There is some truth to this. But it has less to do with the fork legs themselves(they are still outdated spring/oil units), and more with the meaty 16x3" rim and MH90(120mm wide)tire combo up front. The nice thick meaty front tire gives the front end a much plusher, "firmly planted" feel and ride. On my FXSTBi I ended up dumping the skinny 21"x2.15" rim and tire assembly for an 18x3.5" rim and a 130mm wide Avon Radial(once you go radial you will never go back to a bias ply tire) tire up front and it made a night and day difference for the way my bike rode. Feels alot heavier and much more firmly planted to the road. Also soakes up bumps and imperfections now much better too, stability went up 100 fold.

 

I put a 16 inch wheel and tire on the front end of my fxstc, along with a fatboy front fender and personally love the way it rides
(more rubber hitting the road, bigger foot print) and rI think that it really did help out the looks as opposed to the "skinny" lookin' sportster lookin' fender and wheel.

 

I have been very pleased with my '06 Heritage.

 

The Heritage Classic was my choice for comfort and the occasional 2 up riding I do .. After Getting a good deal on the 04 Heritage saved enough to be able to keep the Sportster as well which honestly didn't want to let go of anyway....

 

Good choice

 

Softail is the only logical choice.
Tom

 

I agree with a lot of the posts here and I'll throw in my 2 cents. In the last two weeks I've ridden an '08 Ultra and an '03 Dyna Super Glide. I don't think I can ever go away from the softail after riding these. IMO the 96B is worth it's weight in gold to me, I hated the rubbermounted engine in both. Like already stated from 10 MPH to a stop you are sitting on a jackhammer. The ride once moving was nice on both but I don't do a lot of touring and my softail is money when comparing "smoothness" between the three. Just when I think I couldn't love softails more those two other bikes proved me wrong once again lol.

 

+ 1

I remember when I started the Road King Classic at the dealer to take her out for a test ride. Said to the salesman "what the hell is all this ( ( (s H a K i N g ? ) ) )"
Woke me right up, then gave me a headache after the ride. Some people love it though and more power to 'em. The B works better for my needs and wants.
If you've never tried the rubber mounted engine, it's worth a test ride - or even just a startup - to see what I'm talking about.