2019 Softail street bob - Things I hate
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Quick video on the things I hate about my softail street bob from factory:
1. Stock seat
2. Rear brake
3. Relaibilty of forks.
4. PARTS WHICH MAKE THE BIKE FEEL CHEAP, (mini apes, air cleaner, Derby cover, gas cap, blinkers) yes this is more than 5 things but I put this In its own category.
5. Mid controls
Althogh it sounds like I'm ranting the positives with this bike far outweigh the negatives. I love this bike and it's by far my favourite Harley in 2019 softail range.
I completely agree with you, I have the same bike 2019 FXBB. I changed the grips, chrome levels, chrome headlight clamp, derby cover, and seat so far. Next is exhaust and handlebars. Love the content!
Thanks man, appreciate it. Next on the list is to powdercoat my levers gloss black I think.
Nice one Gingy , all Harleys deserve to be customised we can’t help it as Harley owners.Thanks for your honesty and Merry Xmas Cobber👍🇦🇺
Haha mate I think I've got a problem, i cant leave the bloody thing alone.
Merry xmas to you brother have a safe one 👍
I agree with most of your points in the video. That is why I went with the softail slim, and its a great bike for me. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. Cheers.
Thanks mate 🤙🤙🤙
Before this bike I had a 2017 softail slim S and a 2013 softail slim. They're awesome bikes and certainly look the goods.
I went with a street bob because it was a fair bit cheaper than the slim and I wanted to try a different model harley from the last 2 I owned.
I just got my street bob delivered today. Thank you for the great vids!
Although it sounds like I'm having a rant in this video, the bike truely is awesome. You will love the bike man 🤙
The rear brake works fine on these bikes. It is the throw of the lever that makes the rear brake feel unresponsive. You can adjust the brake lever to raise it up which should improve matters.
I just put that gauge on a set of Luck Dave San Diego bars and it worked perfect. The aluminum gauge housing Will flex and form to the risers. Everything Biltwell makes is on point!
The gauge mount must not be compatible with the bung king risers. The bung king risers might be more of an oval shape than circular....... if that makes sence. There was just no way it was going to mount with the bung king risers.
@@TheGingybeardMan Totally makes sense. I can see your frustration. I would be pissed too! Waste of money and time. Hope you get something worked out. Cheers!
@@assault_skateboards yeah man was super bummed about it. I will say though the gauge mount from biltwell is certainly great quality it's just a pity it doesnt work with the bung king risers...... ah well live and learn I guess
Spot on concerning the rear brake. It should work and work well. I’d love to hear from some Germans who’ve had the new soft tail on the brake tester. Do the brakes pass the TÜV although everyone seems to think them weak or do they do something different for them to get effective braking.
The apes do look silly to me. I’m going to swap to a more classic naked bike look bar and after watching your relocation video am going to include the instrument relocation to make room for a nice big old school tach up top the bars.
A few blokes on the streetbob forum have said the rear brake performs better if you raise the pedal by adjusting it. Im yet to try it
Am just over 6ft and found the mids hideous and hip cramping after 5 mins in the seat on the bob, bought forwards with the bike and fitted them a couple hours after picking bike up from dealer. Low Rider S was no different and fat bob forwards dont seem that forward due to seat height and sitting over the front of the bike.
Hey Gingy , great vid. I agree with all your points. Working through upgrades myself. These handlebars are bugging me. Not sure what direction I’m taking yet. Like you said, great platform. I knew what I wanted to change out before purchase.
The beauty with Harleys is they're so customizable. Check out the thunderbike website www.thunderbike.com/model/street-bob-en/
They have loads of softail street Bob's of all different styles. Great website for ideas.
@@TheGingybeardMan Thanks for the link. Nice looking rides. Cheers!
My 2018 Street Bob (US version) has bulbs in both the front and back bullets.
I hate the look of them so I removed the back ones and replaced it with a Custom Dynamics license plate frame with built-in lights. Looks much better than stock. I plan to replace the front ones at some point as well.
Yeah man, I'm with ya on that. I hate the look of stock rear blinkers, I plan on changing the rear and front blinkers pretty soon 🤙
@@TheGingybeardMan Dude! The day after I watched this video I noticed that the rattle I thought were from my fairing (Memphis Shades Gauntlet) was actually from the shitty gas cap!
Keep up the great content work!
I’ve had the left fork blow it’s seal twice and the right fork once. That’s THREE times since July 2018. And HD tell me there’s no problem and this is just weird. Ridiculous. The last time it happened was Feb this year when I was up in Echuca (I live in Melbs). So frustrating. I have ZERO confidence in the forks. Such a shame...
fortunately I havn't had the issue yet but so many people have. Sounds like the forks are a ticking time bomb waiting to go 😪
The Gingybeard Man I’ve gotta say, yes they are. 3 times in such a short space of time, AND on a brand new bike. So shit. And what happens when the warranty runs out?? It feels like a confirmation that HD are just a t-shirt company that sells motorcycles...
@@Deeeno066 you're exactly right man, rediculous that we spend around 24k on a new bike and the forks constantly blow out. With all the warranty claims which have been made on these forks there should be a recall to have a permanent fix.
The Gingybeard Man A recall is exactly what’s required.
“Stuck out like dogs balls” 😂😂😂😂😂 Nice
Watching this video, I have to wonder why the hell you bought it. It’s a Harley, it’s never perfect. You have to make it perfect. That’s why you never see two Harley-Davidson’s the same. You’ve made some great videos though ginge, the forward controls fit is Bob on so to speak.
The street bob stock is a nice plain canvas
A lot of plain features
Just like any sporty it’s going to be plain and heavily modified to taste .👌
They made 17.5 million us dollars out of parts and accessories last year ! So that's what its about . Not daft are they !!! Allegedly.
That's impressive, theres too many people like myself who will forever continue to blow our cash on aftermarket parts....... ah well for me at least, customizing bikes is all part of the fun of owning them 👍
Just wondering what is the sling bag you ride with called?
Agree with most of your comments. I got 2020 softail street bob , mid controls, stock seat and mini ape is literally pain in the a** for me. I'm 6'1''. After v&h eliminator, screaming eagle filter, two up seat,sissy bar and passenger footpegs bike is completely different. I'm thinking about 12'' ape hangers do you think it will be enough ?
I'm 5 foot 9 inches tall and now have 12 inch apes. I've done a review vid on my channel of the DNA monster apes. For my height they're perfect as the 1 inch risers makes them sit at 13 inches high. If you went 14 inch apes you would need to switch the brake line and clutch cable.
@@TheGingybeardMan Got it. Thanks pal ;)
Curious if changing the bars helped with lower back, since you are forced to sit up, rather than the cozy new seat. Rear brakes suxs feels like a drag more than a grip, blew the fork seals in under 3000miles(no potholes or anything of that nature).
Yes the drag bars do force you to sit a little more upright however these bars aren't that much taller than the stock bars. I originally changed the seat before the bars and found it provided alot more lower back support than the stock seat. With the stock seat under heavy accelaration it felt like I was sliding back as there was no back support keeping me in place. Fortunately I havnt had issues with the forks just yet 🤞
Most stock harley seats are shit. I recently bought a new 2019 softail breakout and swapped out the stock seat for a harley hammock seat. The ride comfort is 100% better and money well spent.
Dude every single comment you had on what u hate about this bike are the same issues i have. Overall i love the platform but damn half of these i dont get why harley didnt fix before selling.
Nice bike
Cheers mate 🍻
Hi , nice video but a little difficult ton understand when you are a frenchie. Would you mind to tell if it is necessary to change the length of electric wires connected to the digital screen display when changing the hape. Would you like to tell model/reference of riser, drag bar, and windscreen? Thank's
Yeah I've been told that my Australian accent can be hard to understand. If you install the 10 inch bung king risers which I have then you will need to purchase longer wiring for the guage. I purchased the gauge wiring from a website called guerilla cables and went 6 inches longer than stock. The fairing I have is called the memphis shades gauntlet fairing. You can buy it directly from the memphis shades webiste.... sorry I dont have the part numbers, but it's pretty easy to find what you need on the websites.
@@TheGingybeardMan thank you guy it's so nice. Please go on for your video 👍👍👍
@@harfang8188 thanks for the support man. I Have plans for plenty more vids of the street bob 🤙
The bike is cheap so yeah it's gonna have some compromises. Seems like Harley rather smartly skimped on the bits everyone's gonna change anyway (rear brake the exception which you are 100% right about). I mean who is gonna keep the standard air cleaner no matter what it looks like.
@@tuwhelzreally741 Maybe a translation issue. I'm British so by cheap we mean inexpensive. Which it is compared to other Harley's. It's also cheaper that other bikes that I enjoy riding equally or less. 2/3rds the price of my Africa twin and half the price of the BMW R1200RS. Smiles per $ only a used dirt bike can better the Street Bob for me. Won't be the same for everyone obviously as we are all different but it is an opinion not a joke. Don't shoot me! 🙆🏼♂️
Damn, do you know if they sorted the fork problem for 2020/21?
Mate I dnt believe the issue has been rectified with the newer models
@@TheGingybeardMan god damn. What a shame I wonder how common it is! Perhaps I'll go for the 48 as my first HD then
@@Skuglyft it's a very common issue with many owners on the Facebook forum saying it's happened to them. I've got 5000kms on my bike and havnt had the issue yet. Some blokes have gotten to over 30,000 kms without the issue. May have something to do with rider weight, road conditions and maybe too much fork oil being put in on initial install.
@@TheGingybeardMan ill have to do some more research about that. Got pretty decent roads here in Sweden. But 48 could be a great first Harley as well even though the bob could be more useful 😀
Was your new seat a bit hard to begin with? If so approx how many kms did it take to wear in?..Thanks..
One thing I hate is that there's nearly no where in Australia where you can go and actually see most of these parts that we have to go and import before you buy..we've just gotta guinea pig it and hope the reviews we read about em are true..There's nothing better than actually seeing a product before you buy it...And the places that do sell them are online only, like easyr Australia..I can understand that it's obviously not financially viable for these companies but I'm still spewin..lol..
Yeah man 100% it's a gamble with everything you buy from the States. As you said it's not like we can actually see what we're buying.
Yeah mate the seat is quite firm to begin with, it took about 800kms for it to start feeling softer.
@@TheGingybeardMan Yeah I just got a lepera seat and I think you've gotta wear em in a fair bit aswell..I think the parts problems not gunna change unfortunately..Thanks for the reply👍
Did you know all this before you bought it?
Was obviously aware of all the cosmetic stuff, but was completely unaware of the issues with the forks.
Have you considered steel braided brake lines and new/better brake pads. That should fix the brake issue.
The front and rear brake lines are stainless steel braided on the 2019 street bob. I believe it's more of an issue with an underperforming caliper.
Oh, ok. I didn’t know. Hopefully you will not have any problems with the forks.
Agree with most of it!
Being 5'11" I have changed to a Sundowner seat & found that changed a few things quite a lot, it sits you up slightly higher & forward maybe just a tiny bit which seemed to make the mid controls actually better even on both 8 hour rides I did recently
I was getting the hip & leg cramps with the stock seat before but absolutely none now with the new seat & I ride it pretty fast through some of the nice twisty roads, I dont think I could ride it the same with forward controls so I havent even bothered to change the mids yet
Also check ya facebook messages
That's good to know that a different seat makes the mids heaps better for those long rides.
Hello again, my 2018 Streetbob, when I switch on ignition and then start the yellow ABS light keeps flashing until I start moving, is this ok or something more serious?. Regards Robert.
That's completely normal. No issue at all 👍
@@TheGingybeardMan Thanks glad to hear, realise it must early Downunder sorry if I disturbed you.
@@rabtroozirs54 all good man, happy to help 🤙
It’s normal until the system sees the movement and calibrates itself the the light will go out.
That has to be the ugliest thing on the Street Bob,that seat lol. I'm 5 10 and when i did a test ride,i ended getting a really bad cramp in my hip after about 5 minutes on the bike.
Yeah man the stock seat on these bikes has to go...... its rubbish
Should I get tbars or 14 inch aps bar
All depends on what style you like man. T bars are great if you like the club style street Bob's. I reckon T bars look better than apes if you have a fairing...... but that's just my thoughts.
I do like the look of ape hangers. however I'm just not a fan of the stock mini apes on these bikes. I think the stock bars look really cheap.
What kind of sling bag is that?
It's a harley Davidson backpack, it was thrown in with the purchase of the bike. Check out this link, this bag is very similar. I cant find my bag online.
www.google.com/search?q=harley+davidson+back+pack&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj65t2JiIvlAhW1IbcAHSYRC2YQ_AUoAnoECA4QAg&biw=360&bih=572#imgrc=4JpbX5JXa-1DfM
look like your handlebar vibrate a lot
It's the dodgy country roads mate and was running a little to much psi in the front tyre
All those things u mention I charged within a month lol , now just engine work for more fun
Nice man, were you thinking about installing a torque cam?
Get lowered sucks man, sorry you got racked...