Where in the Harley 2012 model range would you go, if you were buying a new bike, fatboy, deluxe, vrod,

 

Id buy a 2011 rocker!

 

I never cared for the rocker, but it is odd that they don't have that style bike in the line up.

Guess you'd have to take a black line and a fat tire convert, or a dyna

 

I wouldn't buy a 2012, nothing there I would buy. Unless you want a bagger.....oh yeah there is one a convertable is a cool bike, but big $$$$$

 

I usually wait a while between a purchase of new bikes. 22 years between my two bikes.

 

Out of the three, I'd go with the Fatboy personally, but only because I would be chopping it up, changing sheet metal, wheels, etc. I like the Deluxe better, but it's more money and I would be removing a lot of stuff, so that's why I would pick the Fatboy. If you were going to leave most of the big items alone (wheels, sheet metal etc) then the Deluxe would be my first pick.

 

I guess I would go with a street glide

 

I'd be all over the Blackline...

 

I could see the Blackline as a substitute for the Rocker, but personally, I'd have to go with a Deluxe if forced to choose from the 2012 lineup.

They're worlds apart though. If I was dead set on a Rocker, I'd find one and buy it. Plenty of people that buy bikes and never ride them.

I will say this...unless you get what you truly want, you'll never be happy with a substitute.

 

No one has mentioned the new softail slim, options to customise there,

For me it would have to be the Fatboy, but I would miss that 240 rear tyre, only bike in the 2012 line up with a 240 is. Vrod, I'm not sure on that bike, won't say no, but just not sure,

I just can't understand Harley's decision, it was probably based on sales and profit, they probably want to force sales on to either vrods or Fatboys,