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Photo Gallery latimer ks Stories Advertiser Index Email to a Friend MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2010 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Lo http://www.womenridersnow.com/pages/story_detail.aspx?id=3610 Your Email Your Name Your Friend's Email Subject morse scout of Email Your Message (optional) For the last few years, since Harley-Davidson has made a concerted morse scout effort to market specifically morse scout to women, there has been at least one new model every year that has features most women riders deem desirable that being a very low seat height, reduced reach to the bars, and great styling.
While The Motor Company won't come right out and say "this is a motorcycle for the ladies" because pigeonholing one motorcycle over another for a particular demographic segment is not good marketing, there are now bikes designed with women in mind, that's for sure. It's my job at Women Riders Now to tell you what models they are and extol their virtues.  Part of Harley's efforts marketing to women include shooting publicity photos that include a woman riding the motorcycle

it thinks women will be drawn to, like this picture of a woman cruising on the Fat Boy Lo. For 2010, the hot new model designed partly with women in mind, (but also young men; more on that later), latimer ks is the Fat Boy Lo. While many riders

may be quick to judge the bike as a low version of the popular (and now 19-year-old) Fat Boy a younger brother or sister if you will the Fat Boy Lo has enough latimer ks differences to be more of a step sibling, almost a cousin, as Harley is marketing it as part of its new Fat Custom morse scout segment, with a "fat custom" defined by a beefy, heavy-looking front end, a fat front tire, valanced-type fenders, and non traditional finishes. I won't be surprised if a custom Fat Bob is in the works for next year as that bike already has two of the four fat custom criteria.  My 5-foot 6.5-inch frame more than fits on the Lo plenty of bend in the knee and a slight bend in the elbow just enough morse scout to muscle the beefy bike around. Riders smaller than me should fit on the bike as well. I'm wearing the Electra latimer
ks Leather jacket and Haley leather pants from Scorpion reviewed on WRN, and the Scorpion EXO900 Transformer Helmet. The Fat Boy Lo utilizes the same chassis latimer ks as the Fat Boy (with its 25.4-inch latimer ks seat height) but the rear suspension is lower by 1.15 inches and the seat is narrower. Any rider who couldn't flat foot the Fat Boy because latimer ks of losing inches morse scout in the leg spread of the wide bucket saddle will mostly likely be able to flat foot the Lo.  The seat on the Fat Boy Lo, not as wide as on the Fat Boy. Also notice the leather morse scout tank panel, a nice design touch. morse scout The biggest issue from women of average height about the original Fat Boy is its wide "fat" profile and lumbering ride. The Lo does feel "narrower" because of that new seat, but mostly because of the narrow profile of the handlebars. They are very different than the Fat Boy's. The position latimer ks of the handlebars was the most noticeable ergonomic aspect of the Lo for me (even more than the low seat height) and over many miles, reaching forward like that gave me a crick in my neck. If there's going to be forward handlebars like that, there's a natural need for forward foot controls to balance out the body stance, and the Lo doesn't morse scout have that. While you wouldn't classify the foot controls on the Lo as being mid-mount (just below the knee) my legs were bent just over 90 degrees feet resting on footboards just north of the knees.  In my opinion, the handlebar and low-in-the-saddle position of the Lo begged for forward mounted foot pegs like what's on the new Dyna Wide Glide. I'm pretty picky when it comes to a motorcycle's ergonomics and I realize it's a very subjective topic but I've ridden enough motorcycles to know when the ergonomic triangle is dialed morse scout in just right to appeal to a variety latimer ks of riders with minimal modifications. It will be interesting to see how customers react to the Fat Boy Lo, particularly when the largest segment of riders Harley-Davidson is trying to reach with this new Fat Custom is the "the young adult." Read young men ages 18+. If these young males are not going to be attracted to the Harley-Davidson Sportster Iron (retro and cool), then they'll fall into the another category of what Gen Y riders are into when it comes to their toys - low and bad-ass. Just look at how popular the whole low-rider truck and automobile latimer ks scene is. It's all about appearing latimer ks to be laid back and cool, but with a generous dose of attitude and speed when you need it. The Lo's aggressive handlebar stance mixed in with laid-back cruiser morse scout styling and a flat black attitudinal paint job is meant to appeal to what male Gen Y riders are seeking right now. But what's in the Lo for women other than the low seat height? Well, I enjoyed the energetic quality of the ride. Even though the Lo's 731-pound weight is nearly the same as the r