Personally I think you have to have a passion for an Evo Softail. I had one (1992) and enjoyed it but the upgrades that the MoCo has made with the twin cam balanced engine are amazing from a ride comfort standpoint. Further more the brakes are much better. Now to be fair I don't know when they switched over from what ever I had on my '92 but I wouldn't go back - at least not without planning to upgrade them. If you do buy the '96 plan on carrying a small set of tools and some locite! It won't be long before mirrors, dash etc rattle loose. Again - not speaking against them but you need to know what you're getting in to. There's plenty of riders out there that swear the Evos are better.
Anyone have any luck with saddlebags? I cant find any i like I may try and make a solo bag that's big enough to put my clothes in for work and gym.
I have a new in box set of 91536-00B bags. These are no longer available but in my opinion were the best bags ever made for the Fatboy - I'm selling if you're interested. Occasionally they show up on eBay.