Fatboy Lo ~ A Bike To Remember?
Road Warrior
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Will the Fat Boy Lo be a classic? Well in my opinion.....Not in a million years! It's a fad bike. Black is the new chrome thing. If you like it. ride it, but make no mistake, it'll never be as collectable as an original 1990 Fat Boy. The fat tire look is already waning. Harley's latest Softy has a 140 rear tire. The blackout thing is cool now, but in 5 years it'll be as popular as **** carpet and Avacado refridgerators. To be a classic. it needs to be "timeless," and not reflect fads like blackout or fat tires. I own a cool blacked out Steetglide, but it'll be out of style in a few years and I accept that. I also own a pretty cool '02 Fatty but it won't be collectable either. I just ride them and enjoy them.
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From: TEXAS
Will the Fat Boy Lo be a classic? Well in my opinion.....Not in a million years! It's a fad bike. Black is the new chrome thing. If you like it. ride it, but make no mistake, it'll never be as collectable as an original 1990 Fat Boy. The fat tire look is already waning. Harley's latest Softy has a 140 rear tire. The blackout thing is cool now, but in 5 years it'll be as popular as **** carpet and Avacado refridgerators. To be a classic. it needs to be "timeless," and not reflect fads like blackout or fat tires. I own a cool blacked out Steetglide, but it'll be out of style in a few years and I accept that. I also own a pretty cool '02 Fatty but it won't be collectable either. I just ride them and enjoy them.
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: North Carolina
Personally, my Lo pisses me off! All my other Harleys, there was so much to change, chrome to black and this and that. Except for some little things, this bike is what i want straight from the factory and it pisses me off. I cant believe i love this bike without doing any major mods. A classic, i think in the end, it depends on how the people who own one views it. For me, yes it will be a classic. Ride on.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Las Vegas
That's also probably why it is better to "purchase" what one wants to purchase, instead of what Joe Blow purchased down the street. Personally, I like some chrome and some black. Why? Because then the chrome stands out unlike when I see too much chrome and with too much black, it all blends together about like as if it was all chrome. Of course, those are my personal tastes and that is what is nice about owning a Harley-Davidson--there are a lot of option parts available and if one actually takes the time to look, there are those subtle differences between most people's bikes.
Even some of the things that weren't "in style" become collector's items--why? Because they made a limited production run since nobody was buying them.
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 381
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From: Southern Indiana
Will the Fat Boy Lo be a classic? Well in my opinion.....Not in a million years! It's a fad bike. Black is the new chrome thing. If you like it. ride it, but make no mistake, it'll never be as collectable as an original 1990 Fat Boy. The fat tire look is already waning. Harley's latest Softy has a 140 rear tire. The blackout thing is cool now, but in 5 years it'll be as popular as **** carpet and Avacado refridgerators. To be a classic. it needs to be "timeless," and not reflect fads like blackout or fat tires. I own a cool blacked out Steetglide, but it'll be out of style in a few years and I accept that. I also own a pretty cool '02 Fatty but it won't be collectable either. I just ride them and enjoy them.
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Road Captain
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From: North Carolina
Like TNB said, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If you mod it like you want it, its a classic for you. Dosnt matter what everybody else thinks.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Oz
Will the Fat Boy Lo be a classic? Well in my opinion.....Not in a million years! It's a fad bike. Black is the new chrome thing. If you like it. ride it, but make no mistake, it'll never be as collectable as an original 1990 Fat Boy. The fat tire look is already waning. Harley's latest Softy has a 140 rear tire. The blackout thing is cool now, but in 5 years it'll be as popular as **** carpet and Avacado refridgerators. To be a classic. it needs to be "timeless," and not reflect fads like blackout or fat tires. I own a cool blacked out Steetglide, but it'll be out of style in a few years and I accept that. I also own a pretty cool '02 Fatty but it won't be collectable either. I just ride them and enjoy them.
Thanks Buzz Killington...
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: South Florida
No ****...I swear to god, it's the first post that I have read on this damn site that actually gave me an idea on how to save money!
I read a few posts last night and one of em is gonna cost me $1000.00.
JIMSFBL has to take a lot of the blame, at least, that's my excuse for now.