Softails

Can softails be cool?? Obviouly if ya strip it and put it all in a rigid but when yer short on bread and have to roll with what ya got what else can ya do other than cut the rear frame horns off???

http://www.chopcult.com/news/article...s-softail.html

I dunno I think this is pretty cool

Originally Posted by Spade115

http://www.chopcult.com/news/article...s-softail.html

I dunno I think this is pretty cool

i dig it but the rear tire looks a lil wide for my taste.

Originally Posted by CRFyou

If this softail can be cool, then there is hope for people on a budget. This was probably the most clever chop I've ever seen.

http://traditionalchops.com/clean-softails/wallpaper

AHHHHHHHHHHHH! DUDE!!!! Why the hell ya lookin at gay porn!!!! I mean if ya are cool but geezus, yuk!!!!!!

that was the first time I've ever been meatspun outside of bmxboard.com.

SON I AM PROUD

I JUST clicked that link in the other thread on main forum. I have seen that meat spin 2 times in 30 seconds. I'm going to go bleach my eyes

Originally Posted by CRFyou

If this softail can be cool, then there is hope for people on a budget. This was probably the most clever chop I've ever seen.

http://traditionalchops.com/clean-softails/wallpaper

LOL, HOLY SHIT DUDE WTF!

Originally Posted by huffgas

that was the first time I've ever been meatspun outside of bmxboard.com.

SON I AM PROUD

sadly it isnt my first time outside of bmxboard, but I still laugh every time.

So glad iOS won't play flash, spun meat is making its rounds around the Cult pages lately, any link CRFyou posts is suspect (quote it or hover over the link and you can figure out the re-direct before you click on it)


No matter where you go, there you are.

Originally Posted by ThePete

So glad iOS won't play flash, spun meat is making its rounds around the Cult pages lately, any link CRFyou posts is suspect (quote it or hover over the link and you can figure out the re-direct before you click on it)


No matter where you go, there you are.

not true not true. He's getting better at hiding the link. dirty pool old man!!!!

Back to Softails, I have seen some pretty bitchin ones runnin around. I think my main gripe is that they are built to look like something they are not and dont really perform well at it.


God Damn meatswingin. Bout caused an 8-ball hemorhage!

Backstreet Bucket Brothers bike is one of the sweetest rides period... soft tail or not.
I saw it in person at BF4... f'in bad ass.

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Originally Posted by imaloser

Back to Softails, I have seen some pretty bitchin ones runnin around. I think my main gripe is that they are built to look like something they are not and dont really perform well at it.

I keep seeing this and have to ask, compared to what? I have a '92 softail and a '94 sportster in the garage so someone please explain this to me?

Irish Rich has made a couple into a hardtail that look dam good too!

Originally Posted by JMFNC

I keep seeing this and have to ask, compared to what? I have a '92 softail and a '94 sportster in the garage so someone please explain this to me?

When Harley designed the softail it was too look like a rigid from the side. They failed!!!!!

Originally Posted by Lucky69

When Harley designed the softail it was too look like a rigid from the side. They failed!!!!!

Harley didn't design the softail. Now tell me how they don't perform. It's a comfortable ride, I can turn as well as *I* can on the sportster. Comfort matters to me, I spent three weeks thinking I was never going to walk again without a cane and the last three months recovering from the back injury and learning how to live and deal with a back that is never going to be the same. I could care less if it does or doesn't look like a rigid. Soooo...detail this whole performance thing to me keeping in mind I've ridden both suspensions.

Originally Posted by Spade115

http://www.chopcult.com/news/article...s-softail.html

I dunno I think this is pretty cool

I'm starting to turn my soft tail into some thing like this just stock piling parts and finishing a iron head first for my kid but one of these days I will get off my ass


And Brandon you fucker I feel for that shit again that calls for a sack tap

Originally Posted by JMFNC

Harley didn't design the softail. Now tell me how they don't perform. It's a comfortable ride, I can turn as well as *I* can on the sportster. Comfort matters to me, I spent three weeks thinking I was never going to walk again without a cane and the last three months recovering from the back injury and learning how to live and deal with a back that is never going to be the same. I could care less if it does or doesn't look like a rigid. Soooo...detail this whole performance thing to me keeping in mind I've ridden both suspensions.

I got a buddy with one who has owned tons of different HDs and owned a shop.

He told me that he hates his because everybody puts on the lowering kit so you only have about an inch or so of travel if it's lowered and may as well be riding a rigid cuz it weighs less.

He also said it's more of a pain to work on the suspension and you'd be better off with a swingarm.


He also claims that he loves his shovelheads and Evos are for pusses and that he hates softails.

Out of all his bikes............................


I only ever see him on the Evo Softail.

Originally Posted by JMFNC

Harley didn't design the softail. Now tell me how they don't perform. It's a comfortable ride, I can turn as well as *I* can on the sportster. Comfort matters to me, I spent three weeks thinking I was never going to walk again without a cane and the last three months recovering from the back injury and learning how to live and deal with a back that is never going to be the same. I could care less if it does or doesn't look like a rigid. Soooo...detail this whole performance thing to me keeping in mind I've ridden both suspensions.

Uhhhhhh, ok. I've riddin both a sportster & a softail, both have diffrent rides(.i.e. suspension) but also depends on said rider & the shocks. On the Softail if I get it, it won't be in stock form for very long nor even stock frame if I can score a rigid for a song. If I want good rear suspension I'll by a dyna or sporty. Also I have a fucked back & shouldn't be riding at all but fuck it ill live with the pain. And as I write this I'm not trying to be cocky, disrespectful just to get that out there(can't hear emotions on a keyboard).

See, I don't think the softail performs poorly, as was said, seems the main complaint comes from the lowering kit. Stock, I don't think it handles any more poorly than a standard swingarm. My opinion is that yuppies gave the softail a bad name and all the cool guys are scrambling to come up with reasons to bad mouth them. It's just too cool for schoolism. I've never been cool, I don't see why I should start now.