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FAT BOY
Here I am out on a limb: I want to
believe that the Fat Boy 114 is the
sexist and best looking bike in the
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proportions from front to back and
especially the way the engine stands
out amounts to pure genius. The alloy
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under the guard and a belting 240mm
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out the references of the Fatty were
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the riding position is more about
acceleration than outright speed and
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range it is intended to shy away from
fun peg scrapping and lean more
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fact, some of the best riding I had on
the Fat Boy was the desert cruising
taking in the scenery. From the satin
chrome up front to the solid wheels I
bet the $33,950 bigger 114 will outsell
its smaller (107) and cheaper $30,995
brother three to one. Although, not
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put my free blue open face Harley
commemorative helmet on the line
and predict the Fat Boy will be the
biggest seller.BREAKOUT
The fat 240mm rear tyre and skinny
front tyre of the Breakout probably
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fun. The Breakout is as crazy as it is
fabulous looking and along with the
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13.2 litres fuel tank. The pegs touch
down as often whenever the throttle
was slammed to the stop out of
corners, and I give the engineers full
marks for the work done caressing the
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my time might have been cut short