I agree with that. Until I sat on a Road Glide. Didn't like the view from behind the fairing. But looks wise, yes. Except for the new Street Glides in that silver. Gorgeous!

 

Because that one part ( headlight) is so easy and not expensive to swap, if you happen to like the rest of the bike including the bobbed fender, fat tires, dual front brakes, forward controls it makes sense to get a fat bob. I'm still on the fence about swapping to a single light myself...

 

Now if I can find a girl like that to go with my Fat Bob. I would be set.

 

Never seen so many lame reasons not to like a bike.

 

All joking aside, the Fat Bob is the best handling, best running Harley I've owned so far. The ride is good and I have no complaints about the looks. Are there things I would change about it? Sure! I can't leave anything alone whether it be bike, car, lawn mower, etc.

 

I like reason #1...a LOT! Haha.

 

Why don't people like the Fat Bob? I know the thread is two years old but I need to up my posts and felt this was a good topic. I read all 19 pages of comments and found that people who have ridden the bike understand why it is the best Harley sport bike. I made a lot of changes on mine, all to improve performance and some for style. I like the lean, mean stripped down attitude of the bike. I like the duel headlights and duel front brakes and I really like the flat bars. I am not a huge fan of the rear fender and taillight but, I will fix that and powder coat a little more of the chrome and the bike will be perfect for me...which is all that is important. To all the haters of the Fat Bob I would tell them the same thing I say about my Jeep "it's a jeep thing, you wouldn't understand." Personally, I don't go around knocking all the old man bikes dripping with chrome, ride what you got!

 

i have a fat bob 2014..love that machine..it has a very distinctive grunt and the delievery is smooth..i feel like i am on a real bike when i am riding it..love the manly look on it..the only thing i dont like is the rear fender which very soon i m gonna convert it into a bobber

 

I have the same bike.
I initially hated the rear fender also, then I started noticing all the guys I rode with made comments about how much they liked it when out riding. High visibility at night, great at stop lights, I began to respect it for what it is. Like the dual fronts, it's a modern application that "works" on the street. I've learned to like my *** end, I will not be changing it, 14-17 the "*******" fender, is the best fat bob fender ever.

 

I liked the look of the 15 Fat Bob that I had but the 18 unified version of the 18 Fat Bob S and it's overall performance won me over. It's more than double the bike that the previous version was. Just my opinion don't get too upset.