The Heritage Classic, Fat Boy, Low Rider, Breakout, Softail Slim, Deluxe, Fat Bob and Street Bob have been reclassified as Softtails.
Harley said the bikes would have revised fuel tanks and would be powered by bigger engines. The bikes' chassis would be lighter, stiffer and stronger than before. Suspension has also been improved.
The 1,746cc Milwaukee-Eight 107 V-twin is standard on all models. But Fat Boy, Fat Bob, Breakout and Heritage Classic buyers can upgrade to the larger 1,868cc Milwaukee-Eight 114 as an option.
The new chassis is lighter, stiffer and stronger than before.
All models come with LED headlights, keyless ignition and USB ports. The Fat Boy, Heritage Classic, Deluxe and Breakout have ABS as standard but the safety feature is optional in the rest.
The updated Softail line-up combines the good looks of the traditional Softail with the handling performance of the Dynas. The change was also because Harley had decided that the aging Dyna chassis was not equipped to handle the Milwaukee-Eight engine, hence the introduction of an improved chassis for the 2018 Softails to house the modern engine.
The Harley models are priced from US$14,999 to US$20,299 (RM65,000 to RM87,000) in the United States.
Heritage Classic
>New detachable windscreen
>New rigid, lockable, sealed, water-resistant saddlebags
>Taller suspension with increased passenger and cargo payload capacity
>14.5kg weight reduction from previous model
>Optional: Milwaukee-Eight 114 Engine
>Standard cruise control and ABS
Breakout
>New smooth-top 3.5-gallon fuel tank
>Low-slung, raked-out 49mm fork
>18-inch rear (240mm tyre) and 21-inch front (130mm tyre) with Gasser-style, gloss-black-powdercoated cast aluminum wheels
>Distinctive Daymaker LED headlamp
>Low-profile riser-mounted digital instrument screen
>15.9kg weight reduction from previous model
>Standard ABS
>Optional: Milwaukee-Eight 114 Engine
Deluxe
>Signature all-LED lighting from front to back
>Signature pull-back handlebar
>14.9kg weight reduction from previous model
>Standard ABS
Fat Bob
>2-into-1-into-2 upswept exhaust with a custom finish
>Largest aggressively treaded tyres: 150mm front and 180mm rear
>Dual front disc brakes
>13.6-litre fuel tank
>15-kg weight reduction from previous model
>Inverted 43mm cartridge-style fork
>Optional: Milwaukee-Eight 114 Engine
Fat Boy
>Aggressive, steamroller stance and front-end design with a modern-day interpretation of the classic headlight nacelle; a 160mm front tyre, the widest-ever on a Harley production model, wraps the solid Lakester front wheel
>14kg weight reduction from previous model
>ABS standard
>240mm rear tyre with solid Lakester rear wheel
>Optional: Milwaukee-Eight 114 engine
Low Rider
>Throwback-style dual tank-mount speedo and tach gauges, headlight visor, and fuel-tank graphics
>19-inch front and 16-inch rear Radiate cast wheels
>2-into-2 shotgun exhaust
Softail Slim
>Dark finishes adorn the laced wheels, Hollywood handlebar, and all-new front end
>Low-slung tuck-and-roll seat
>Bold and smooth new front nacelle and fork cover
>15.9kg weight reduction from previous model
Street Bob
>Smooth-top 13.2-litre fuel tank
>Black-spoked wheels with chopped fenders
>Low-profile riser-mounted digital instrument screen
>7.7kg weight reduction from previous model
>Lowest-priced model in Softail line
Source: hotbikeweb.com
