Hi everyone. I'm. a newbie. Have not rode a bike since I was a kid. About to get licensed and buy a Harley. Been wanting one my whole life and it's time. I always dreamed of a Fat Boy but I am concerned about the lean angle. My next choice would be a Road King. Is the Fat Boy lean angle something I should be concerned about? I also want comfort.

 

Laen angle?
LOL
you have not been on a bike in how long?
Can you define counter steer for me real quick?
Trail breaking?
Or have reflexes from way back when you were a kid?
Serious!
Get a honda 90 and go practice some stuff you will need!
Being a kool and dying for staus quo.is not so cool.
It is a hell of a lot more EZ and cheeper to fix

 

Thanks for the rude response. I guess I'll be a former member.

 

I don't represent everyone.
I just says what needs to be said.
Do you want the truth?
OR
Or a soothsayer milksop fragrant flowered words?
Dont worry about your feelings or me
listen to the logic.

 

Think about what type of riding you plan to do. The Softail line is a cruising style of bike made for a smoother more comfortable ride. If you're looking for something that is a more performance oriented canyon carver then the Fatboy is not for you. Get yourself a sport buike.

BTW, welcome.

 

OP,

Kingglide is a tad blount but what he is saying is spot on. You said yourself you haven't ridden a bike since you were a kid and then in the next sentence you mention lean angle.

Fact is you don't really know how to ride a bike. There's no shame in that. We were all inexperienced at one time. Listen to the message not the messager.

Learn to ride first. Take a course, buy a small inexpensive metric to learn on and progress to your dream bike.

You didn't go marry your first girlfriend did you?

 

.......... get the Road Glide

....... hey, snoflake ......... lighten up ...... you gotta get tough or die in here.

 

I dont know how to tell people welcome!
Yet watch then walk off to a wreck.
Shake their hand, wish them well , Yet all the whilst knowing,- they just entered the gauntlet of death, squared.
Its tough enough out on the road with experience!
If they have no clue they should be told- and it is not personal.
If you bought a shiny new airplane, would you gamble the first few flights into a modern airport with no training>?
Even if you had flown a little 20, 30 years ago?
Hope not.
To balance a bike and go for a ride is NOT riding.
That is just euphoria and oblivion mixed together.
Thats a casual oblivious walk through the landmines.
Please go do a riding course, learn some traffic survival skills.
Its not the bike that will kill you- it is the idiot driving the cars

 

Welcome to the forum. Dont be a former member. Go to the dealer and demo some bikes. Some people like to bust ***** on here but this forum is an encyclopedia of advice. Safety courses are not only recommended but some states require them. Let us know what you pick up.

 

Welcome to the forum. I think starting off with a bike like that is a mistake because you will drop it and it will be costly. Try manoeuvring one at the dealer and see how that goes before laying down any money.

You're much better off buying some really cheap small cc bike for a little while, doesn't have to be long, just a few months then sell it for what you really want.