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Did you know the Harley Davidson Fatboy which first appeared in 1990 was actually introduced
by the motor company as a "dig" to their Japanese competition? I'm Jeff Jannett, Harley Davidson
master technician with South Side Choppers, St. Pete, and today we'll be discussing the
Harley Davidson Fatboy. The Harley Davidson Fatboy, first introduced by the motor company
in 1990, was actually designed as a dig to their Japanese competition. Basically, Harley
Davidson, who has bought themselves back from AMF, decided that now they were really doing
well in the market, and they wanted to show how much of the market they had cornered.
The first Fatboy that was created had a paint scheme that was...also shared the same paint
scheme as one of the atomic bombs that we dropped on Japan. Not too politically correct
at the time, but, it was a very popular model. Things that made the Fatboy stand apart from
the other bikes in the Harley family were the solid disc wheels that they had, front
and rear. A telltale trademark of the Fatboy. Also, it had the fat style tank. Fat front
tires. Fat front forks. And, it was also a soft tail, which is probably the most popular
family in the Harley Davidson family of motorcycles. Soft tail is so denoted as you don't see any
shock absorbers on the rear swing arm. They're actually underneath the bike, ergo, makes
the bike look like a hard tail, but since it has shock absorbers, soft tail. If you
have any further questions concerning the Harley Davidson Fatboy, I recommend looking
up Harley Davidson on the web, and they can go into the full history. So there you have
it. The story behind the Harley Davidson Fatboy. I'm Jeff Jannett, South Side Choppers, St.
Pete, Florida. Harley Davidson certified technician. Keep the rubber side down.