The October/November issue of American Rider has arrived!
Two of the most popular baggers, the Harley-Davidson Street Glide and the new Indian Chieftain PowerPlus, go head-to-head. Photo by Kevin Wing.
Highlights of the October/November issue of American Rider include:
- Red-Blooded Rivalry – 2025 Harley-Davidson Street Glide vs. Indian Chieftain PowerPlus
By Greg Drevenstedt - The Last Of The Mohicans – The Odd and Enduring Story of One of the Final Springfield Indians Ever Produced
By Eric Trow - Fall Buyers Guide – Get Your Motor Runnin’…
- Overnight Sensation – Feuling Parts’ 17-day 1985 FXRT Build
By Allison Parker & Greg Drevenstedt - Turning Copper Into Gold – Asphalt Alchemy on Arizona’s Coronado Trail
By Greg Drevenstedt - Walking Through History – Visiting the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
By Tim Kessel - Rikuo – The Japan Inc. Harley
By Uli Cloesen - And more!
Opinion:
So I love to ride, short 3-4 hr locals & at lease once a year long trips 1600 to 2500 miles. In short I am a “touring” type. I’m also short! 5’2” . My present bike is. A BMW R 2016 RT with gobs of mods so I can tippy toe with my 27” I seam. The slites slip and I’m down. So I’m now 78 years young and as much as I love my 1200 RT. It’s getting harder to stay upright in a slanted stop or even dead stopped.
So reading about these wonderful new touring bike and some 6’2” tester bragging about the bike can even lower itself to 32” makes me gagge.
So where is the true touring bike that is 500 lbs or less with all the amenities that can lower itself to say 29” or even 28”? Please don’t suggest Harley’s as they are too heavy and guess what?, I cannot even reach the kick stand to drive away.
I fully understand there is not enough of us short guys to justify a radical change, but there are is enough females to justify exploring this concept. They would also be that less intimidated if there were such a bike!!!