BAD BOY. No contest.

 

The badboy was a very cool motorcycle and I would love to own one. The crossbones is cool, but I would make a few changes. I agre with 57springer, that piece of plastic under the seat makes it look cheap. The seat sits up too high and I don't like th back fender.
Phil

 

I prefer the fat front tire and seat on the Crossbones

 

Bad Boy. Saw a nice one with mini-apes and black wheels.

 

CB, change the rear fender.

 

I've always said that someday I'd like to have a Bad Boy in the garage next to my Train, so that'd be my choice...but who knows, in 20 years the CrossBones may be the "Bad Boy" of it's time...

 

bad boy,i dont like the springer seat ,fat front tire or the floor boards on the xbones

 

Surprised this thread didn't go anywhere. As a fan of all the dark customs Harley has produced,, including the cafe racer, when it came out, though never a owner until now, I find the comparison interesting. For me it has been great watching and dreaming which bike I would get, if I could, over the years, my desire for old style with new tech, was definitely piqued by the first softails in the 80's (so much good came from the Regean years), though not invented by Harley, perfected none the less. But even then the FX version struck me as a bit odd, definitely cool, just not exactly correct. If your going for the old look, the original hardtail springers are the places to go, either the small twin culminating, for me, in the WLA or the Big Twin and the first FL (still growing to this day). Softails definitely lean more heavily in the direction of the big twin, even in FX form, so to me adding a springer to the FX just doesn't do the springer justice. Though, if Willie G, were around with his Great Grandfather and hanging out with "uncle" Bill, he might have made my argument mute! But as it stand, I believe, for a more Purist look, it needs to be attached to either a full up Big Twin or a modified sportster in either a hardtail or softail frame to get the look right. Makes sense to me that the Night Train did much better then the Bad Boy, as it was more clearly defined. Though I wanted each on the day of their debut, today I wouldn't settle for anything other then the bike that Most Resembles the bike that started it all, going back furthest in the great Harley heritage and nailing that classic style, more then any other today, in that regard you just have to hand it over to the Crossbones! Now the new 48 Sportster, going back to roots of the Peanut shaped tank of 1948, with just the right modern styles and additions holds a similar appeal.

 

That's why I took all that ish off mine!

 

Bad boy first, except for that CB above me. Very nice!