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Fat Bob is not a Softail

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Old May 11, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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Default Fat Bob is not a Softail

Someone please help educate this guy on the difference between a softail and a dyna. I was cruising pics on Flickr and found a pick labled as a Fat Bob which is clearly a pic of a Softail and the poster was adimate that it's a Fat Bob....geez

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Old May 11, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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its a softail allright.
 
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Old May 11, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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I always wondered why it is an FX. Seems to me it is more like an FL than an FX.
Just because it is a Dyna shouldn't make a difference. Anyone know?
 
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Old May 11, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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It's okay, you can't help some people... they just want to stew in the pot of their ignorance.
 
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Old May 11, 2009 | 11:22 PM
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BTW those guys on that site are pretty clueless. I would have posted but didnt want to go through the registration crap. I wonder what makes someone say they know when they obviously don't have any knowledge on the subject whatsoever. .
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 12:50 AM
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I took 5 minutes and added to the comment wall. Should be interesting to see how many discount it.
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 01:04 AM
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Frame, shocks (lack of), and handle bars give it away...even the CVO's have drag style bars
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 03:16 AM
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It only looks like the FB cvo paintas for the rest wellit ain't no dyna!
 
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Originally Posted by 1of2
I always wondered why it is an FX. Seems to me it is more like an FL than an FX.
Just because it is a Dyna shouldn't make a difference. Anyone know?
I have to wonder about that too. CVO springer is FX yet a cross bones which is also a spring is FL...? To me anything with a sport front end is FX ... all others should be FL.
 
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