2007 softail custom
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07-14-2006, 11:57 PM
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2007 softail custom
why did they make a bike that is supposed to lok like a chopper, yet the rake is only 32*? Heck, the Wide Glide has more rake at 34*. If they really tried a little harder they coould have made a nice bike a lot cheaper than the other custom bike out there. I woul have liked to see a softail with about a 36-38* rate as well as some stretch on the frame.
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07-15-2006, 12:14 AM
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There was an opportunity for the MoCo to make a HD "chopper" wannabe and I always thought the softail standard was the logical choice. What they came up with in the softail custom is lame. This is less of a "chopper" than the WG with a 34 degree rake. I always felt there was a market for a softail frame, a > 34 degree rake, and a > 200 rear tire. Another missed opportunity IMHO.
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07-15-2006, 12:15 AM
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I was excited when I read the article then I saw the photos.
Yeah I don't get the Custom at all. As I posted ealier the seat looks like the Seats they have on Kawasaki from the 80's. And that is a bad thing. Also the two tone paint schemes scream 80's jap bike as well. They should have kept the Springer..Much cooler bike.
I can't see why anyone would choose this over a deuce.
Yeah I don't get the Custom at all. As I posted ealier the seat looks like the Seats they have on Kawasaki from the 80's. And that is a bad thing. Also the two tone paint schemes scream 80's jap bike as well. They should have kept the Springer..Much cooler bike.
I can't see why anyone would choose this over a deuce.
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07-15-2006, 02:36 AM
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It looks like all they did was take a softail standarda and put ablack engine and apes on it. one sorry excuse for a "chopper"
#6
07-15-2006, 02:41 AM
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That looks like a throwback to the 80s 'pillow choppers'. No radical rake, just a big seat and sissy. That thrug-ified VRod is possibly the best chg in the lineup, minus the tech chgs
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07-15-2006, 02:57 AM
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ORIGINAL: atomic
I was excited when I read the article then I saw the photos.
I was excited when I read the article then I saw the photos.
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07-15-2006, 03:08 AM
RE: 2007 softail custom
ORIGINAL: atomic
the seat looks like the Seats they have on Kawasaki from the 80's. And that is a bad thing. Also the two tone paint schemes scream 80's jap bike as well. They should have kept the Springer..Much cooler bike.
I can't see why anyone would choose this over a deuce.
the seat looks like the Seats they have on Kawasaki from the 80's. And that is a bad thing. Also the two tone paint schemes scream 80's jap bike as well. They should have kept the Springer..Much cooler bike.
I can't see why anyone would choose this over a deuce.
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07-15-2006, 04:37 AM
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RE: 2007 softail custom
when was the last softail custom offered?
if i remember, it wasn't all that different either!
if i remember, it wasn't all that different either!
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07-15-2006, 09:21 AM
RE: 2007 softail custom
ORIGINAL: waterman7474
when was the last softail custom offered?
if i remember, it wasn't all that different either!
when was the last softail custom offered?
if i remember, it wasn't all that different either!
first, they had buckhorn bars on pullback risers
second, they had a two piece seat with a separate sissybar and not this ugly "king and queen" seat which honestly, every time I look at it I wonder if they got insipiration in some kawasaki photo.
The Evolution powered Softail Custom IMO was a much cooler bike than this new version