I don’t believe Hd is worried about considering the FXLRS and st has been out selling everything since 2020. All the reviews from any one who know’s what they are talking about are 101 percent positive to say the least. The only bad reviews are on the forums!

 

I don't want my knees above or even level with my hips on a FXLRS(T). I love the look/style of the bike, I just think the riding position is unfixable for what it was meant to be. Higher seats, forwards, pullbacks, risers, defeat the purpose of what I thought was a sport oriented 45-degree V-Twin. I'm not out to disparage the bike, I own one.

 

Might be the hardest bikes to find in HD's lineup. Never see them. Seeing quite a few Street Glide and Road Glides in ST trim.

 

I know you own one, I think you did a great job with it, I wish you success with finding the passion that I have for mine.

 

I've been a sportbike guy all my life so that said? When I think "Sport" and the bike I bought has mid (aka "standard") foot controls amd bars I hafta reach for? I'm dang sure not moving the foot controls even more forward and the bars rearward amd as a matter of fact I'm moving the foot control rearward hence the sportbike term "rearsets" to stretch my legs out not in front of my hips but behind them (which is why back in the day you'd see jap bike riders lofting their feet back upon the passenger footpegs) and my bars are going forward and low to bot put more of my upper body weight over that critical front tire contact patch and to keep my upper body from acting as an airbrake in the wind.

Also, Responsive handling has as much to do with pressuring the footpegs with bodyweight as it does countersteering and you just don't see a whole lot of fast riders running technical courses with their feet on highway pegs.

Just some thoughts from an old jap sportbike guy who by the grace of God managed to survive himself and finally slowed down and got comfy on a Harley.

 

Best of both world’s.

 

this guy likes the ST too-

 

my local dealer has a couple USED 22 FXLRST with 700 miles. Black !
1 new Diablo still available, several new ST and S in the bone white
they are out there, just not on the west side maybe

surprised you havent seen more in the midwest

 

Finally took one for a test ride today like others after reading so many reviews and YouTube videos I wanted to buy into the hype with a smaller cruiser than a road glide .
Like eveybody you have to swap out half the parts to make it a proper cruiser , I was disappointed in the fairing quality and ride quality .
kind of reminds me of the street road glide st and a partial attempt to make the bike something it’s not .

 

This thread like all threads about a newer models are always the same. “Harley misses this or that”. “I would not own one if they gave it to me for free”. “Takes too many mods to make it rideable” etc.

I don’t think I have ever seen a stock bike as it was delivered Harley (or really and brand of bike) as most people immediately tear down and make it their own. Heck I’ve seen dozen of FB posts of guys tearing into the 117 to go 121, 131 cams, etc.

I think the only thing Harley did wrong on the LRST is use the word “Sport”. Seems the word “Sport” is controversial and then it gets combined with “Bike” and the LRST is not a “Sports Bike”. It’s barely a Sports Touring Bike if you look at other bikes in that category.

Had they called if “Low Rider Touring” or Low Rider Mini Bagger” or even “Road Glide Light” they may have eliminated the comparison.
Like every Harley model I’ve seen, it’s a good base platform, for customization and personal fitment.