Win a 2026 Harley-Davidson Low Rider ST — NH Patriot Guard Riders Raffle

What you're looking at

The Low Rider ST is Harley's answer to a question the aftermarket had already answered for it. Builders had been bolting FXRT-style fairings onto Dynas and Softails for years; in 2022 Milwaukee finally shipped the thing from the factory, and the 2026 bike is the matured version of that idea.

The frame-mounted fairing is a direct callback to the 1983–'92 FXRT Sport Glide, now with airflow worked over in CFD so it actually manages wind rather than just looking the part. Behind it sits the Milwaukee-Eight 117 High Output — 1,923cc, 114 hp at 5,000 rpm and 128 lb-ft at 4,000 rpm, with a Heavy Breather intake and a performance 2-into-1 exhaust as standard rather than as a dealer upsell. Six-speed gearbox, performance-tuned suspension, Michelin Scorcher 31 rubber, all-LED lighting behind a 5.75-inch headlamp, a four-inch display with selectable ride modes, cornering-aware ABS, traction control and drag-torque slip control, and USB-C charging. Claimed 712 lb in running order, 27-inch laden seat height.

The organisation has not published the colourway, so the finish is an open question — the 2026 palette runs Vivid Black, White Onyx Pearl, Olive Steel Metallic, Dark Billiard Gray, plus Blood Orange and Aurora Blue Denim on the black-trim bikes.

Why it matters

This is the Softail you can actually ride somewhere. The 117 HO pulls hard from just off idle, the fairing takes the blast off your chest at highway speed, and the chassis has enough damping to stay composed on a broken New England backroad — which is not a sentence anyone wrote about a Low Rider fifteen years ago.

The honest caveats are the ones every ST owner will tell you. It is 712 lb in running order, and the low seat disguises none of that at a stoplight or in a gravel car park. It ships as a solo — a passenger seat and pegs are an accessory purchase, so if you intend to two-up, budget for it. And like every big-inch Softail, the 117 puts real heat into your right leg in stop-and-go traffic. None of that stops it being the best all-round bike in the cruiser range; it just means you should know what you're collecting.

Worth repeating: this is a stock, regular-production motorcycle, not a one-off custom build. The draw is a $20 ticket against roughly $24,000 of machine.

The fine print worth knowing

This is a raffle, not a sweepstakes, and that changes the structure. New Hampshire charitable raffles are run by registered nonprofits under state charitable-gaming law, and a ticket purchase is the only route in. There is no free-entry alternative here and there is not meant to be — that legal distinction is the single biggest difference between this and the online car and bike sweepstakes that dominate the category. If you were looking for a no-purchase path, it does not exist in this format.

The seller is NH Patriot Guard Riders, Inc., a New Hampshire 501(c)(3) (EIN 46-2334052, PO Box 16273, Hooksett, NH 03106), the state chapter of the Patriot Guard Riders — the volunteer organisation best known for flag lines and motorcycle escorts at veterans' funerals, and which runs a "Help on the Homefront" assistance programme for New Hampshire veterans and their families. Tickets are $20 and sold through Zeffy, a nonprofit fundraising platform whose model is to take no cut from the organisation, which is why the checkout states that the full purchase goes to the mission.

Two tax points, neither of them exciting. Raffle ticket purchases are not deductible as charitable contributions under IRS rules — that is true of every charity raffle, not a quirk of this one, so do not buy the ticket expecting a write-off. And a motorcycle worth in the region of $24,000 is reportable prize income to the winner: expect a tax information return and a federal bill on the bike's value, on top of title, registration and insurance.

The drawing date, any cap on total tickets sold, and any residency or age limits are set out in the organisation's raffle terms. Read them at checkout before you buy — a raffle's ticket ceiling is what actually determines your odds, and it is the one number worth knowing in advance.