2012 SwitchBack vs Fatboy Lo??
Stage III
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Kansas
(ACTUALLY most dealerships WILL haggle with you and accessories ARE a great haggling tool!) I test drove just about everything they had (new and old) and after a few blocks I fell in love with the switch back.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2007
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From: eastern NC
With the wife and myself, were at about 450 lbs and the glide just didnt ride comfortable, my wife likes the ride of the Heritage and I do also but am not a real fan of the counterbalanced engine.
Had the switchback been out when I purchased my heritage, id have gone with the switchback.
My dealer wants me to yake a test ride allfully bad and I want to but and affraid ill be trading again if I do.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2007
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From: eastern NC
I love my heritage also, which of course is the same bike basicly as a fatboy only loaded down.
I would like to have both actually! LOL
Enjoy your new ride.
Banned
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Arkansas
I agree the switchback is more quick and nimble, but at high speeds there was a lot of vibration, The lo is more complementing to the lower back and gives a smoother ride, but moves like a drunken mule in slow maneuvers. Still I think I'm going with the Lo myself.
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From: Hudson Valley, NY
If you plan on doing more touring riding buy a touring motorcycle IMO.
I don't know, I've gotten by without the luggage, windshields etc... if I'm leaving for a long day trip or weekend trip I just pop on a sissy bar an lash a rucksack to it. But 98% of the time it's not needed at all and I can ride the bike looking how I like it.
I don't know, I've gotten by without the luggage, windshields etc... if I'm leaving for a long day trip or weekend trip I just pop on a sissy bar an lash a rucksack to it. But 98% of the time it's not needed at all and I can ride the bike looking how I like it.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Washington DC
Fat Boy Lo Rocks!
Great choice! I think the Switchback is a pretty cool bike, but, IMO, the Fat Boy Lo just looks cleaner and has more presence. As for the touring thing, I've done several 1,000 mile trips from DC with the girlfriend (Pigeon Forge, Savannah, Florida and Maine) and with a Mustang saddle, whiskers frame highway pegs, detachable saddle bags, sissy bar and touring bag, I have yet to encounter any comfort or storage issues. And like the Switchback, 10 minutes after arriving, I'm cruising in a nice, stripped down cruiser. As for the windshield..........., am I the last of a dying breed who loves getting beat up by the wind and the taste of road bugs? Really?