So why did you buy a Softail?
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 68,021
Likes: 3,276
From:
When I was growing up, I saw many custom bikes around town. A lot of them were on rigid/hardtail frames with a Springer front end. When I had my chance to buy a Harley, I went with a Springer because it resembled the old hardtail look but with modern suspension .
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 150
Likes: 2
From: Kansas
Because they do it for me. They look right, feel right, ride right, and behave right
I came from the hotrod car world working with GM LSx cars. A choppy idle that would make stuff in the garage shake, but with the modern frame design that had the engine sitting perfectly still. That's what did it for me, so my Softail's counterbalanced engine is what does it for me too. The cams I put in it will hopefully take care of the rest (few weeks away from getting the heads/cylinders back)
The rest was because of my dad. He went from cars to bikes when he was younger too, but sold his when my sisters were born. Years later when he came back to riding his first pick was a 2002 FXSTI. I made it a point for my first bike to also be a 2002 FXSTI, and I will not part with it
I came from the hotrod car world working with GM LSx cars. A choppy idle that would make stuff in the garage shake, but with the modern frame design that had the engine sitting perfectly still. That's what did it for me, so my Softail's counterbalanced engine is what does it for me too. The cams I put in it will hopefully take care of the rest (few weeks away from getting the heads/cylinders back)
The rest was because of my dad. He went from cars to bikes when he was younger too, but sold his when my sisters were born. Years later when he came back to riding his first pick was a 2002 FXSTI. I made it a point for my first bike to also be a 2002 FXSTI, and I will not part with it
Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 42
Likes: 1
From: Jackson, NJ
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
