Best cornering softail
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Best cornering softail
Hey, I own a 2018 FatBoy114 as well as a 2020 Street Glide CVO. I have a “twisties” question: My street glide holds it’s line great on the twisties; my fat boy is easy to ride, but it just does’t seem to “lock in” at a certain lean angle. Kind of like comparing skiing on a nicely groomed ski run with dry snow vs a run that is icy. I’m presuming this is due to the tire shape on the different bikes. Does anyone have a similar experience, and can you recommend a different softail? I will say that the fat boy is a great looking bike; some of the new softail just don’t look like they are as solid.
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Speaking from experience - I had an 18 FB114 and found the same. Many others will disagree with our assessment. I switched back to a Heritage (my 4th) and its night and day. For me, the FB was an emotional purchase - I loved the way it looked but it just didnt agree with me...
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IMO the tire are too wide to give the best handling
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Thanks eigheight, yep It is gorgeous; and I’ve spoken with Harley salesman who concur with your explanation., Honestly having bough a fat boy as my first motorcycle three years ago, I really did not even notice the “weirdness” with regards to holding a line in the twisties. It wasn’t until I bought a street glide that I noticed the fat boy’s shortcomings. Geez the street glide is just more fun. I still dig the fat boy for its smaller size, and it’s like a tractor on interstates. Its super windy in Palm Springs in the spring, and the soldi disc wheels are noticeably worse in the wind, but I just relax and it’s ok...just takes some getting used to....
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