Got it and quite happey with it, denim black. I'll post a picture once I get the parts on it. Right now it straight stock except for the Screaming Eagle exhaust. I had to have saddlebags since I plan to travel. I decided to go ahead and buy the stripper seat. The stock one has the tongue to the bolt hole and leaves a gap between the seat and the bobtail rack. I just don't like the look of that. I figured get the must have expensive items then add the rest over time.

I would have stuck with the stock seat and stuck one of those mini sissybars on to fill the gap, but they claimed only one sissybar fits it. I can't help but wonder if it's just that it's a new model and they got lazy updating all the what fits it information. Apparently it's a differant sissybar though since the Fat Bob was the only bike listed that it fit. I guess it's a differant width than another other bike. That was sort of a disappointment, I wanted somewhere to hang my helmet. So I figure use the bobtail rack and cargo net for that. They was really disappointed when that was all parts I was going to buy. Not much to start, rack, saddlebags, seat, but I want to ride it and think about it.

I expected a step up from the 94 Sportster, but not as much as it was. I've yet to go down the driveway, but it pulled up the driveway beautifully. Going down is the real test, but even coming up the Sportster is an adventure. I took it for about a hundred mile ride with 40 of it on twisties down through the country. I wasn't too sure of those bars. I've always had ape hangers. Those twisties made me appreciate the those drag bars. Beyond the handling they really seem appropriate for the type of riding I want to do. It just makes it feel at home bouncing down a country road.

The forward controls are going to take some getting use to. I looked like an idiot quite a bit with my feet dangling in the air saying where the hell are those footpegs, brake and shifter. Hehe, oh yeah, up front. They are a bit of a reach for me. The shifter **** and brake pedel seem to need to be out a bit more. Prolly part of the reach for me. My knees were up against the air cleaner and horn to reach the pegs. Overall I'll get use to it. I may end up using the passenger pegs on long trips though. I also had a bunch of trouble finding the kick stand. I guess that's all part of a bigger engine and transmission.

One thing I didn't expect was the feeling that I, sort of, owned the road. Perhaps not owned, but that I belong there, had every right to be there and if anyone didn't like it that was tough. I feel a bit intimidated on the sportster when I get car behind me as I putt through the twisties. I feel like I'm going about as fast as I dare on the sportster, but on the fat bob I feel I could go faster and just choose not to. Part of that is clearly better handling, but, I think, part is just the shear width. I feel like I take up the lane.

I was surprised that it vibrated a bit more than I expected, but I don't think I ever got out of fourth gear. I couldn't see anything in the rear view mirrors, but I think that's due to the wide angle shape of them making slight vibrations create more of a movement of the image in the mirror. I noticed the same thing on the new mirror on the sportster. I had long stem mirrors that were flat that I was use to being able to see in and when I switched to the curved mirrors I noticed I couldn't see jack. Hehe, the nice thing on this bike is that I don't really care what is behind me. My wife was behind me most of the way from the dealership and I didn't even know until she told me.

I'm delighted with the bike. Before this I only had the sportster, a honda V65 and a little honda 450. The V65 was a powerful bike, but narrow like the sportster. So this is the first big bike for me. It's sorta like it was for me to take my driving test on my brothers sportster when I first got the honda 450. Man, this is ju

 

my wife always calls me a neanderthal man and when she saw the fat bob she replied that bike has you wrote all over it . she says its industrial strength looking. lol im so glad she has a high opinion of me. My own opinion of the bike is it is a damn good motorcycle , I rode the crap out of my sportster and it was gonna take a tall drink of water to replace it and I can say the fat bob hasnt let me down it corners like it is on rails and out on the highway is smooth as silk . Im happy with it , now if I can just get use to forward controls. 36 years of riding and this is the first bike I ever owned with forwards.

 

[sm=biker2.gif]I love the way the fat bob handles it just owns the corners but dont lean to far as I learned. I scraped the pegs and pipes a little but dont really care bought the bike to ride and not just park it somewhere and hang out. The bike just feels right I have owned a few motorcycles and none of them come close to the fat bob. Each and every corner I take I build a little more confidence. Great choice on the bike by the way.

 

Gotta love it!