Soft are you sure? 2.99% comparison is very good but it ain’t what is being advertised.
Soft fat wrote:
Canberra HD mate. They are owned by Morgan & Wacker so the deal is at least with a number of shops. May be wider?
Soft mate, before you sign on the dotted line try and ride as many models as you can, I have mate and just to give my opinion a bit of depth I've been riding sporty's, dynas and softails for over 20 years, these new softail M8's are a good thing but there is a lot guff about just how good, some of them are really good platforms to work from though, unfortunately from my perspective the Fatboy and the breakout just don't cut it as riders bike and just wouldn't be on my short list after riding the other models available, my opinion only mate and you did ask for them.
Went and test rode the M8 Fatboy. Acceleration is incredible. Apparently the fly by wire throttle response is adjustable via software and would explain the either throttle off or on power response on this demo bike. It had Vance and Hines slip on's with stage one tune and throttle response turned up to either on or off. Very smooth to ride with no vibrations. Engine quieter that earlier engines. Gear changes were clunky with neutral being hard to get when stopped. Salesman said the clutch needed adjusting accounting for the clunk and hard to hit neutral. Harder to go round corners than my Fatboy due to the big back tyre, something that a rider would have to get used to. Power and torque is something else. Turn the throttle and it just goes. Fatboy engine is a wet sump now, unlike before having the oil tank and dry sump. Heads are cooled by oil (I thought they were water cooled) with 2 oil lines going across the top of the heads. Overall the bike is impressive, but the quoted changeover price dulls that impressive.
