Harley Davidson Fat Boy sports bike review

Low, wide and intimidating. Ever have these been the hallmarks of the Fat Boy line, and it’s still true of today’s subjects. This bottom-heavy look is something of an illusion created by the visual weight of the 18-inch, solid-disc Lakester rims. Yeah, the machined cast-aluminum rims look cool, but if you’ve ever ridden one you’ll already know just how much windage they add, and how keenly every crosswind gust and pressure wave from larger traffic is felt.
2018 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
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The front fender is pared down just a skosh, a fact that does nothing to diminish the massy visage, and the front forks come with the classic beercan skirts to cover the swept area of the inner fork tubes. At the triple-tree, the factory merged the old with the new in the design of the headlight nacelle. While the harley davidson fat boy headlight cluster and DRL ring are round like we are accustomed to seeing, the housing itself is squared off on top, and Y'all can go ahead and pencil me in as not a fan.

Though beefy, the front is is really clean. The bars are low and wide with short mirror stems, and since all the instrumentation is in the tank-mount console, the handlebar riser area is clean and wide open. From the clock to the butt bucket, the fall of the flylines mimics the old hardtail geometry with a 26.6-inch saddle height that cradles your fifth point of contact with an easy shot from hip to ground when it comes time to deploy the training wheels.of harley davidson fat boy

A relatively wide pillion pad tapers off Mustang-style over the bobbed rear fender, and while it does look cool, it’s really more of a courtesy pad than something to be used for significant periods of time. Out back, the rear fender comes heavily bobbed with an LED lightbar tucked up under the brow of the fender for an ultra-clean rear end. The side-mount plateholder on the left side and standoff turn signals do little to diminish that clean panache. While there are still a handful of classic chrome parts to be found, Harley used “satin chrome” liberally throughout the design for a nice change from the same-old same-old, and I’m digging it.

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