Australian Road Rider

HARLEY ON TRACK

I packed track leathers because I have them. I was going to a track and wasn’t thinking too hard. See, when I go to Sydney Motorsport Park it’s to go fast, get the knee down and write about how the latest sportsbike feels.

Except, not this time. Today I was dressed all wrong. You don’t need full leathers for the Harley-Davidson Softail Experience. What you need is decent riding gear and a desire to try out a bunch of the new Harley-Davidson Softails in a controlled environment, where you can enjoy these new bikes without worrying about traffic, cops, people turning right in front of you, errant animals or oil on the road.

You don’t even have to worry about being overtaken, because that’s against the rules. The Softail

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