Denim Black Fat Boy LO
Road King or Fat Boy?
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Coolidge AZ
Oddly enough, if you look up the thread "talk me into a Fatboy" that I started a few months ago when I was trying to make this decision, you'll find that quite a few reccomended I go with the Road King in that thread.
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2007
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From:
I like the Road King as well - always have! I can take stuff off and get it down to a basic in-town bike without even picking up a tool. Get tools and you can strip the King down and make it look really lean! I can go the other way and buy farings and bags/tour packs and get a bike that's like a Street Glide or UC complete with radio n stuff!...all on the same Road King! You can't say that for any other bike that I know of! I have it all with the KING! From the back, the Road King has symmetry - it's a beautiful thing!
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Joined: May 2008
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From: nebraska
weird
weird you post this in the touring section. I guess you already knew the answer you would hear here.
I would still say TAKE YHE FATBOY though. I have one, I would never give it up. One of the only Harley"s with soul
I would still say TAKE YHE FATBOY though. I have one, I would never give it up. One of the only Harley"s with soul
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Yokohama
I have an RK but I'd agree with this. H-D should offer the B motor in an RK-style tourer along with the bigger fuel tank and Brembo ABS brakes.
"Seeker of Freedom"
Joined: May 2007
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From: Kansas City Area
Buy the Road King!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 424
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From: Middle of Kansas
I loved my slicked out/tricked out Fatty!
It was excellent for bouncing from bar to bar.
Poker runs were tollerable and it looked GOOD
Then I did some work on a friends RK.
I hit the highway for a road test and ended up selling my beloved fatty and bought a RK a couple months later!!
I always trailerd my fatty to Sturgis.
My RK has never been in a trailer and I can't wait for the next road trip!
I really had never even considered touring when I had my fatty.
Now it's all I think about
You'll have to decide on what fits your needs.
I will warn you.......touring is addictive when your on a bike that is comfortable for the task.
I never understood why anyone would consider riding more than a couple hundred miles in a day would be fun.............until I bought my RK!
It was excellent for bouncing from bar to bar.
Poker runs were tollerable and it looked GOOD
Then I did some work on a friends RK.
I hit the highway for a road test and ended up selling my beloved fatty and bought a RK a couple months later!!
I always trailerd my fatty to Sturgis.
My RK has never been in a trailer and I can't wait for the next road trip!
I really had never even considered touring when I had my fatty.
Now it's all I think about
You'll have to decide on what fits your needs.
I will warn you.......touring is addictive when your on a bike that is comfortable for the task.
I never understood why anyone would consider riding more than a couple hundred miles in a day would be fun.............until I bought my RK!
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Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Lenox, GA
I rode an 03 Deuce for 6 years. I loved the look of the Deuce and with a windshield and a set of Boss Bags I did a good bit of touring on it; much with one of the kids on the back. The kids turned into teenagers though and the back seat of the Deuce got small. I just traded it for Road King a few weeks ago. The kids say the passenger ride is MUCH better. The King did feel BIG to start with but I quickly got used to it. Like one poster said earlier, the King feels much less strained at highway speeds (if your touring definitely get cruise control.) I was considering a Fat Boy and putting my Boss Bags on it, but once my son road on the King there was no turning back.
On the Deuce I was good for about 300 miles. I did 200 on the Road King this past Sunday and could have done 200 more easy.
If two up riding is a factor I'd definitely recommend the Road King.
On the Deuce I was good for about 300 miles. I did 200 on the Road King this past Sunday and could have done 200 more easy.
If two up riding is a factor I'd definitely recommend the Road King.