I like your review it was put together very well and spot on. I am old school (66 years old) and always preferred a badass bike over a utility bike. You said it yourself that the Heritage is about a $1,000 more than the Fatboy. A nice set of detachable Harley bags for the Fatboy is about $1,000.00 and you can pickup a nice detachable windshield for less than $500.00. That makes the out the door price of the Fatboy about $500 more than the Heritage. It would cost a lot more than $500 to make the Heritage badass.
I have owned both of these and for me the ride/handling of the Heritage is MUCH better but the Fatboy looks MUCH cooler to my eyes...If i bought another Softail it would be a Heritage
Heritage all the way. Want it to look sportier, remove the bags and windshield, you got it. Put them back on for touring. Much more versatile than the Fatboy.
One thing that was always in the back of my mind when riding my Heritage was the potential to flat in the middle of nowhere. Tubed tires could really wreck your day if you pick up a nail on a tour.
I had a flat on my scout bobber 20 which uses tubed tires. Luckily I was only 5 mins from home so I was able to hobble home with it but I agree. You really are out of luck if you run into a flat with tubed tires
Everything you said was spot on. I'd still go for the Fat Boy, though. It's purely emotional, and to me it's *the* prototype boulevard cruiser. Of the two, it's the one that I would have to look at for a while before walking away from it after a ride.
Agree. It’s funny because a lot of us talk about the “best bikes” but at the end of the day getting a motorcycle is an emotional experience. Well said man
I agree with everything you said. Between the two I chose the Fat Boy. I don't want my father's bike which is the Heritage Classic. However, I will choose the Breakout 117 over both.
I’ve played that scenario fatboy vs breakout. The breakout to me is a more fun bike for sure but the fatboy is a leisurely cruiser. I don’t know which one I’d go for
Man, you get so much more with the heritage, but the fatboy is so freaking cool looking! Having my 21 LRS already, I would probably get a heritage if I could afford it. A touring bike from the factory, on a softail frame. I especially like that gold and black model 😮
Great review I agree with everything you said , I’m an old baby boomer but , I do love the retro look of the Heritage Classic but , I am drawn to the fat boy , the old style and this new model ,it sizzles 😬
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I have a 2024 Breakout and I wish I would have ridden the Heritage before buying it. I am with you though; I look back at my Breakout and it looks so badass, and the Heritage doesn’t do it for me at all. That being said, I will probably still trade for a Heritage soon because of the ride and storage.
I like the looks of the twin cam Fat Boy much better. I traded in my 2012 Heritage for a 2023. The 12 was better looking but I rode the 23 and fell in love
Harley ruined the Heritage with those cheap ass looking bags. Older bags on my 1999 were great looking now they look like JCWHITNEY bags. You have to spend $1500 to make it sound like a Harley.
The ideally haven't heard 2 Gilbert fat boy and he did a week because I'm a 165 pounds and 56 and it's really. Hard because I got bone out in united destroyed shoulder so heritage illurities. You'd handle fat boys or cunna tough? Go in the corners so i'd really have a heritage. Then a hard then a fat boy.
