{"id":5802,"date":"2020-02-25T10:23:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T10:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/?p=5802"},"modified":"2020-02-25T10:23:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T10:23:44","slug":"harley-davidsons-new-softail-standard-turns-the-clock-back-more-than-a-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/american-v.cso2w.com\/hub\/harley-davidsons-new-softail-standard-turns-the-clock-back-more-than-a-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Harley-Davidson’s new Softail Standard turns the clock back more than a decade!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Yes, the last time a Softail was this affordable, it was the last \u00a310,795 88-inch Twin Cam, five-speed Softail Standard in 2006<\/strong>: the year before it was withdrawn, leaving the Night Train as the base model in the Softail range.<\/p>\n

And while that’s still sinking in, remember that’s not just a price: that’s a 2006 price and equivalent to \u00a315,750 today!<\/p>\n

That is exceptional value in anybody’s money, even before you factor in the 107-inch, six-speed Milwaukee Eight in the new generation Softail chassis with the frame dynamics, suspension and braking improvements!<\/p>\n

It more than makes up for it being an de-austeritied Street Bob, which should technically make it a Super Glide Standard \u2013 last seen in 2004 for \u00a39,695, or a smidgen under 15k in today’s money.<\/p>\n

And, you are probably asking (after is “de-austeritied” a word?) what is “a de-austeritied Street Bob”?<\/p>\n

A Dark Custom that has seen the light!<\/p>\n

A return to chrome. Rims, exhausts, bars, indicators etc are plated, while the aluminium fork-legs have returned to a polished brushed finish under clearcoat, and we are told that the top and bottom yokes and engine covers \u2013 rocker boxes, ‘timing’ and gearbox end cover and the primary \u2013 are polished rather than powder-coated, contrasting sharply with blacked-out cases barrels and heads.<\/p>\n

Dynamically, though, it is a Street Bob, Just a shiny one with a tuck ‘n roll seat and offset rather than staggered shotgun pipes combining with a decal that pays tribute to the late sixties badge to visually separate the two models. I wish they’d gone a little further and fitted a bobbed FL rear mudguard, Fat Bobs tank and a console instead of the smaller tank and digital instrument in the clamp … but maybe they’re leaving the door open for a returning Night Train?<\/p>\n

And the cost of this new Softail Standard? From \u00a311,495 \u2013 or just \u00a31,000 more than a 1200 Sportster Custom and \u00a3200 less than a Scout \u2013 in any colour as long as it’s Vivid Black!<\/p>\n

Expect to see a lot of these around but don’t expect to be able to recognise them straight away: this is the blank canvas Big Twin that we’ve been missing since the ‘Standard’ Super Glides and Softails were withdrawn.<\/p>\n

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