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Old Dec 5, 2018 | 03:34 AM
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Hey guys, looking at buying my first fat bob and wondering if there were any changes / improvements made between 2013 and the last twin cams 2015/2016. Besides the HO 103 motor of course.
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Hey guys, looking at buying my first fat bob and wondering if there were any changes / improvements made between 2013 and the last twin cams 2015/2016. Besides the HO 103 motor of course.
thanks for any advice.
Somewhere in there they switched to Canbus..
The 103s have ACRs
and ABS (In some countries)
 
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new compensator started in 2014
can bus from 2012
 
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Hmm ... it's about a Fat Boy over here

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Hey guys, looking at buying another fat boy (owned a 2013 FBLo for a year) and wondering if there were any changes / improvements made between 2013 and the last twin cams 2015/2016. Besides the HO 103 motor of course.
thanks for any advice.
Guess looking at both
 
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Hmm ... it's about a Fat Boy over here



Guess looking at both
yep, you guessed right... got two options, both different years both different platforms. Just making an informed decision.
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Originally Posted by Frédéric CM
new compensator started in 2014
can bus from 2012
Thanks, is the compensator a big job if you have a 13 ?
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Any changes made to the font springs / suspension improvements?
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