2012 SwitchBack vs Fatboy Lo??
Thread Starter
|
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 3,275
Likes: 669
From: The Rust Belt!
You'll regret not getting the bike you really wanted. Get the Lo.
(not directly at OP) There's a lot of people that on here that don't know what Harley they want. I guess I don't get it. When I was looking at Harley's and my eyes first saw a Night Train it was a done deal. I was getting nothing else no matter what. I still feel that way. There's not a bike out there I would trade my Night Train for.
(not directly at OP) There's a lot of people that on here that don't know what Harley they want. I guess I don't get it. When I was looking at Harley's and my eyes first saw a Night Train it was a done deal. I was getting nothing else no matter what. I still feel that way. There's not a bike out there I would trade my Night Train for.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 9,384
Likes: 1,776
From: Central Texas
if it was me whitch it isn't I'd get the switchback
and put a fat boy front end on it cause that would
look good and a road king head light on a dyna dosen't
and put a fat boy front end on it cause that would
look good and a road king head light on a dyna dosen't
Last edited by 6 gun; Jul 20, 2011 at 08:33 PM.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 19,980
Likes: 6,107
From: Florida
Hey--Don't forget the "Live to Ride" accessories with those skulls!!
Seriously, I don't like either bike. The Lo would've been nice, but the flat black frame makes it look cheap, IMHO. I would get the standard Fatboy & lower it. You're still $$ ahead.
The Switchback to me looks like yet another of Harley's abortions by throwing a bunch of parts bin stuff from other bikes on it, and change for the sake of change. If they put on auxiliary lighting, and 16s front & rear instead of those dopey,trendy sized tires, you might have something. A Dyna Electra Glide. Something I've always wanted. If you're leaning more towards a Dyna, here's how to have a much better looking bike. Get a SuperGlide Custom,IMHO their best looking Dyna EVER, put bags & a windsheild on it, and you'll STILL be $$ ahead than if you buy the Switchback. Just my .02.
Remember--BLACKED out is PLAYED out!
Seriously, I don't like either bike. The Lo would've been nice, but the flat black frame makes it look cheap, IMHO. I would get the standard Fatboy & lower it. You're still $$ ahead.
The Switchback to me looks like yet another of Harley's abortions by throwing a bunch of parts bin stuff from other bikes on it, and change for the sake of change. If they put on auxiliary lighting, and 16s front & rear instead of those dopey,trendy sized tires, you might have something. A Dyna Electra Glide. Something I've always wanted. If you're leaning more towards a Dyna, here's how to have a much better looking bike. Get a SuperGlide Custom,IMHO their best looking Dyna EVER, put bags & a windsheild on it, and you'll STILL be $$ ahead than if you buy the Switchback. Just my .02.
Remember--BLACKED out is PLAYED out!
Last edited by dickey; Jul 20, 2011 at 08:47 PM.
Thread Starter
|
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 3,275
Likes: 669
From: The Rust Belt!
Well i will say this my buddy has a cvo softail convertable sweet looking bike for sure. .but it was over 30,000 dollars! This switchback is the exact same concept as the cvo just in the form of the dyna! Oh and 15,000 dollars cheaper! Just got off the harley web site and if you go to the section that lets you compairs bikes side by side it think its under tools,, Theis bikes almost look identical.. almost except for the obvious reasons dyna vs softy! But im just saying this is really a sweet bike for the price IMO!!
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 960
Likes: 1
From: United States
Get the LO, the switchback looks like a suzuki boulevard! IMO. The LO has way more personality to it. the make it your own factor! regular fat boy will look like everyone else's chromed out bike. NOBODY GET MAD! ITS MY OPINION!
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 960
Likes: 1
From: United States
I take it back, maybe it will look better in person! I mean, it is a harley right!
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Advanced
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 92
Likes: 0
From: St. Louis, Missouri
I had a 1999 FXDS Dyna Convertible. It was a sweet bike. Bags and windshield would snap on and off too. Seems they moved it up to the Softail now. I think they should put passing lights on it too. JMO!
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 4,558
Likes: 5
From: Massachusetts
Heck, for 1500 more I'd get a road king, just for the touring frame and the dual exhaust, the engine guards and the auxiliary lighting. If you'd put those things on your Switchback, it would cost you more then 1500. Actually, the bags of the switchback look pretty small too. I still like it, but if it was me, I know what I'd do.