THE SOLOIST
Had it with the spouse? Want something for yourself, to take on the open road, to enjoy the blast of a big American V-twin, to feel the grunt of 172Nm of Milwaukee torque?
Welcome to the ‘Sports Touring’ single seat bagger, a premium Harley you don’t have to share, the Road Glide ST.
Solo you might not need more luggage capacity than the pair of hard cases mounted to the Road Glide, so you can roll along on one of the most stylish, dare I say ‘minimalist’ Harley baggers ever produced.
Describing a machine of nearly 400kg with boxes and a frame-mounted fairing as minimalist is, well, nuts, but Harley has pared down the machine compared to some of its all-singing, all dancing touring models.
For a start, there’s the lack of a back seat: just a low, thin, scalloped rider’s perch. There’s no top box, the audio system’s aerial has been hidden away, and the fairing screen is small and tinted.
Harley describes the ST as having a ‘sport-touring stance’, which is the Motor Company’s way of saying it’s better at going around corners than its other baggers.
And it is.
