Water Cooled Softail ( Fat Boy ) ???
Cruiser
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 180
Likes: 31
I think it will come a time due to the area you live and congestion where there is no choice but to be water cooled in order to sit in all this traffic. I try to steer clear of it but every once in a while your going to get caught , either in town, backed up interstate traffic from a wreck or road construction. I got caught the other day and the 18 Fatboy 114 had no issues. . Far better than my Screamin eagle Dyna 110 twin cam. It would shut down and run on one cylinder and sound like a one cylinder steam engine. Use to embarrass the crap out a me. But I say there coming. And by then they will have figured out how to hide the radiator. The extra quart and a half of oil and the oil cooler sure helped the M8 air cooled. Big Time.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 321
Likes: 85
From: Maine
Not throwing rocks at buyers....just throwing wrenches at Harley Davidson. As always, just making an observation. I have always had an issue with engineers and designers. I don't believe they polled HD riders on what type of change they would like to see in the FatBoy. Rather they assume they know what would be acceptable to buyers and that is where they have gone wrong. I hope all who buy the new fatboy is happy. It is about what fits your eye. I find it curious though that the touring line made subtle changes and still maintain the HD look. You know it's a harley when looking at a glance. Glance at a new fatboy and you wonder........what is that? Disappointing IMO.
And how does this NOT look like a V-ROD....I mean.....REALLY?
Look at the similarities.....bob rear fender....Shot Gun exhaust....headlight is probably most obvious? Tank is really the only difference. Rake is very close and if you look at the posture of riders on both, it looks sooooo awkward...stiff riding position as if they are post mortem by about a week.
And how does this NOT look like a V-ROD....I mean.....REALLY?
Look at the similarities.....bob rear fender....Shot Gun exhaust....headlight is probably most obvious? Tank is really the only difference. Rake is very close and if you look at the posture of riders on both, it looks sooooo awkward...stiff riding position as if they are post mortem by about a week.
Last edited by sevebou63; Nov 5, 2017 at 07:52 AM.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 851
Likes: 129
From: AZ
I don't see them as even being close. The new design handles amazing also. There are always people who will complain About new styles. The MOCO will never please everyone but you have to move into the future as a company. You cant keep selling the same old stuff IMO.
Thread Starter
|
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 119
Likes: 21
From: central illinois
Well said ! Case closed !
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 851
Likes: 129
From: AZ
It is like old cars who doesn't love a 67 nova or 55 chev right. Old cars are kick *** but I love driving my new Silverado LTZ with all the tech.
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 1,072
Likes: 212
From: Alabama
It's just ridiculous HD propaganda to keep the production cost down. Seriously, "HD's are supposed to be old school, that means air cooled!"
Yea, HD's didn't have EFI, LED's, ECU's, oxygen sensors, speed sensors, etc... either. They have them now. At the very least make some bikes with a radiator option. It's GD hot in the south during the summer.
I've got a nut roasting winter bike with an HD badge on it. I'm shopping for a summer bike now. It's going to have a different badge on it and a radiator. I love my Lo. I love the lines, I love the style. I don't love sitting at a string of red lights cooking my nuts off on the way to work and back.
My bike isn't a luxury item that gets broken out on the weekends. If I'm not hauling a bunch of stuff around, I'm riding, and I don't intend to be uncomfortable while I'm doing it.
Yea, HD's didn't have EFI, LED's, ECU's, oxygen sensors, speed sensors, etc... either. They have them now. At the very least make some bikes with a radiator option. It's GD hot in the south during the summer.
I've got a nut roasting winter bike with an HD badge on it. I'm shopping for a summer bike now. It's going to have a different badge on it and a radiator. I love my Lo. I love the lines, I love the style. I don't love sitting at a string of red lights cooking my nuts off on the way to work and back.
My bike isn't a luxury item that gets broken out on the weekends. If I'm not hauling a bunch of stuff around, I'm riding, and I don't intend to be uncomfortable while I'm doing it.
Last edited by TeaRunner; Nov 5, 2017 at 12:03 PM.
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
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post