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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 08:39 AM
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Hey everyone,new to the forum but been reading posts for a while now. Just wanted to say hi to everone and I'm glad to be here. Looking at buying my first Harley and i'm torn between the Fat Bob and the Wide Glide. How the heck is a guy supposed to chose lol.
 
Old Oct 22, 2012 | 08:43 AM
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I ride a 2011 WideGlide and really like it. When I bought it I was trying to decide btween a softtail custom or the wideglide. I sat on both and the wideglide was much better. Don't kno bout the fatbob tho. I am sticking with my wideglide.
 
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Sat on the wide glide this weekend,fit like a glove! Didn't have a fat bob there but one coming in January.
 
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Thanks Jeff, that's good advice
 
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