[Red Badger]

Motorcycle Ping!........................

[brianl703]

“The Milwaukee-Eight 117 V-twin fed by Harley’s “Heavy Breather” intake sounds downright civilized, only letting out a low, throaty bark when you summon all its 103 horsepower and 125 pound-feet of torque.”

That’s because the baffles haven’t yet been removed.

[Scarlett156]

The Harley mechanics I was acquainted with in the 1990s (don’t know what they’re like today and kinda don’t want to know; I’ll never own a Harley so no big deal) - these guys who only worked on Harleys almost never rode Harleys. If the guy had a Harley he usually didn’t ride it to work because THEY’RE SO EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. They all rode older bikes to work, and many of these older bikes were Jap bikes.

(Haha, now Harley is made in Japan, too!)

Yeah my one friend who was a bike mechanic would ride with his friends who had Harleys and his bike was an old Triumph - these guys would “let” him work on their bikes sometimes. LOL.

Not saying HDs aren’t great bikes. But it’s like owning a Cadillac, basically. A Cadillac that needs constant maintenance.

Wow, that guy made me have some “grooved pavement” flashbacks. O.o I hope to own another bike someday, but at that point I may be too old.

[HamiltonJay]

Fugly.

[KarlInOhio]

Now if they could only get working mufflers and an engine that can idle so my idiot neighbor doesn’t have to rev the engine to keep it running at the stop sign in front of my house. Or maybe that’s an idiot neighbor problem instead of an engine problem.

[V_TWIN]

Is there a reason for the CNET link to a cell phone review?

[fretzer]

If I have to explain, you wouldn’t understand.

[going hot]

I prefer green

[TexasM1A]

God, what an ugly bike.

[Carriage Hill]

Sweet ride, but I wish I still had my original condition, ‘36 Indian Chief.

[M Kehoe]

Do the “rocket pods” come standard?

Are the cowlings and windshield bullet proof?

Rather have a rice burner...

Or a Ducati.

5.56mm

[Inyo-Mono]

The Harley-Davidson Low Rider ST in gray, long and low with saddle bags on a bright, sunny day.

[doorgunner69]

“Performance cruiser”??

Isn’t that an oxymoron?

[Afterguard]

Nope.

I’ll keep.my 10y/o BMW R1200RT. Anything else is just a scooter.

[Myrddin]

I've been working through my garage to get all the bikes back on the road. Lots of downtime because I was simply too busy or the weather was bad. The 2009 Fat Bob needed a new fuel pump. $180 in parts and my labor. It also needed a replacement battery. It's running again. My wife's Piaggio BV500 needed a replacement battery and replacement of the fuel hose between the fuel pump and filter assembly. Back on the road. The Kawasaki Versys just needed a battery. The DR650 didn't need any work. On the "todo" list is the Kawasaki VN950 (likely a battery). Harley Sportster and Honda CTX700. Running out of good weather, so I might not get all finished before the first snow.

My Yamaha Roadliner (2000 cc V-Twin/113 cu in) has a smaller engine than that new Harley. It's 850 lbs and becoming a challenge to push around at age 66. The Yamaha SR400 is easy to move, but presents a challenge because of the kickstart only 400cc engine with a compression release. I'm leaning toward lighter bikes now.

[Chuckster]

I bought a new Harley-Davidson FXS Low Rider in 1978. That's no Low Rider. That's a bagger.

THIS is a Low Rider.

[Paal Gulli]

So because of your screw-up, CNET gets two clicks instead of one.

Well isn’t that clever.