Slick. Not a word often used to describe a new-model Harley-Davidson. But when the late Cycle magazine tested the very first Dyna-chassised model—the 1991 Sturgis—its editors took Rob Morrison, ex-National dirt-tracker and Softail owner, along for the ride. And after three days and more than a thousand miles on the road, Morrison concluded: It may be too slick for my Softail-riding buddies. It's the businessman's Harley.Ride the new '97 Dyna Low Rider, and you'll likely agree: The FXDL is slick. Slide the barrel-shaped key into the invisible, underseat ignition, push the starter button on the switch assembly recently rendered compact and curvaceous, and the Low Rider rumps to life with a controlled putter-hiss-putter; there's certainly no thunder with the stock muf­flers and air filter in place. At a fast idle, the Low Rider shakes a little, but less than the FXR or any of the current rubber-mounted dressers. Click— no, not clunk—the gear­­box into first, let out the smooth-acting clutch, and you can ride away with just a few seconds of engine warming.