Isn't that the one everybody called the "Cow Glide" or "Guernsey Glide" because of the funky seat?

 

Thanks for the history lesson. I'm the proud owner of a 2016 Custom Hard Candy Gold Deluxe. If didn't know it's lineage goes back to the Cow Glide.

 

In the last year I've bought and restored both a 1997 heritage springer and a 1994 Moo Glide. Love them both.

 

Checking back after several years (ha). Uncle G is now above 200,000 miles on his 94 Special?? Just crazy good.
Looks like there are some new 93-96 FLSTN owners even these days, thats just great.
Glad the Deluxe Owners are carrying on a great tradition.

 

The '93's were the "Holstein Glide" because of the black/white fur-tanned cowhide inserts. The '94's were the "Black Angus Glide" and had black fur-tanned cowhide inserts

 

My 96 FLSTN has just over 50k miles and going strong. I didn't buy it for the next guy to enjoy.

 

Ha ha ...Uncle G continues to make me laugh! His last post has 2 rarely heard (and possibly made-up) nicknames for the FLSTN bikes we are discussing in this thread.
ONLY a Nostalgia or Special OWNER would have any idea what he is talking about as it is truly "400 level" stuff (like Senior College courses!) The words he throws out here: "Holstein" and "Black Angus", are the actual types of leather used in the seats. Harley's brochures in 1993 and 1994 actually printed the description of the unique leather used on the seats, pony-bags, and tank strips...and this is the ONLY place I have ever seen "Holstein leather" and "Black Angus leather" used as any type of description regarding these bikes, ha. I think Uncle G is making a case to be called Dr. G with his hilarious interpretation of an owner calling his bike the "Black Angus Glide" - that's great!

I think the Freshmen here (or anyone else not intimately familiar with these bikes) should just stick to the 3 best-known categories of FLSTN nomenclature:

1. 1993; Heritage Softail Nostalgia. Nickname Cow-Glide or Moo-Glide
2. 1994-1996; Heritage Softail Special. (improper, yet accepted, nickname Nostalgia or Cow-Glide) ...see catagory 1.
3. 2007-Current; Softail Deluxe (usually not improperly nicknamed)

Thanks Dr G , you are, as always, at the top of your game!

 

Deluxe started in 2005, the year after i bought my 04 fxdl. Almost traded that new fxdl for the first year deluxe (FLSTN).

 

The license plate on my 93 says "COW" and on my 94 "MOO".

 

Thank you for those kind words. I'm no expert, just an old guy obsessed over his bike. After nearly 24 years, it's still a daily driver, and I'm still putting 7-8,000 miles on it every year.


As far as Holstein cows go, well this is dairy country up here in upstate NY, and Holstein cows are far and away the most popular dairy cows in the area.