Get a Fatboy LO you sit "in" the bike, not on it.

 

Really ?

 

I test rode a Fat Bot, a Dyna (Street Bob), and my Nightrain. Ended up with the Nightrain....and got it for $7k already modded up a little!

 

I drove my meteric to the Harley shop to trade it in on a fatboy.... Always wanted one... Knew what I wanted loved the look and the lines. Took it for a test ride and the salesman followed me on a Heritage. Half way through the ride he asked me if I wanted to trade. I said sure. The rest is history... I test drove a wide glide after the Heritage and it just wasn't the ride I was looking for... Still love the look of the fatboy but the Heritage (out of the box) was more confortable... Almost wish I would have tried a RK but I didn't think about it.

 

As for sitting in the bike instead of on the bike, the seat and the handlebars seem to make most of the difference in this arena. A tank lift is an option, but I think it looks a little weird. The chrome dash on the Fatboy and my Heritage gives the look, and a lower than stock seat, and a set of mini apes on the Fatboy should give you what you are looking for in a softail. The cross bones is a nice bike too, just needs a different seat.