2020 changes?
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From: SE Michigan
Somebody at the motor company told you this?
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From: State of Confusion
I think many, myself included, believe it's not if but when..think HD is one of the last twin shock holdouts and since they have made the transition in the Soft Tail lineup..well....well just have to patiently wait and see
Cruiser
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From: Arthur, IL
Yes!! I like options like the Road Glide Limited that you can choose between black or chrome. The Heritage now comes in chrome, but only in a 107. I was hoping they would all be 114 with an option of black or chrome.
Road Master
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From: Menifee, CA
I feel like most folks are very happy with the tubular cradle frame. It works fine. There's no good reason to abandon it. Putting a mono shock on the tourers would require an awful lot of re-working of the engine and exhaust. And for what particular benefit?
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From: State of Confusion
That's a long time waiting! I'm not a HD expert, but seems like Soft Tails have been mono shock all along, and that's way over 20 years, isn't it? If they were going to transition the other frames over to the Soft Tail idea, surely they'd have done it by now. The reason for the Soft Tail was to make the chassis look more like a hard tail. It was copied by the Japanese.
I feel like most folks are very happy with the tubular cradle frame. It works fine. There's no good reason to abandon it. Putting a mono shock on the tourers would require an awful lot of re-working of the engine and exhaust. And for what particular benefit?
I feel like most folks are very happy with the tubular cradle frame. It works fine. There's no good reason to abandon it. Putting a mono shock on the tourers would require an awful lot of re-working of the engine and exhaust. And for what particular benefit?
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Road Warrior
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From: Ohio
That's a long time waiting! I'm not a HD expert, but seems like Soft Tails have been mono shock all along, and that's way over 20 years, isn't it? If they were going to transition the other frames over to the Soft Tail idea, surely they'd have done it by now. The reason for the Soft Tail was to make the chassis look more like a hard tail. It was copied by the Japanese.
I feel like most folks are very happy with the tubular cradle frame. It works fine. There's no good reason to abandon it. Putting a mono shock on the tourers would require an awful lot of re-working of the engine and exhaust. And for what particular benefit?
I feel like most folks are very happy with the tubular cradle frame. It works fine. There's no good reason to abandon it. Putting a mono shock on the tourers would require an awful lot of re-working of the engine and exhaust. And for what particular benefit?
