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Old 10-26-2018, 09:24 AM
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Sorry for my ignorant question. What's the heaviest weight the Fatboy can take? I met this Lady that wants to go on a bike ride but she's like Tess Holliday without the tattoos! Approx, 320 Lbs. Will the Fatboy take our total weight? I am 190Lbs. Do I need to adjust the suspension? Please, no fat women jokes. I love chunky. Thank you.

 
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Purchase a side of beef and strap it on the back of the Fatboy and see if it holds up. If it does GREAT!!! take the woman for a ride. If it doesn't work GREAT!!!! you still have a side of beef.
 
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No jokes implied but I weigh 187 and I know this is a big no no, so I may catch some **** for this but my ex-BIL was acting like an *** hat and jumped on the back seat of my bike. As I was turning back around to drop his *** off I was scared for my life because the weight was just too much to handle. I ain't got no problem with folks loving them some big women but just be super careful a lot of that weight has now shifted the whole shebang to being top heavy. With that said I've seen some rather large women on bikes but the handling will be totally different if you are used to riding by yourself.

My ole lady is on the other side of that spectrum only weighing in at 100 lbs so I don't even notice her on the bike.
 
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I believe the load capacity of the Softail is 500lb. I suggest riding naked. You dont want to exceed the factory recommended weight.
 
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I believe the load capacity of the Softail is 500lb. I suggest riding naked. You dont want to exceed the factory recommended weight.
And use laxatives to further reduce weight
 
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