fat boy slim
#11
02-08-2012, 09:32 AM
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I saw one sitting at my dealership. I like it. Comfortable. I especially like looking down and seeing the rocker cover between the seat and the tank. Very old school in that respect. With a set of aftermarket pipes, it will look lean and mean!
It cracks me up with all the comments about it being the "same 'ole thing." Really? You don't have to buy it. You can be perfectly happy riding your Street Glide or Road King just like everyone else. Same 'ole thing... hilarious.
It cracks me up with all the comments about it being the "same 'ole thing." Really? You don't have to buy it. You can be perfectly happy riding your Street Glide or Road King just like everyone else. Same 'ole thing... hilarious.
#12
02-08-2012, 10:16 AM
I kind of like it save for the rear tire and fender. This is one time I think a bike needs a wider tire like about a 170-180, no larger. It just looks out of place on the bike. I'm sure Harley went with it so they could share it with the Blackline. I'd also like to see the rear fender ride tighter to the tire.
#13
02-08-2012, 11:06 AM
The slim looks like a fatboy with different bars and an unfinished rear fender and a rear wheel that does not match the rest of the bike.
If you are going to call something a slim why not make it slim. Put 140/150 tires back and front a smaller thinner gas tank not the same old fatboy tank and narrower front end. Then the name would fit the bike and it would look like a new model not a custom fatboy that failed.
If you are going to call something a slim why not make it slim. Put 140/150 tires back and front a smaller thinner gas tank not the same old fatboy tank and narrower front end. Then the name would fit the bike and it would look like a new model not a custom fatboy that failed.
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02-08-2012, 11:27 AM
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I like it except for the handlebars. They look like they came off of some motocross bike.
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02-08-2012, 02:34 PM
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The slim looks like a fatboy with different bars and an unfinished rear fender and a rear wheel that does not match the rest of the bike.
If you are going to call something a slim why not make it slim. Put 140/150 tires back and front a smaller thinner gas tank not the same old fatboy tank and narrower front end. Then the name would fit the bike and it would look like a new model not a custom fatboy that failed.
If you are going to call something a slim why not make it slim. Put 140/150 tires back and front a smaller thinner gas tank not the same old fatboy tank and narrower front end. Then the name would fit the bike and it would look like a new model not a custom fatboy that failed.
#18
02-08-2012, 04:48 PM
Looks like a pre 06 fatboy with an ugly rear fender and blacked out bolt on crap. Still better then the blackline with that hunch on the gas tank. Overpriced by 2K in my opinion, but definetly not a bike you'd have to be ashamed of, but for $800 more, you'll get a fat boy with a 200 rear, and that's a mod that could cost you much more then that. Sometimes, MOCO just doesn't make any sense.
Last edited by frenchman; 02-08-2012 at 04:51 PM.
#19
02-08-2012, 05:10 PM
Can't have it all. It's cheaper, sure, and maybe less tricked out, but don't we all pay more for other models, only to turn around and throw more money at the bike to customize it?
#20
02-08-2012, 05:11 PM
Looks like a pre 06 fatboy with an ugly rear fender and blacked out bolt on crap. Still better then the blackline with that hunch on the gas tank. Overpriced by 2K in my opinion, but definetly not a bike you'd have to be ashamed of, but for $800 more, you'll get a fat boy with a 200 rear, and that's a mod that could cost you much more then that. Sometimes, MOCO just doesn't make any sense.
Maybe not everyone loves the 200 rear tire...