2020 Harley Fat Boy review by the Motorman
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- čas přidán 29. 07. 2024
- In this video I take a new 2020 Fat Boy for a ride on some beautiful country roads in Central Florida. Many thanks to Gator Harley Davidson in Leesburg Florida. www.gatorharley.com 352-787-8050, 1745 US-441, Leesburg Fl 34748 www.ridelikeapro.com
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I rode a used 2018 today. I was pretty nervous that it would be tough to handle in a corner with the big 240 rear... nothing could be further from the truth in my opinion. You do have to be a little more deliberate when you lean into it but it was a piece of cake. I'd never ridden a Fat Boy before and now I 100% want one! I've owned a Breakout, Streetglide and a Fat Bob. This bike is my favorite out of all of them. If you like the look but are worried about the handling, go ride one. I think you will be very pleasantly surprised! Thanks Jerry for this Video. I'd love to see you get on a Fat Boy and do some u-turns and other maneuvers just to put the poor handling rumors to rest!
Since I last watched this and commented four weeks ago, I bought a 05 fatboy for my first bike🙂
Hows riding a big Fatboy as your first bike? Is it safe? I know for beginner riding a 1000cc bike would be fatal... Any advice?
Eee Cee Dubya Fan once you learn the friction zone and rear break technique it’s awesome and I don’t notice the weight just get your fundamentals down because if you make a mistake and you’re not strong like me it will go down... get your throttle and friction zone down make sure you’re giving it enough throttle and that’s always better than not enough if u feel you’re going too fast utilize the rear break while doing that and you’ll turn on a dime... I’m still practicing and I’m far from where I need to be but I’m already doing circles and getting tighter before I’ve even got in the msf class
@@redflint7651 I appreciate your advice but I've been riding since 2016, it's just that I ride small bikes like a KTM 390, I'm 5'6 and 85 kilos, u think I can handle a Fatboy? I'm an expert at trail braking and cornering naked bikes... 😊
Eee Cee Dubya Fan if your determination to learn the skills Jerry presents in these videos and taking classes is at a high level then yes you can
@@redflint7651 not strong like you ? .. what does that meen ? .. like how much you squat .. lift .. what ? :) id like to know cause i`m in the market
“It was little chilly getting here ... until the heat came on in the truck” haha! Well played.
Fantastic review Jerry! Thank you for taking the time on such a cold Florida morning to make the trek and demo the FatBoy! I have the 03 and love it. Would be nice to have the improvements of this new model on mine but I like the chromed out look of my 03.
Just bought a 2020 Fatboy 30th anniversary as my first Harley. I love the updated styling, that still nods to the past bikes and riders that came before me, but changes some things up.
I did find the heritage 114 to be a lot more nimble, but I’m no Jerry.
I have a 96 Fatboy. I have to agree, I like the older look much better. The newer ones look like a smaller frame too. But maybe Im just used to what I have.
Great review and thanks for your efforts providing great information on a variety of bikes.
Great review! Although I have purchased my last Harley, I enjoy seeing reviews of their bikes. Thanks for posting.
Jerry thanks for the great test ride. Be Safe 🏍🇺🇸
Awesome bike Motorman! Thanks for the ride along!
I like everything about the new Fatboy. And yes even the back fender.. 😊
I’m an old school guy also Jerry. I prefer the styling of the older bikes. Great review!👍
Outstanding review and ride of the Fat Boy. thx, Jerry.
Nice Fatboy review. Have a 2012 Heritage softail with abs. Have gotten use to the shorter angle but would like it to of been a little higher. Your highly recommend Ride alike a Pro video helped so much learning the turns and much more. Thanks Motorman!
Enjoying the reviews! 👍
Love your vids Motorman👍🏻
My friends from Florida dress like Eskimos when it's 65F.... Thanks for another test drive.
Glad to see that you have the same kind of weather that we're having in PA - 19 degrees this morning!
@Absolutely nothing on my channel Chester Springs/Exton area, not far from West Chester
Thanks for the vid keep up the good work.😎
A 40° day without a windshield is a cold ride anywhere !
Interesting video to hear The Motorman's impressions of Harley Davidson's newly designed Softails.
I'm not sure if you've tested a Deluxe. It's what I'm leaning towards and would be interested in your evaluation.
Thank you as always for your efforts.
Nice weather and bike :)
Disappointed, I couldn't believe it when you said you didn't ride up (it's not that cold). I always thought you were hardcore...lol. Great video and a great bike.
Thanks for this review Motor Man. I am going to go look at this bike at my local dealership 🐀
Best test roads yet. Love the reviews, but no gripping about cool temps in FL!!
This was a great video to come across... I have a 2020 Fat Boy, got mine in March of that year. I put the 12" Mini Fat Ape bars on it and several other personal mods, I like it. Stock seat and pipes would be next for an upgrade. Saw the video of adding the Performance Tab slip ons, nice.
hmmm, how about Tab Performance instead, lol
Thank you for the great video I commute an hour back and forth to work every day I would like your suggestion I'm in between the fat boy and the heritage what do you think I'll binge watch your videos you and your family are wonderful thank you so much for your hard work and all your teachings
Great video
I have a street glide but now I want both
Great review. I test rode the Fatboy myself and I do agree that I prefer the previous rear fender. Other than that the new model was a better bike IMO with all the features they have added on
Nice review. Much enjoyed it. Well done. I ride my 2015 FB and just love it. I prefer the esthetic of the 2015, but it just a matter of opinion.
Thanks Motorman.
Looks cool
You mentioned a 'tuner'. Is that something that replaces an existing part? Do they stay on the bike?
Jerry - how is it at low speed maneuvers? Great review, thanks.
Hi Jerry. I had an appointment to go and ride a 2020 Fatboy this afternoon and when I got to the dealer (here in Tulsa), they actually DID NOT HAVE A 2020 in stock. In any case, they let me right a Road King special instead and I really liked the way that bike road and handled. I don't want to make a decision until I get to ride a new Fatboy but I wanted to see what you had to say about the difference in handling between the two. The guys there at the dealer acted like the Fatboy is a bear to ride and handles terribly. In fact, they said only the Breakout is a worse handling bike and not by much. I'm not sure if they were just trying to sell me the bike they had in stock by discouraging me from the Fatboy, or if they really hate them that much. Do you mind sharing your thoughts? Based on this video, the Fatboy doesn't seem hard to handle. If you had to guess, what would you say the U-Turn radius would be for the Fatboy vs. the Road King? That should tell me what I need to know.
Ride like a pro, I always love to watch your videos and if it wasn't for the fact that I live in Ireland I'd take your class.
I really value your advice and I wanted to ask you honestly how you think this bike (I love the fatboy) would fair over here? I am referring to how the bike would hold upto the bad weather. I had harleys in the past (used, not new) and the Irish weather beat the hell out of the chrome and wheels. Thanks
If the fat boy had the full fender, would you still prefer the low rider s or no?
Livin the dream!!!
Controversial question, should you bleep a fuel injected motorcycle?
Nice review. Heard the rear tyre is hard to get from suppliers, wears quickly. It is the most iconic bike H-D make, everyone remembers T2. Seen a few blacked out ones that look amazing from Rick’s Motorcycles.
Andrew Madge they have Avon Cobra Chrome rear tires at JP Cycles
not sure about "wears quickly" I changed my back Scorcher in Nov 2019 and 30,000km on it, I still have a few '000 to go before changing in Nov, not bad if u ask me
@@81722Les Cool man, that's very good mileage
Nice sound
No changes ? Did they solve the summping issues ? How about the leaking of oil out from between the rocker boxes ? In '89 I bought a brand new Softail Custom, spent $8000 in motor work and chroming and the bike had essentially the same issues as the new ones. The Evo had a 3 piece rocker box configuration in which not only did oil leak but the middle piece started to get flared out from the heating and cooling of the engine. Then I had engine oil leaking from my crankcase into my primary case. Ironically I worked with a guy who's brother was a designer for HD and he gave me the two top dogs in charge of customer service at the time. Long story short, the cases had to be replaced (due to a design flaw) and I lost one whole season of riding and to top it off, I had to pay for the work (not the new cases) to be performed. Here it is 30 years later and HD still doesn't have its shit together but yet would like for me to drop basically a house (or portion of) down-payment on a motorcycle that still has the same f¥¢k!ng issues as it did 30 years ago ? Please, tell me that they've straightened these issues out so 8 can either buy a new bike or put the money on another toy ! ...
I've had 18 Harleys since 2004. No problems to speak of on any of them. Granted, I kept them stock. I've found thru the years with bikes or cars. The more ya screw with them the more problems you'll have.
Is this a great bike for first bike
Not sure if you check these comments, but I’m looking at buying the FatBoy or the Lowrider S… I’m just curious why you said you would prefer the Lowrider over this even though you said the FatBoy was more comfortable…
Is it only because you don’t like the chopped rear fender?
Ditto on the fender and the headlight.
“Taking a Fat Boy for a test ride...” to the uninitiated just sounds wrong. 🤪🤪
my brain thought the same thing when he said it. Thought it was just the immature inner child in me lol
Bwhahaha ... 🤭
I own 2012 Fatboy black stage 1.. beautiful..
Hi again Jerry......I wanted to ask you another question about cops....I contacted CHP about going to work for them after I retire from the military and they told me they have a maximum age of 35. Did your agency have something like that? Frankly it sounds discriminatory to me to be completely honest.
I highly value your contributions to motorcyclist however you old youngsters should stop wining about the rear end. Harley did a very nice job on the Fatboy. The current line up offers lots of variety the mod options! Ride Safe & Enjoy! FB2019
Jerry. What you said about the location of the speedo, doesn't your road king have it in the same place?
Lastly, with that fat ass tire on the back, is it harder to really lean into the turns?
My R/K police has the speedo on the handlebars. Usually a fat tire makes leaning more difficult, but not on this bike.
@@motorman857 strange.....I had a 2019 R/K for a rental once and it had the speedo on top of the fuel tank
I've heard the fatboy is hard to turn due to its humongous tires. What did you think? Did your arms get tired after all those turns?
Fatboy does ride differently on turns. Is it difficult to turn? IMO not really, you just have to get use to it.
Love the review, but more loved watching you ride, if the camera was back just a few inches I could see you operating clutch and throttle, always learning from you sir!
If the camera was back a few inches it would be inside my helmet and all you'd see is the inside of the chin area of my helmet.
@@motorman857 All I'm saying is that I have seen videos in the past where you I guess highlighted the clutch and throttle work with a certain cameras, it would be interesting to watch on those country roads versus on the training ground.
I have a 2020 fat boy with the 114. Jerry I don’t want you to think I’m being a jerk in anyway but when you said there aren’t any differences between the 2019 2020 there actually are a few pretty significant differences believe it or not and the significant differences are visually on the engine as well as a few other things. I ended up putting a stage 4 kit and exhaust system and all. I guess it’s not too big a difference but my 2020 looks different. Anyway, please forgive me for sounding argumentative. It’s just I could’ve purchased the 2019 and I went with the 2020 because it was a little different
You are wrong. Harley says there are no differences. 2019/2020 comes with 107 or 114 Mlw-8, no difference unless you tune yours up which means, Its no longer factory sir. if you got this information from a salesman @ Harley, they just wanted to sell to you. 2019 and 2020 are the same. ps- I also own 2020, a friend owns 2019, same bike.
81722Les Wow that’s so interesting that I’m wrong because the differences are so visually obvious but I guess I’m blind and I don’t see obvious differences so I’m sorry sir you’re wrong I order 2020 I make videos about my 2020 fat boy why don’t you look at it and you’ll see for yourself instead of being such a pompous asshole
@@bigbearweatherandmore6621 The only difference is the paintjob, so yea, u will have been mega stupidly blind not to have noticed it. dunderhead!
Hi Motorman, may I ask if the exhaust pipe are just slip-on and what brand and name is it? Thank you I'd appreciate your reply. Thanks again.
I really don't remember. This was over a year ago.
@@motorman857 Thank you
What is that exhaust pipe on the Harley next one up? What advantage does it give?
I'm not sure what you mean by ''Harley next one up''. If you're asking what exhaust is on the Fat Boy in the video, I don't recall. What it does is make the bike REALLY loud.
Does it have Cruise control
another nice ride around that road ,, but = same question = fatboy or slim ???
I own a '22 Fatboy and just mounted a 260 rear tire. The concerns over the handling with the fat tires is way over blown. The bike handles just fine for daily street riding.
Sweet bike, but that license plate. Should be on the rear fender...
The Fatboy does look better with
the longer rear fender.
I guess it looked too much like the
Deluxe & decided to make some
changes by showing off that fat
rear tire.
Those are in my opinion the
best looking two softails.
As far as the looks, I'm an old school guy and the new style is far superior in appeal. Deluxe or Heritage for you so-called old timers that are no older than me. I guess I'm just an old guy who appreciates a modern touch! 2019 Fatboy Screaming Eagle Performance. OG
Good review of a nice bike but I agree, the old model looked better particularly the rear fender. Love them fresh, sunny, blue sky days.
In my opinion the last Fatboy was the 96CI, the new models are missing a lot of particular features of the legendary design.
My dream bike. I reeeeally wish Harley would start making more modern bikes though... liquid cooling please!
Really good beginner bike due to its light weight and easy handling.
Great video keep them coming. I have never ridden before and plan on taking the proper courses to get the basics down. I'm 5'8" 170 pounds do you think it would wise to make a lowrider s or fat bob my first bike or is that a death wish. I'm level headed and have no need to show off just have always loved motorcyles and want to feel the freedom that people claim to feel when riding.
my opinion find some cheap metric around 700-900cc to play with for atleast a few months in case you drop it your not damaging a 15k bike plus with a 800cc it will get out of its own way and your not going to be wanting more power as soon as you buy it.. also great way to gain confidence.. any dyna is still a good size bike for someone who never ridden a bike before
If you breeze thru the beginner course and the learner bikes felt like toys, and your willing to put in a few hours of practice in the proper techniques on a heavy weight bike, as I show in my Ride Like a Pro video, go for it. But, if you have problems riding thru the exercises in my video, don't venture out on the road until you can do all the exercises easily.
Does it feel small & cramped compared to your Road King?
No.
I've been riding sporty ktms since the last few years, I wanna switch to a cruiser like a Fatboy but I'm just afraid of cornering with these low ground clearance bikes, I must admit though cruisers are the most good looking badass motorcycles around, when I play GTA online I always ride a cruiser..
Jerry. WHAT the heck sir! Did you fire Camera Girl. 😭
Not a chance, Edward VP~! I'm still here, can't go on the road test/reviews with Motorman, I'm running the office while he's off riding, LOL....Have a great day!
They should offer the full rear fender as an option. They're just showing off that fat tire out back. 32 in florida ? And with no windshield. Must have froze your bollshavics off. And you exited the dealership on the entrance lane. Just sayin 😀..safety stuff. Good bike though. Drive safe
I prefer the looks of the older one.
Lot's of things on this new Fat Boy I don't need or like the way it looks. The headlight and rear bobbed fender and wheels or that 240 rear tire. The 200 was just right. Harley has been doing a lot of things I don't like. They discontinued selling my Road King Classic in America. The Heritage looks terrible. I'll take the Styling of the Terminator II Fatboy from 2017 with the 103B engine over this one.
I'm more partial to the original Fat Boy style 1990, remember, with the yellow rings on the rocker boxes...although this is a "nice" bike, I think it might be way overpriced for what it is....
14theroad1955 their all overpriced... and I owned a road king classic for years.. bought it new.. loved it.. wish they were selling them in the states again...
I luv my road king nvr dragged yet and I've tried
Hello Motorman, can I bring a 2021 fatboy to your class?
I bought one when they first came out. I like the bike but decided to move on, the only problem is the resale on these are atrocious. If you're looking to buy one of these look used as they're selling at firesale prices.
Why did you sell it and what did you get? I’m looking at either this or a road king. Thanks!
@@TakoNekko the bike was too slow, too uncomfortable, and too common. I traded it on a Triumph Rocket 3R, the Triumph is better in every conceivable way. It handles, it's stupid fast, and I'm a rock star wherever I go. It literally draws crowds of gawkers who want to know what bad ass bike I'm riding.
@@msdunkel Thanks for the reply Mike! Funny, the other, more practical bike I'm considering, is a Tiger 900. :)
I think the pipes were mini grenades.
I love this new model, I don't like the old style model with that ugly old school round model T headlamp.
Nice bike 100%
I once took out a fat boy and picked up a skinny girl with a fat cat.
I wanna feel American with a beautiful snow bunny on the back... Let's ride girl..🤙 2023.. What
Yum..
She can get a good cinnamon brown like a toaster number 6 suntan... Yum..
It's definitely better with no salesperson. ...
i had a dirt bike with 10 less HP
As the owner of a 2012 Real Fatboy, this is not a Fatboy, it’s a revamped Vrod is what I see and feel walking around it. I also hear they are a nightmare to work on. NO THANKS!
Its looks so thicc
Pretty bar bike but you don’t ride a Fat Boy very far especially in wet weather.
You were talking about 25.6 inches of lean and then 24 degrees on the old bikes. I'm guessing that was supposed to be 24 to now 25.6. degrees. So looking at the dial of a watch each second represents 6 degrees.. So 1.6 degrees wouldn't even be be half a second more lean. Don't understand how that would be much of a difference at all. Just sayin.
You can't understand it but me, being an expert on leaning, can understand that is a BIG difference. I can tell a Huge difference on a Street Glide with 1 inch shorter shocks than a Electra Glide as well. It's my business to know the difference.
I think I like the older fat boys as well, satin finish looks pretty cool though. Where’s my heel shifter?! Such a stupid thing to remove from a cruiser, in my opinion, guess nobody cares about their boots anymore
How about donate one of those to a poor man
Man the ugly headlight😁 why????
lol.i speed up on curves
Personally I don't like it, my 2002 body style suits me.
You are right. The headlight is ugly. The exhaust sound cheapens the ride. Sounds like a wanna be.
I just don’t like the styling of this remake which is a totally different bike that should have gotten a new name, I guess if you slap solid wheels on anything it makes it a Fatboy by this philosophy. To me ? This was like killing John Wayne and giving his name to somebody else , ouch.
Riding it like you stole it every once in a while
Ugly ass headlight for sure.
Your one of the few who thinks so......
.massive improvement.
@@R3RLEE glad you like it. I'm happy for you
The air filter is the dumbest thing ever; can't ride the bike in the rain without putting a sock over it to keep water out. That is a $20,000 motorcycle?? The license plate mount is also dumb as a bag of rocks. It sticks way out to the side beyond the width of the motorcycle. What are the odds of the license plate mount being there in a year? Instrumentation where you can't see it unless you take your eyes off the road. Poor lean angle. Harley-Davidson is in trouble man and they need to be making smarter not dumber motorcycles. This bike is nice to look at, but a dud if you like riding. Would like to see Motorman review some motorcycles from the likes of BMW, KTM, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki and Royal Enfield. Motorman's reviews of Indian motorcycle models were great and should be continued. Shocking that Harley-Davidson keeps churning the same models and can't seem to get out of their own way. Not a Harley Hater as I've had 2 of them. Harley-Davidson is on the ropes financially and they need to work smarter.
I've referred your complaints to Mr. Harley and Mr.Davidson . You should be hearing back from them in short order.
Ride Like a Pro Jerry Palladino Mr Jerry, that is some connection sir.
@@westcoast3595 Hey, ya know, I got the badge and all, so...
:) Your Ride Like a Pro Series is amazing which is why I subscribe. I do think Mr. Levatich & Co. at H-D need to get it together. The motorcycle industry has had a tough couple of years, but H-D's sales decline is much greater than the industry and not at all like the growth brands such as BMW and KTM are experiencing.
@@jwoo7741 don't forget Triumph but I'd rather a Harley than a BMW or KTM.