Glad to see you, at 74, pick up a new bike. Hope I can do the same when I get there and I'm not that far away. Enjoy your new bike. It sure is a sharp looking ride.

 

Just did. They're "ok" but I'm glad mine's not a 2022

 

Thanks for the observation. i have been riding my 19 since new and always felt a little stiff going into turns. I will give it a try once the weather warms up. Below 0 in Michigan today. Thank You.

 

Thats the reason I'm not up there, I'm loving it in Florida. But it's hard to beat Michigan in the summer, in N. Mich I have hills, curves, empty roads, and cool temps.

I have put 600 mies on it in a little over a week so far, with a couple hudred miles on the I-95. Yesterday it was exteemly gusty, I was on the freeway going to Ft Pierce, and when passing or getting passed by trucks the wind does move you around, but I didn't think it was any different than other bikes. just stay loose and let it happen. You mentioned the curves, just look ahead where you are going, just like in a car, and it goes where its supposed to.

I put a Mephis shade windshild on it, which takes some fatiigue away on the freeways, I want some bags to stow stuff, I know it kills the looks, but I'm old, and don't care.
The seat sure could be better, my butt seems to be getting used to it. I also need cruise control, as my arthoritus is letting me know.
This is yesterday at the National Navy Seal Museum in Ft. Pierce, lots of bikes, thats my Fat Boy in front. I don't know why these pics are so big.

 

I put a C&C seat on mine and it is 100 times better than the stock one:

 

Yes the "solid" wheels are gone, probably the bikes most distinguishing feature. Don't know why they did that??

 

Agreed. The Fat Boy wheels were ugly last year and they're even uglier this year.

 

That's a matter of opinion... they are distinctive and those of us who own them like them because they stand out from everything else. I get a lot of complements on them and at any bike night the Fatboy gets a lot of attention. I'm on the fence about the 2022 rim but I'll need to see it in person before I make a final decision on that.

 

Of course it's opinion.Everything that's realistic has some sort of ugliness in it. Even a flower is ugly when it wilts, a bird when it seeks its prey, the ocean when it becomes violent.

 

The rims aren't that big a deal. At first I ddin't care for them, but they grow on you. They should be easier to clean than the others, especially spokes.
I was at the dealership today, they have a few Fat Boy 22s in. I do like the new rims a little better, but again, it isn't that big a deal. Here is a link to the new one I was looking at https://www.spacecoastharley.com/New...94693?ref=list
I went there to check in the service dept to see if the 1000 mile maitenece was done like the salesman said. It had 1700 miles on it when I bought it. Yep, it was done in December.