after looking at the slim S and the fatboy S i really want the slim S with the olive green paint but all the local HD dealerships that have received them have all been sold, and from what the sales person told me they have taken deposits for all the ones coming almost until December. which led me to think.. how "limited" will this bikes be? if i wait until january or february would i risk not missing out on it because they will be sold out for the model year by then?
anyone has a rough estimate on how many of this S models are they planning on building?

 

Limited is a marketing term used to get money faster. All 2105, 2014 2013... models are also considered limited but it is not included in the title.

If you do miss your chance, just wait until the 2017 models are announced and there will be plenty of low mileage ones on the market.

 

I asked my dealer about numbers also he told me he knows he is getting three for sure, after that he said he's not sure? Picked mine up yesterday!

 

What did you get 0796bob? I got the Fatboy S, can't wait to hit the magic 500 miles break in which I should finish up today so I can open this baby up.

The dealer said they have one in matte black coming in shortly then nothing till December. Are they hyping it? I don't know.

 

They don't come in matte black. He must of meant the vivid black.

 

Just give it a couple more years and the 110 will be the next 103.

 

Like Seinfeld said "Limited Edition? they're Limited to the number they can sell".

 

I heard in a few years all models will go 120. So as I just got my 103 slim in June (!^!%@$!!) I'm gonna wait.

 

I could have called it Black Denim but it is matte. They are making Vivid Black and Black Denim in the Fatboy S.http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US...l#!three-sixty

 

I heard the same things from the sales manager and "Chrome Guy" (add-on parts and accessories pusher) at my local dealer. A lot of speculation though. They say the "Special" Touring models will get a Rushmore version of the new ST120 which is not the regular racing 120 that isn't warrantable. The non-Rushmore ST is currently compatible with '10 - '15 touring models as a crate motor. My Slim S 110 with stock pipes is beastly down low in the rev range. This ST120 must be really brutal in the meat of the torque range.

I'm skeptical about HD putting SE motors in standard models though. They will likely go to 110" motors for most bikes within a couple years, but more of a standard version. Just my opinion. It seems that putting SE stuff in standard models might cut into aftermarket sales. I only say this because my Slim S motor has plenty of power and I'm considering to even leave the pipes stock )although getting rid of the cat converters will let it run cooler.)

Here is the ST120 specs from the 2016 aftermarket catalogue.




One thing that I just stumbled across is that the SE Street Cannon Slip-Ons are not shown as applicable to the Slim S and Fat Boy S, but they show applicable to the standard 2016 models of each bike. Because I was looking into Slip-Ons, I asked the "Chrome guy" at he dealer about which mufflers I could use since none showed up in the applicability list. We thought that
Maybe the S models had something different in the fitment. He called HD tech and asked the question. As it turns out, because the S model bikes come with a high flow intake, they are right on the edge of meeting EPA regulations, so HD couldn't market the SE Street Cannons as applicable sine they would push the emissions past the regulations. He said the fitment is identical, they just couldn't advertise them as legal. They'll likely show up in an aftermarket catalogue as applicable, but "for closed course use only."

It's hard to imagine that a 120 motor will be offered unless they tune it down with restricted intake and exhaust, maybe more of a standard cam (or Rushmore motors all through the lineup.