Harley Davidson Fatboy 2008

Next Road test will be on the Harley Davidson Fatboy. (you know the one, Arnie rode one in Terminator 2 I think it was.



Had it for two days and burnt a tank of fuel just pottering (or should that be surging about)Unlike the Nightster I rode earlier in the year which is probably the smallest in the line up, other than the ultraglides this is one of the biggest. Too early to write too much about it, but if anyone is reading this I'd like to hear your views on the bike. You can do it by placing a review on the main UKBike site.

For instance how atrocious do you find the ground clearance. I'm conscious of the fact that it is a cruiser and am desperately trying to ride it like one, but despite this i'm shedding metal every time I hit a bend. This is not heroics on my part its just terrible ground clearance, how the hell are you supposed to ride it properly at speed?

Other than that its comfy and feels like a proper hog, gonna get 'The Bison' on the back to report on the pillion ride. 100 miles of cramped stomach muscles, queasy stomach and white knuckles, (no cissy bar you see - chortle) or a comfy ride he'd volunteer for again, it's also a big bike so a combined thirty stone should put it through its paces, can't see why it wouldn't cope, though at about eighty the hardtail looking softail underslung shocker set up was a bit weavy and squirrelly) we'll see.