Author: Martin Fitz-Gibbons
Updated: Today 15:21
The Softail Standard is the most affordable model in Harley-Davidson’s 2021 UK lineup. If that sounds slightly surprising for a bike with a £13k pricetag, let’s briefly recap how we got here.
For 2021 the axe fell on Harley’s novice-friendly Street range (Indian-built, water-cooled, six-grand roadsters) and Sportster family (iconic and immensely popular range of air-cooled 883s and 1200s). That leaves this Softail Standard, officially introduced as a new model for 2020, as the starting point for Harley-Davidson’s range of core cruisers.
So, what does your £12,995 get? One Henry Ford-approved paint colour, for starters. Beneath the Vivid Black paint, the bike isn’t far removed from the existing Street Bob. But while the Bob is powered by a Milwaukee-Eight 114 engine (1868cc), the Softail Standard comes with the smaller 107 (1745cc) version.