and black, flat and gloss, and nice clean
touches like the same handlebar clamp
display as the Street Bob, it is all the
custom most riders will need.
As I mentioned before, it even fit me
perfectly (so it may be a touch large
for shorter riders). But the one thing
it doesn't do is go around corners. It
steers just fine, and is mighty stable,
but cornering clearance, for riders that
like to turn it up, is a bit lacking. There
are some hairpin corners we encoun-
tered in the San Bernardino Mountains
that you practically had to go jogging
speed to navigate.
Along with the Fat Boy, it's one of the
two with an ultra-wide 240mm rear tire,
and it actually handles it well. When
200+mm tires first started finding their
way into cruisers the results were not
good. This one handles really well, and
is totally stable, right up until it runs
out of ground clearance.
So what would I change? Absolutely
nothing. Maybe my riding style. This is a
hell of a bike.
I DELUXE
After the super raked-out Breakout,
the Deluxe felt unhinged. Nimble and
quick-steering, it takes a very light touch
to get it to change directions. It also has
no trouble turning heads. Filling the role
of the Chrome Pony, made famous in
1980s music videos (like Motley Crue's
"Girls Girls Girls"), there has continuously
been a certain kind of rider for whom
this is the style they think of, when they
think Harley-Davidson. With bright paint,
slathered in chrome, LED lights coming
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