My wife and I went looking for a replacement for the Sportster. In the fall of 2007 we went to the dealer and I was looking at a cruiser and she didn't want that. She pointed out a FatBoy that had a very cool paint job. I immediately said "no", because that bike was not black and too flashy. I am not a flashy guy. A few days later we went back, and the salesman asked me if I would like to see it out in the sun. The color of the bike is called "Dragonfly Green" and it was exclusive to the 2006 model years. It looked o.k. to me in the showroom, but when he took it outside did it come alive. It was truly very cool.
The bike itself was stronger, not as quick as the Sporty but had a much better feel to the road. I sat lower and felt better driving down the road. Bike had a different sound, a lower sounding rumble, but still cool. The Sporty put out 79 ft. lbs. @ 3500 rpm (107 NM @ 3500 rpm) while the FatBoy puts out 85 ft. lbs. @ 3000 rpm (115 NM @ 3000 rpm). But the Fatboy weighed 714 lbs and the Sporty weighed 575 lbs. which is a difference of 139 pounds. Again, the paint was terrific. It had gold-leaf pinstripe around the words Harley Davidson on the tank and my wife loved it.
Then I took it on a 350 mile one way trip. 50 miles away from my destination I thought my ass was going to fall off. I immediately went to a dealer and had them next-day-air an air pillow. By the time I left and got home I was certain I was not going to keep this bike. It just took too much out of me. Longer rides were a big strain on me. Maybe I was getting old, or just getting soft... but I just could'nt hack it. So that is why I had this bike for only a short time.
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