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Elliott Motorcycles of Sydney claims to have grabbed the title of the world’s fastest Softail, having smashed an Aussie speed record. They plan to return to the World Speed Trials at Lake Gairdner in South Australia next year to put it beyond doubt. Owner Elliott Andrews took his modified 2018 Harley-Davidson Fat Bob 114 to …
Blonde female rider Heather Ward has written an inspirational book – “Fat Bob and the Blonde – Girl Torque” – about her lap of Australia on a Fat Bob towing a trailer. But even more inspiring is the fact that she is back on the bike after a major crash and is now planning a …
Sydney custom motorcycle startup Elliott Motorcycles hope to smash their Aussie speed record and grab the title of the world’s fastest Softail next month. Owner Elliott Andrews says he is taking his modified 2018 Harley-Davidson Fat Bob 114 to Lake Gairdner in South Australia on March 8, 2018. “With this bike I’m feeling confident I …
As I roll up to the scrutineers at the Champions Ride Day at Lakeside Park, I’m aware of all eyes in the pits on the Harley-Davidson Fat Bob I’m riding. You can almost read it in their eyes: “What’s he doing here with a Harley?” The scrutineer has the same look in his eyes and …
Harley-Davidson has merged the Dyna and Softail families and killed off the Dyna, but will the popular family from the 1970s make a welcome return at some point in the future? At the world launch of the new eight-member Softail family in Los Angeles recently we asked several Harley executives why they killed off the …
Good news for fans of the former Harley-Davidson Dyna Fat Bob: Now that it’s a Softail, it handles better and is more powerful with a choice of 107- and 114-cube Milwaukee Eight engines. We’ve just ridden the Fat Bob and other former-Dyna models (Street Bob and Low Rider) that are now part of the Softail …
You could win Harley-Davidson’s best-handling bike yet, the new Street Rod, by simply test riding one of their Dark Custom models. We went to the world launch of the new Street Rod in Singapore in March and were very impressed with the bike. In fact, we heralded the Indian-made 750cc machine as the best-handling Harley …
There is no more menacing a look than the twin headlights of a Harley-Davidson Fat Bob coming down the road with the rider’s fists punching into the air on the drag bars. Now, the Fat Bob gets darker cosmetics which evoke an even more menacing look. The small twin headlights have black rings around them, …
There may have been a revolution in the Harley-Davidson Touring line-up, but the rest of the 2014 fleet has only had a minor evolution. At the top of the line-up is the CVO range which includes a Twin-Cooled Ultra Limited, a Road King, a Softail and a limited-edition Softail Deluxe with detachable windscreen, GPS, Daymaker …