When did the fxstd Softail Deuce come out?
The Motor Company has produced a brand-new custom-cruiser model for the year 2000, the FXSTD Softail Deuce, one of the most radically styled production Harleys ever. It has a long, sleek tank, a way-low seat, a bobbed rear fender and some of the slickest custom-bike styling touches ever home-grown in Milwaukee.
What’s the difference between a FXDX and a deuce?
One of the major differences between this bike and a complete custom is that this production bike emphasizes function as much as fashion. No, it’s not as comfortable as a Road King or as at-home heeled over in corners as an FXDX, but the Deuce does those things more competently than we expected when we first saw it.
Is the Harley Davidson Deuce a good showbike?
Yet despite its cool, clean, showbike appearance, the Deuce is one of the most fun, functional models in the entire H-D lineup, with on-the-road performance to match its at-the-curb good looks.
Is the Deuce the same chassis as the Softail?
Foundation for the Deuce is the same chassis found beneath the Softail Standard and Night Train, all three of which share a 34-degree head angle. Not exactly a true chopperesque kickout, but it’s the most rake available in the entire H-D line.
The Motor Company has produced a brand-new custom-cruiser model for the year 2000, the FXSTD Softail Deuce, one of the most radically styled production Harleys ever. It has a long, sleek tank, a way-low seat, a bobbed rear fender and some of the slickest custom-bike styling touches ever home-grown in Milwaukee.
Foundation for the Deuce is the same chassis found beneath the Softail Standard and Night Train, all three of which share a 34-degree head angle. Not exactly a true chopperesque kickout, but it’s the most rake available in the entire H-D line.
Is the Harley Davidson Deuce a good bike?
If you believe in so-called “conventional wisdom,” then you probably subscribe to the popular belief that custom-styled cruisers don’t function very well. The general perception is that low-slung, high-style, stretched-out cruisers with acres of chrome and oodles of charisma can’t possibly handle as well as other bikes or be as enjoyable to ride.
How big are the Pistons on a Harley Davidson Deuce?
Well, if we said that the Deuce is completely absent any vibration, we’d be lying; at lower rpm, you can feel the throb of those big, 33/4-inch pistons being slammed through their 4-inch strokes by the explosive force of combustion—power pulses, they’re called.
When was the Harley Davidson Softail Deuce discontinued?
Jan 2004: Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce replaced by FXSTDI Softail Deuce with EFI as standard. Aug 2005: Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce discontinued.
Is the Harley Davidson Deuce a reliable bike?
Reliability is pretty much beyond question, too, after all the Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce is a big, massively refined yet understressed motorcycle ridden very little and serviced often by wealthy people. So go figure…
When was the Softail Deuce replaced by the EFI?
Jan 2002: Alarm and immobiliser now standard, also now with new bullet style indicators. Jan 2004: Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce replaced by FXSTDI Softail Deuce with EFI as standard. Aug 2005: Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce discontinued.
What kind of shocks does a Harley Davidson Deuce have?
CVO model that H-D threw everything but the kitchen sink at. Nothing special stock with marshmallow forks and stiff rear shocks. Progressive springs and shocks out back bring this up to a 4.5/5. SE Deuce got twin rotors so much better braking than the stock single rotor.