Can a bobber be a softail?
A softail version of a bobber is the ideal motorcycle to custom build because its bold classic features smoothly meld with today’s edgy designs. You can get softail and hardtail bobber parts that are exact replicas of the classics or design you own.
When did the Harley Davidson Heritage Softail come out?
2005: Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail launched – although an earlier Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail was sold from 1985-1990. Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic: all out retro-tourer styling, chrome laced wheels, leather studded saddlebags and sweeping fenders. Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Springer: takes the retro theme even further.
How old is the Softail engine on a Harley Davidson?
The Harley-Davidson Heritae Softail family got a new engine for 2006 – well ‘new’ isn’t strictly true – it’s heritage is 100 years old. But the ‘96B’ variant in the Harley-Davidson Heritage Softails uses balance shafts instead of rubber mounts like the rest of Harley’s range.
Can a Heritage Softail be used in winter?
Corrosion can be a problem with the Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail but few get used in winter – just as well as it slashes resale value. Expensive when new, like all the large Harley-Davidsons. It’s far from the most expensive of the bunch though plus holds its value exceptionally well on the used market.
What kind of balance shafts does a Harley Davidson Softail use?
But the ‘96B’ variant in the Harley-Davidson Heritage Softails uses balance shafts instead of rubber mounts like the rest of Harley’s range. It shakes like a fitting Hippo at tickover, produces excellent torque at low revs and runs out of puff at about 90mph. Well built, like all modern Harley-Davidsons.
2005: Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail launched – although an earlier Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail was sold from 1985-1990. Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic: all out retro-tourer styling, chrome laced wheels, leather studded saddlebags and sweeping fenders. Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Springer: takes the retro theme even further.
The Harley-Davidson Heritae Softail family got a new engine for 2006 – well ‘new’ isn’t strictly true – it’s heritage is 100 years old. But the ‘96B’ variant in the Harley-Davidson Heritage Softails uses balance shafts instead of rubber mounts like the rest of Harley’s range.
When did the Harley Davidson Heritage Springer come out?
By now the Softail family was an established cornerstone of the Harley-Davidson model range. The Heritage Springer, launched in the 1997 model year, took the retro look even further with springer forks, classic saddlebags, white sidewall tyres and ‘tombstone’ tail-light.
Corrosion can be a problem with the Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail but few get used in winter – just as well as it slashes resale value. Expensive when new, like all the large Harley-Davidsons. It’s far from the most expensive of the bunch though plus holds its value exceptionally well on the used market.