hydraulic valve lash adjustment meaning it ’ s both optimised for power delivery as well as reduced maintenance . Long gone is the traditional suspension setup with Harley throwing in fully adjustable , premium front and rear suspension . Up in front is a Showa 43mm inverted cartridge fork while the rear is a Showa Piggyback reservoir rear shock . The rear suspension features hydraulic pre-load adjustment using a knob located on the left side of the motorcycle , just like many of the Softail models feature . The wheels are lightweight cast-aluminium in a staggered , five-spoke design and are pulled to a stop by a Brembo radial monoblock four-piston caliper and a 320mm diameter disc in the front and a two-piston Brembo caliper and a 260mm diameter disc in the rear .
MODERN TECH As you ’ d expect from a completely new bike in today ’ s world , Harley has packed the technology in with the new Sportster . A sixaxis IMU backs up the cornering ABS and
traction control standard equipment for the first time on a Sportster model . Other safetynet features include a tyre pressure monitoring system and Harley ’ s Cornering Enhanced Drag-Torque Slip Control System ( C-DSCS ), which is designed to reduce excessive rear-wheel slip and help prevent rear-wheel lock under powertrain-induced deceleration . Helping the rider navigate it all is a four-inch circular TFT display that modernises the Sportster from the ageing analogue gauges of the past . The rider select from up to five rider modes , including the expected Road , Sport and Rain modes plus two custom modes . The Sportster S is also able to pair with a phone via Bluetooth and display music , phone calls and navigation through the Harley-Davidson app . The 2021 Sportster S is expected to hit the streets here by the end of the year to cross over with the end of the last air-cooled Sportster models , with pricing from $ 28,750 for the Vivid Black model .
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