My wife and fellow motorcycle writer allyn hinton says the fat bob is the performance driven model in the softail lineup from the 2018 redesign.
Fat bob motorcycle review.
Pre facelift was awesome for tank and big.
Yeah it has a p pad but it isn t.
Many sportbike riders scoff at a performance focused motorcycle placing the rider s feet out front.
The fat bob sports a beefy adjustable handlebar mounted in a pair of thick industrial looking clamps which are mounted to a massive triple tree holding a pair of huge 43mm inverted showa forks.
The fat bob is a cruiser first and foremost but a cruiser with a cruiser with sporting intent.
Harley davidsons are common in the heartland but the fat bob drew a lot of questions as i rode it across the midwest.
Perhaps the most divisive feature of the fat bob is the feet forward riding position.
The small twin headlights have black rings around them the black powdercoated wheels have a laser engraved harley davidson logo and rim stripe.
Our goal from day one was to make the fat bob the best handling bike in the lineup without sacrificing comfort a harley davidson spokesperson told me.
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While it does share a frame and engine with the rest of the widely varied softail lineup the fat bob s components make it a completely different bike.
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The fat bob 114 was so much fun to ride we picked it as cycle world s best cruiser of 2018.
When the redesigned fat bob premiered in the fall of 2017 it was the breakout star of harley davidson s new lineup of motorcycles its tough street style with matte paint rectangular led.
Now the fat bob gets darker cosmetics which evoke an even more menacing look.
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There is no more menacing a look than the twin headlights of a harley davidson fat bob coming down the road with the rider s fists punching into the air on the drag bars.
It s not a standard or a sporty bike.
