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popular line (thanks to generation-
al trends and Sons of Anarchy,
that would be the now-defunct
Dyna Glide) and merged it into
their less popular line (Softail).
It doesn't matter, because other
than the overall lines of the bike,
and where the shocks live, it's
an all-new machine. Versatile
enough to make new versions of
those old bikes, and not require
a second frame to do it. Though
every time an H-D designer says
"flexible chassis," a room full of
sportbike guys snicker; it's true.
The new Softail is frame/chassis
is strong enough for all of the non-
touring Big Twins. In fact, maybe
more "flexible" than the other two
platforms combined. Harley's
people showed us some near-
incomprehensible Venn diagrams
of the spaces in the market that
the Twin Cam Softails and Dynas
occupied, selecting for affordabil-
ity, comfort, performance, style
etc. Despite their differences, all
of the models were fairly tightly
clustered around the same area of
the graph. The intent of the new
Chose your Softail. You've got
plenty of cool choices.
