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NBD = New Bike Day! Well, I'm a few days late, I got it last week. Having lost my Dyna Low Rider to a deer collision in May, as I started healing up I was on the prowl for my next bike. I have a '14 Street Glide Special, and wanted another mid-size cruiser to complement it. I haven't had an M8 engine yet, so I set my sights on a 2018+ Softail. I wanted footboards and ABS, didn't want spoke wheels, so I kept coming back to the Fat Boy. It took some hunting but I finally found one in my favorite color. Private sale on Facebook. There was a complication of waiting for the seller to pay off his loan and get the title, which took 5 weeks! But patience was rewarded! 2022 FB 114, Reef Blue, 2,500 miles, and 6 months left on the ESP. And priced considerably less than a lot of what I was seeing online.
It had some small saddlebags on it, which I removed. I added a detachable luggage rack, roll bag, and Hogworkz engine guard. Next year I plan to do slip-ons. Here she is...
Congrats and Welcome to the Fat Boy Club!
Now you can post on Fat Boy Friday if you visit reddit lol.
Do yourself a favor, and check out the post here about the 3$ windshield fix for the Fat Boy, I used 3inch mending plates for mine. It makes the windsplitter waaay better.
Also when you get your next set of tires, go for a 260 rear tire on the 240, It makes the bike handle better. Probably one of the best upgrades you can put on an M8 Fat Boy.
If you were wondering how high you can go with bars and not swap brakelines, You can swap in the 4inch Curved Fat Risers from HD, and that's about as far as you'll get.
So basically if you wanna swap to taller bars, anything taller than stock, you're gonna need new brakelines. Magnum Shielding's lines worked great.
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NBD: Fat Boy 114
