The Standard is cool, but I have always liked the Springer. My favourite was the Bad Boy. The blacked out front end suits me just fine.



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You know it when you see it.
2.5 years ago I went looking for a new softtail. Heritage or FXST made no difference.
I found a 1990 fxst with 7K miles on it. It was stock.
It was a love at first sight thang. Beeootiful. standing there shaking her ( yes her...different thread) paint at me.

I have wanted a softtail since I git rid of my Low Rider years ago.
We do a lot of trips. We need a bagger, but it would be an addition, not a replacement.
Like all of us I change it to what I see in my mind it should look like.
Will it ever be done. probably not.

 

I too liked the standard, but wanted the black engine, so I bought the Night train. Now I have to buy the chrome primary, coil & trans covers, ETC. To give it the look i'm going for. Anyway, the way I see it is they are all nice bikes, just depends on your vision and style.

 

i just did

 

When shopping for my new ride I looked hard at the baggers and came to tghe conclusion I would rather do my own upgrading. I ended up with an FLSTF which so far I am quite happy with especially after sinking in enough to feed a small third-world country.

 

I'm with oldgeezer, the bobtail and rake angle, skinny front tire all give it "IMO" that old school look. Bob

 

I hear ya!! That's one of the main reasons I went with a Springer rather than a FatBoy or Heritage. I love to lean. My Dad bought a Heritage and told me that he scrapes the footboards. Don't get me wrong, he loves the bike, but he wishes he could lean it more. Granted I haven't ridden the Springer yet , but, besides my Dad's comments one of my considerations prior to buying the bike was lean angle. When I was riding my Sportser with my Dad (Heritage) and Brother-in-law (FatBoy) in the winding roads of the Berkshire Mountains, I noticed that my bike was better on the curves. Once again, don't get me wrong...It's not that we were racing or anything. We were just ridin'; but it just seemed like the Sportser was more capable in the turns. Once again, don't get me wrong...again...for the 3rd time....I'm no racer, I'm a rider, but DAMN I love to lean.

Gettin' back on topic..kinda...harleybiker, I think your gonna love the lean. Just don't make footboards one of your add-ons.

 

I like all of them

 

It would be nice if the factory made some improvements in the way of chrome controls, bakes ..etc. but from there I prefer to make it my own and that means some HD and lots of non-HD parts.



Randy

 

Same here, lets me make my own custom statement and saved some cash up front on items or a look that I did not want to keep