2018 Fatboy 114 Bounce
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2018 Fatboy 114 Bounce
I have a 2018 Fatboy 114 stock with only 215 miles on it. I experience a slight bounce no matter how smooth the road is at any speed. I have had it back to the dealer and had them take a look. They have test road it and said "that's just the way it rides with the bigger tires". Has anyone experienced anything like this or have a suggestion or two.
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I have a 2018 Fatboy 114 stock with only 215 miles on it. I experience a slight bounce no matter how smooth the road is at any speed. I have had it back to the dealer and had them take a look. They have test road it and said "that's just the way it rides with the bigger tires". Has anyone experienced anything like this or have a suggestion or two.
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I had a 2018 Fat Boy 107. Tire pressure should be set to factory specs or the tires will compress and rebound. Set the rear shock for your weight per the OM. Too much preload and it'll give a rough ride. They do work well if set up like HD recommends.
I liked my FB and it was fun to ride. But I realized I was a whitewall and spoke rim guy so traded. The FB is a bit louder exhaust and seemed to have more power than my Deluxe. All good.
I liked my FB and it was fun to ride. But I realized I was a whitewall and spoke rim guy so traded. The FB is a bit louder exhaust and seemed to have more power than my Deluxe. All good.
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I had a 2018 Fat Boy 107. Tire pressure should be set to factory specs or the tires will compress and rebound. Set the rear shock for your weight per the OM. Too much preload and it'll give a rough ride. They do work well if set up like HD recommends.
I liked my FB and it was fun to ride. But I realized I was a whitewall and spoke rim guy so traded. The FB is a bit louder exhaust and seemed to have more power than my Deluxe. All good.
I liked my FB and it was fun to ride. But I realized I was a whitewall and spoke rim guy so traded. The FB is a bit louder exhaust and seemed to have more power than my Deluxe. All good.
Not this one. The monoshock seems very good, and even with about half it’s available preload left. Now I’m sure my usual Ohlins setup will be an improvement, but honestly I’m not highly motivated to do it immediately. And I really would like to know what they did to the forks. From what I understand it’s still just a dampening rod setup, but it feels excellent, again, even to my 6’3” 300lb lumbering ***.
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I have a 18 FB 114.. I had the bike behave weirdly when I first got it. It had a hop out of the rear and a float in the front. 2 things were changed
A) The rear preset was on stupid hard (I think 4) and it was dialed back to 1 which was proper. I was also low on fork oil. All good now...
A) The rear preset was on stupid hard (I think 4) and it was dialed back to 1 which was proper. I was also low on fork oil. All good now...
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I am actually amazed at how well the suspension is set up stock. Every, I mean EVERY HD Ive ever owned (ok, well thats only 5), the first ride Im thinking to myself Damn I need shocks and fork carts or at least a race tech setup in the fork.
Not this one. The monoshock seems very good, and even with about half its available preload left. Now Im sure my usual Ohlins setup will be an improvement, but honestly Im not highly motivated to do it immediately. And I really would like to know what they did to the forks. From what I understand its still just a dampening rod setup, but it feels excellent, again, even to my 63 300lb lumbering ***.
Sounds like we got a cartridge emulator. Seems a little harsher when I whack a pothole than the racetech emulator, if I remember correctly, but that was a way different bike and a long time ago so I probably don't.
I'm flabbergasted how well the thing handles. So yeah I kinda doubt it's the suspension, it's pretty darn good right out of the box. Suspect PA1195 has the right answer.