Before You Buy a New Harley-Davidson Softail, Watch This Video

Name: Before You Buy a New Harley-Davidson Softail, Watch This Video
Uploaded: 2025-05-01T11:51:59Z
Duration: 03:51
Description: Harley-Davidson's new Softails are some of the best cruiser motorcycles available, and the new 2025 model range offers everything you'd want to make one your own.

1 billion combinations might be hyperbole, it might not be.

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Jonathon Klein

By: Jonathon Klein

May 1, at 7:51am ET

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The motorcycling world has one truth: Everyone loves to make their motorcycle their own. No matter the category, no matter the rider's personal views, no matter the state, country, or locale, it's the tie that binds us all. Even more so than the camaraderie of enjoying two wheels.

Why? Because we're individuals and our motorcycles are mirrors to our individual tastes, loves, and passions. Even among singular categories, no two motorcycles are the same. Hell, even among the same make and models, you'd never find the same bike in the same configuration, as even the most protestant of motorcyclists has to inevitably leave their fingerprints somehow on their motorcycles.

But few motorcycle manufacturers offer the level of customization directly from the factory, and from a singular lineup, as Harley-Davidson's 2025 Softails. These are, by far, the most custom off-the-shelf motorcycles in existence. And no matter the whim of the rider, there's a Softail for you.

Seriously.

There are gadgets and gizmos aplenty, whosits and whatsits galore. Wait, wrong crowd.

But the idea presented in that classic Disney song accurately describes the Softail lineup. Do you want technology? You can have it. Do you want a skinny tire bagger or some fat tire bar hopper? Harley has you covered. How about a bobber ready to cruise on over to your favorite overlook? Yeah, that's available to you. And all of these are available directly from the factory and before you even crack open the brand's 800-page accessories book, as there are five models to start your dream build from.

What's cool about the new Softails, however, is that while they are absolutely blank canvases for all of us to put our own personal touches on, they're also ready from the factory to just ride, too. You don't have to touch them if you don't want to, as the five models are so diametrically opposed to one another, and speak to different riders, you could ride them right off the showroom floor and most folks would likely assume you had modified them.

They're also not the most expensive cruisers around, as they start at a pretty reasonable $17,199 for a Street Bob. I'd, personally, go for the Lowrider ST which commands a slightly higher $24,199 MSRP if I had the money, but that motorcycle is the sort of menancing coolness I absolutely adore in a cruiser. But again, that's the beauty of the Softails. They're ready to become yours, however you want.

You can hear more of my thoughts in the video above from my first ride review. Also, don't forget to like, subscribe, and share the video as RideApart is back on YouTube and we've got big plans for the platform.