2018 Low Rider looks cheap
#21
10-08-2017 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Kojax
i really do not think the paint jobs on the 2018 softtail line have the luster . the paint looks dull to me . 2017 paint jobs look way better
There may things not to like, and maybe even not liking a particular color or not liking the denim paint on some bikes. But vivid black 2017 is the same vivid black 2018.
Perhaps your vision is getting worse. We have an optometrist on this forum.
#22
10-08-2017 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Gordon61
...until you see it in real life 
it's all rather flat, compared to the bright sparkly image you see in the showroom pics. I went back to thinking ....naw!! got to be black (although grey might be interesting?)
it's all rather flat, compared to the bright sparkly image you see in the showroom pics. I went back to thinking ....naw!! got to be black (although grey might be interesting?)Industrial gray on the Fat Boy sets off the satin finish they used instead of chrome.
I have picture around somewhere of it.
Amazingly I got back in to edit in time.
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#23
10-08-2017 | 11:05 PM
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#25
10-27-2017 | 04:52 PM
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I like the looks of the new low rider, esp the black with the retro AMF colors accents on the tank.
#27
10-27-2017 | 07:44 PM
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I've been checking in occasionally with my local Harley dealership wanting to see a new Lowrider, I really like the way the last one looked and was sort of thinking about adding a smaller bike to my garage; this or perhaps a Triumph T120. I finally saw a new 2018 yesterday and it was very disappointing. The paint was just okay (blue, which I usually love), but it's just paint. Usually when you see an HD paint job in person it screams quality but not this time. The handlebars are that really cheap looking polished steel look; not nice chrome and It really cheapens the overall look and quality appearance of the bike. That type bar was originally on my '09 Ulta but most of it is covered with the fairing so it's not that big of a deal. On an open cruiser like the LR I expected more. The 2017 looked so much better and I had high hopes for the '18. Since the whole line is now ride by wire I thought maybe cruise control would be available like it is on the Heritage, but it's not. Overall i found the bike to not look or feel very high quality considering the price, not something I really expect from Harley-Davidson.
#28
10-27-2017 | 08:07 PM
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I said the OP man and yea I've never been a Low Rider fan but the 18 LR look awesome. .
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#30
10-28-2017 | 11:03 AM
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