundabouts with high lean angles. Surprisingly agile for a Cruiser, the Low Rider S handles well when pushed along at speed. It can sit along at 70 mph all day as it was intended to do, or you can blast around A and B roads, giving a great deal of pleasure. This meaty engine gives you all the performance you will need with quick acceleration and high cruising speeds. The Low Rider S with a 1900cc engine proved equally impressive. The electric Livewire I rode was futuristic, fast and fun. My misconceptions fuelled by hearsay have been blasted away. Many motorcyclists have their own opinions of Harley-Davidson’s, and I was one of them until being fortunate to ride a few. The iconic American Chopper bike took over from the horse in allowing adventurers to explore the immense prairies as cowboys of bygone days had. Two modern-day travellers were roaming the States of the USA. Think of Harley-Davidson, and you picture Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper in Easy Rider. It completely changed my thoughts on ‘Hogs’. I then spent many days on it over the two week loan period as I enjoyed it so much. Harley-Davidson handed the keys to the latest version of the popular Low Rider S to this eagerly awaiting Writer. Read his review to discover whether the Low Rider S lives up to his very high expectations. Although the Harley-Davidson Low Rider S contains the word low, Jeremy Webb’s expectations of this stunning looking machine are sky-high.
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