Harley-Davidson Fat Bob

Highlights

Harley-Davidson introduced its robust cruiser, Fat Bob, early this year. The bike comes powered by a 1690cc, air-cooled, Twin Cam 103 engine that comes linked to a 6-speed manual gearbox. The bike has a neatly chiselled huge fuel tank with 18.9-liter capacity. There are plenty of impeccable offering from the company, out of which, Fat Bob is a superior yet cost-effective series of cruisers. It has fat tyres, low handlebar, throaty engine and iconic style to impress everyone with its attitude.

Introduction

Harley Davidson has been representing passion, freedom and legacy through its state-of-the-art bikes since the beginning. According to the manufacturer Fat Bob is a symbol of grace and excellence and one of the finest looking street cruiser in the market. It has darker cosmetics to conjure and, even more, menacing look. Fat Bob enjoys travelling over the urban playground seeing and being seen rather more than it does than racing between traffic lights or around the ring road.

Design

Harley-Davidson Fat Bob is a piece of elegance when it comes to its design.With bold, big and dripping attitude the Fat Bob model proves there is no such thing as too much black. At the front, it has a beefy drag-style handlebar and dominating twin headlights with an aggressive persona. At the rear, it has chrome tommy gun 2-1-2 collector exhaust with dual mufflers and a tail light that has side indicators. In regards to dimension, it has a length of 2400 mm with a width of 820 mm and height of 1210mm.

Engine, Economy & Performance

Talking about its engine and performance, the Harley Davidson Fat Bob has a 1690cc, air-cooled, twin cam 103, 4-stroke engine that is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox to produce a superlative torque of 132 nm at 3250 rpm. The clutch pull is light which makes you unfamiliar to what is about to come. The aggressive nature of the engine is matched by a rigid Dyna frame.

Handling

The automakers have used telescopic fork suspension at the front and twin-sided swing arm suspension at the rear and easily adjust preload with a spanner wrench to suit riding style. The slammed low rear suspension provides a more laid-back riding position and style. The front and rear end are equipped with fat tubeless tyres to provide a menacing and powerful handling. The size of the tyres is 130/90 ZR 16 at the front while at the rear the size is 180/70 ZR 16.

Safety, Braking and Miscellaneous

For satisfactory braking, Harley Davidson Fat Bob has been embellished with the manual clutch that dodge loss of revs and the effects of engine braking under combative downshifts. Clutch pull is cordial, polished and getting underway is effortless. The Fat Bob has big wide tyres and an ABS unit has been provided along with the disc brakes at both ends to give safety to the rider. On top of this, it also has advanced safety features like traction, stability, cruise and emission control along with the warning lights for neutral, low oil pressure to keep the rider updated about the vehicle.

Verdict

Harley Davidson Fat Bob is good enough to outpace most bikes and get away quickly from the lights. With superb comfort and optimum all-round performance the manufacturer has unquestionably managed to design a highly customizable, mesmeric and value for money bike.