Brown Sugar - " How Come You ' Ride ' So Good ?" Low Rider ST in Clubstyle
by Rick ' s Motorcycles / Harley-Davidson Baden-Baden
Harley reacted quickly and hit the bullseye , especially in terms of rider tastes in Europe , when it embraced the emergence of the ' Clubstyle ' scene with the launch of the Low Rider ST in January 2022 .
Pictures by Rick ' s , report by Horst Roesler
The market at that time was itself embracing the fastgrowing popularity of the MotoAmerica " King of the Baggers " and independent Bagger Racing League race series in the USA . Power Baggers and ' Clubstyle ' customs had already been popular in Europe for years , of course , and , in European terms , especially so in Italy and France , with rising levels of interest and growing numbers of enthusiasts among the ' petrol-heads ' of Europe in Germany . The so-called ' Clubstyle ' trend originated from the now iconic FXR models introduced in 1982 when the 80 cubic inch ' Shovelhead ' engine was mounted into the frame via rubber blocks to improve riding comfort . This was particularly well received by daily and longdistance riders in motorcycle clubs - hence the name - and in the 1983 model year , the FXRT ' Sport Glide ' followed up with a frame-mounted fairing - also manufactured as the FXRP Police version FXRP - which became the contemporary ' Clubstyle ' design blueprint . In fact , the FXLRST fairing is visibly a modern interpretation of the FXRT fairing - and came just at
" built to premier a new line of Rick ' s ' Clubstyle ' parts "
a time in 2022 when German customizer and Harley dealer Rick ' s Motorcycles had already finished developing its own modern state-of-the-art version of the FXRT / FXRP fairing for installation on modern Milwaukee-Eight Softail models . Even in stock set-up , the Low Rider ST is an impressive powerbike : fired by the 1,923 cc , 117 cubic inch M-8 - pushing out a whopping 106 hp to the rear wheel at 5,020 rpm and a maximum torque of 168 Nm at 3,500 rpm . With a chassis that is equipped with 43 mm upsidedown forks and an adjustable single rear shock , the ST just demands to be thrown into the twisties . As with the original FXRTs from the 1980s , the fairing and bags are uniquely matched to this particular model - but that alone does not define it as a genuine ' Clubstyle ' custom . True ' Clubstyle ' riders are asking for a ' powerbike ' which is defined somewhere between a stunt bike and a kneesliding sports bike - with a style that demands curve abuse and an aggressive stance that shouts out a " Here I Am " message . In terms of paintjob , ' Brown Sugar ' absolutely hits the mark : super-bright and gleaming metallic brown with metal flake base coat with trim stripes in a