Its frame-mounted fairing may be inspired by the long-gone FXRT Sport Glide, but the 2024 Harley-Davidson Low Rider ST is very much of the moment. Based on the Low Rider S, and using the same brawny Milwaukee-Eight 117 engine, pumping out a claimed 103 hp at 4,750 rpm and 125 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,500 rpm, the ST is distinguished by the aforementioned fairing, removable saddlebags, a stiffer spring rate up front, and different instrumentation. Amazing how much the fairing and bags change its attitude though: The thing just looks outlaw. Its mid-mount controls and deep solo seat put the rider in a position that integrates him or her into the bike’s design, balancing the forward visual heft of the fairing.

While the ST is roughly 50 pounds heavier than the S, our testers noted that the stiffer fork and added weight gave the bike a super-planted feel. Weighing a claimed 721 pounds, it’s some 117 pounds lighter than the 2024 Road Glide. The fairing includes Rockford Fosgate speakers, but there are no bar-mounted media controls, which sort of alludes to the stripped-back nature of the ST: it’s no fully loaded bagger, and it’s not meant to be. Even still,1.9 cubic feet (almost 54 liters) of luggage capacity and wind protection earn the “touring” part of the ST moniker as much as the M-8 117 engine earns the “sport” part.