Not a fan of the new fatboy......Looks like a hybrid between traditional fatboy and V-Rod....And the V-Rod IMO should never have been introduced into the harley line.
Originally Posted by yankees1996
This is what I love about the new Fat Boy looks !
Though you two are in complete disagreement with each other, I still don't see the V-Rod look of the New FatBoy. Other than a 240 rear tire, to me the bikes look and feel entirely dissimilar. I dever minded the look of the V-Rod, but whether one likes or hates the new FatBoy look, does it really look like a V-Rod??..:
Bob fender on a fatboy? And original wheels were solid. They only added the 50 cal bullet holes in wheels due to reported crosswind issues, which is signature on a fatboy. They came out with the V-Rod to tap into the foreign market. If I wanted a yamaha looking bike, I would buy a yamaha looking bike. I have never seen a harley owner modify his or her bike to look futuristic, but just the opposite. More traditional and nostalgic. Just an observation.....
Though you two are in complete disagreement with each other, I still don't see the V-Rod look of the New FatBoy. Other than a 240 rear tire, to me the bikes look and feel entirely dissimilar. I dever minded the look of the V-Rod, but whether one likes or hates the new FatBoy look, does it really look like a V-Rod??..:
Beautiful !! No, I don't think it looks like a V-Rod ! It just looks like an updated Fat Boy that needed an update and to me it has it ! My Fat Boy in this color will arrive in April !
If they build their Scout line into some bigger models I can see HD biting the bullet and liquid cooling to compete. I don't particularly enjoy cooking at the stop lights either.
I'm going to have a hard time not trading in if they rebadge the Victory Octane as an Indian and lose the angles.
Traded my VROD Muscle for the 114 FB. It’s not that it looks like a VROD,to me it just has a low muscular stance sorta like a VROD.
The Breakout resembles The VROD now more with that new headlight.
BTW, I loved the VROD and Hope HD brings it back or some new updated model of it.
Last edited by MrNovember80; 11-04-2017 at 10:58 AM.
It don't look like no V-Rod, good lord. I had a V-Rod keep it 2 weeks , this 2018 Fatboy ain't going nowhere.
The 114 makes more torque at idle than the V-rod does at peak.
If they build their Scout line into some bigger models I can see HD biting the bullet and liquid cooling to compete. I don't particularly enjoy cooking at the stop lights either.
I'm going to have a hard time not trading in if they rebadge the Victory Octane as an Indian and lose the angles.
I read somewhere that Indian will be coming out with a new model that is somewhere between the Scout and the touring models ! Within the next two years.
I read somewhere that Indian will be coming out with a new model that is somewhere between the Scout and the touring models ! Within the next two years.
I'm expecting it. They said they weren't shutting down the Victory factory which means they'll be retooling it for Indians. That says there will be some bigger scout style bikes coming to me.
The 2018 Scout seemed somewhat small and was not passenger friendly at all ! Wasn't impressed as much as I thought I would be ! A model larger than the Scout but smaller than the touring bikes would interest me !
11-04-2017, 09:24 AM
