Joining the Softail Planet...
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From: Italy
Joining the Softail Planet...
Hi,
I traded my Dyna Fatbob for a Softail Slim. First week: 1200 Miles of pure pleasure... so far so good, except the floorboards touching ground at almost every turn (harmless, so I don't care much).
Ciao.
Stefano.
I traded my Dyna Fatbob for a Softail Slim. First week: 1200 Miles of pure pleasure... so far so good, except the floorboards touching ground at almost every turn (harmless, so I don't care much).
Ciao.
Stefano.
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From: Palm Bay
How about a comparison between the rides.
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The center of gravity of the bike being much lower on the Softail, it appears to be very agile (probably also helped by the spoke wheels compared to the bulky ones on the FatBob). It handles beautifully and you don't feel the weight at all. Coming from the Fatbob, that was already pretty good, the improvement is spectacular.
I had a problem with the seat... really hard but now I'm getting used to it so it's probably just a matter of time.
The only real limitation is the floorboard scratching the road at every turn... well not really _every_ one but as soon as you want to push it a bit... you hear the metal on the tarmac. Either you adopt a cooler driving stile either (and I think it's the way I'll go) you move the floorboard up by less than 0.5 inches.
For the rest... it's a pure joy to ride and looking forward to the next week-end.
Ciao.
Stefano.
I had a problem with the seat... really hard but now I'm getting used to it so it's probably just a matter of time.
The only real limitation is the floorboard scratching the road at every turn... well not really _every_ one but as soon as you want to push it a bit... you hear the metal on the tarmac. Either you adopt a cooler driving stile either (and I think it's the way I'll go) you move the floorboard up by less than 0.5 inches.
For the rest... it's a pure joy to ride and looking forward to the next week-end.
Ciao.
Stefano.
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Been two years and I'm still tryin get use to those floorboards...dont know if I ever will, and yes, I scrape the hell out of em just way I ride.
oops...BTW, welcome to the softails.
oops...BTW, welcome to the softails.
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From: Dayton
Wow, 1200 miles! Must have been vacation week! Sweet bike.