lookin at a new beastie very soon can"t  decide wide glide or fatbob ?.

 which is the better ?.

fatbob

neither of course... the Street Bob is by far the best.

my opinion may just be a tad biased though.

Seriously, get a ride on both and see what feels best.

rode the fatbob and loved it

now in two minds fat bob, wide glide chopper look and still to try the fat boy low big fat and tough man its hard

like a kid in a candy store

only two months away and new bike

fundi

thank you boys i like them both , but it is a hard question to answer really isn"t it ?

I like the stock look of the street bob, but you have to ask yourself am I gonna custom it? That's why I went the Superglide I new I was gonna change it and make it mine. They all got the same frame and donk to start . Go the fat bob.

the fat bob vs the wide glide look pretty different with their fat vs skinny front wheel/tyre and they're gonna feel alot different too going through the twisties, If your not sure which you like cosmetically, take em for a spin and see which one grabs you. simple as that.

The street bob was the only bike i wanted so was easy for me, none of the others really do it for me, thats why its good there are so many different harleys, something for everyone.

 I had the same dilemma, for me in the end it came down to riding style,  (I tend to get a little enthusiastic through the twisties )  so i decided on the Fat Bob.  

I loved the look of the wideglide front end, same as some of the others who replied, I love that old school chopper look.  The Bob on the other hand has the bob tail fender which I prefer, but  I wasn't all that keen on the twin headlight. When I had a closer look at the specs, the Bob came out a winner for handling with twin disc from end and better ground clearance. Now in saying that I hadn't written off the wideglide yet as I previously oven a softail standard which handled fine and had similar spec. Next came the test rides which was the deciding factor for me.

The Fat bob handling won me over in the end, the one thing that i didn't like about the wideglide (which i only picked up after i rode it) was the way they have now raked the front end, it's no longer done in the frame, they are now raking them through the triple trees. This does change the dynamics of the steering, which was quite noticeable to me,  Not saying it a bad thing, just gives it a different dynamic/feel when riding.

BTW the twin headlights have grown on me now

my advice is the same as most have already given, take them for a ride before you decide.

 

 

same issue myself, ended up getting a WG, pretty happy myself (except for the front end) Fatbob would handle better.

Personally, Fat Bob. Read a lot of reviews, quite a few mentioned that they felt the Bob was one of the best Harleys they had produced so far. I really like the twin discs on the front for that extra stopping power as some have told me the single discs are not quite as responsive when braking.

Personally I couldn't say for sure as I only test rode the Fat Bob. Feels really stable. I hear some people saying they don't like the factory tyres on the back, but have not bothered me.

But, as everyone else is saying....take 'em both for a test ride and make a choice......otherwise flip a coin

They are both Dyna's so your on the right track.

I would say you need to ride both (of course) and then weigh up;

Do you want stockier / better handling - then fatbob.
Do you value the rake and traditional cool of the WG - then WG

I have ridden both bikes hard in varied terrain. You will get a little wallow and wobble on high speed cornering - e.g. Sydney to Bermagui on WG can be a little hairy at 140klms+
And I would'nt want to ride that skinny front in the wet at all.

Fatbob is the (IMHO) the best traditional (not vrod etc) Harley that you will buy, stumpier means better turn in too, but also bit less forgiving on the bumps.

Don't forget mate, Superglide/Streetbob etc is bit in the middle if you really can't make your mind up.
Personally I switched to Bob and me and him are brothers now, would never go bak.

I'm wrapped with my steet bob and am putting on fat bob trees to get the wide forks with out the extra rake, not after that, just dig the wide front look and handleing of 19" tyre

All of the above points are valid.  I make a living on performance suspension, wheels, rotors, & handling using Harleys.  I have had a 2005 Dyna Low Rider since new.  I never road it because of its many short comings in comfort and handling,  I use it for a shop parts mule.  Things to consider if purchasing a new Dyna:

1.       Raked trees reduce the trail but at the same time make the steering feels really weird IMO.  The wheel does not follow the same plane as the steering stem.  Some think this looks good and that is the reason why one would do it. 

2.       The 49 mm fork tubes are 2” longer (aprox) than the other models.  I use this option when building a fork using a 17” front wheel  and a low profile sticky racing tire.  You can switch out the triple trees from Wide Glide to Fat Bob for a 0* steering stem offset.

3.       For experienced riders who require handling the 19” wheel found on most Dynas must go as they are one of the worst handling tires Harley ever made excluding a 21” which takes first place.  I am changing my 19” as soon as I can find a suitable 17” X 3.5” dual disk hub that is light weight.  I will use the wide glide option and keep the 30 mm Ohlins cartridges.

4.       Fat Bob has a wide and high side walled 16” front wheel with dual twin cam calipers/rotors and the Wideglide has a 21” wheel  with single disk.

Rotor/brake upgrades are very limited with the 2006 Dyna line with the raised caliper mounts to fit the larger 300 mm rotors in place of raising the caliper in the mounting like the Brembo/Dresser & VRod.

 

19" Front:

 

My FXR 17" wheel with a large 140 mm for long distance riding with 13" rotor.  The difference in handling between the 17" V/S the 19" is like night & day.

 

I own a 2010 Wide Glide and the front brake is pretty 'average'. So, this week I had a diamond-black braided brake line fitted to the front brake. Now I have a great front brake.