Am Now The Owner of a FLFBS Fat (w00T!)

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Am Now The Owner of a FLFBS Fat (w00T!)

Rogues
3 years ago

A Harley virgin, and now the owner of a Fattie........ and an incredible week its been :o
So, I've ridden my son's,.. once, but other than that, never been near a HD before, so... a big step from UJM's
Picked this up on Saturday for a bargain, only looked at it in a garage prior, all dusty and unridden......
had read the write-up/ reviews,..... was prepared for ungainly handling etc but...
OH MY FEKKING GOD!!.........
The first roundabout I came to and lucky it was a 2 laner..... it wouldnt bluddy turn :o
So, I struggled to ride it 25k's home and I parked it up........ thoroughly disappointed :( .......
In fact, by 10pm on Saturday night I was contemplating either having to by a different set of rims to get the narrower front, or.... selling this Pig.
It felt like the Headstock Bearings were completely shot........ you had to physically 'fight it' around corners.....
How could any manufacturer design a bike, and put a front end on it like this pig was beyond me........
Needless to say, I crashed that night while wracking my brain, looking for answers..................... and something twigged.
The next morning I went out to the garage......
...... and with heart in mouth
..............fingers crossed
.......... and a look of desperation
I casually attached a tyre pressure gauge to the front hoop,
Lo & Behold, Less than 20 (psi) it didnt even register on the gauge.... :o .... and the rear was the same
The Good News........ 20 minutes later, the big bitch is a totally different girl
Love It.

steelo
3 years ago

Well done on new bike rogues. That’ll do it (Flat tyre) every time. Post some pics.

Rogues
3 years ago

sorry mate, thought I did... uploaded..... evidently not, Oops!

Rogues
3 years ago

Anybody wanna supply a guess as to why all or any of my photos are upside down??............. and regardless of whether I rotate them, BEFORE I upload them, they still come out the same................ including my avatar

.... and where, pray tell, does one find one's gallery to post photos to it....... I have a message on my profile that its empty, but for the life of me I cant see how to post to it...

steelo
3 years ago

Haha. Well done rogues. Rotate images in “pics”. Then refresh browser “Ctrl+r” to update photos. (Pc)
Images should be taken on iphone with camera lens on the top.
I don’t know an easy way to refresh browser in phone

Having said that I can’t seem to put your photos up the right way.

Birtyyy
3 years ago

Nice looking bike mate, glad you got your issue sorted before you swore off the brand forever!

Kato
3 years ago

Quoting Rogues on 18 Aug 2020 02:50 AMedited: 22 Aug 2020 06:07 AM
A Harley virgin, and now the owner of a Fattie........ and an incredible week its been :o
So, I've ridden my son's,.. once, but other than that, never been near a HD before, so... a big step from UJM's
Picked this up on Saturday for a bargain, only looked at it in a garage prior, all dusty and unridden......
had read the write-up/ reviews,..... was prepared for ungainly handling etc but...
OH MY FEKKING GOD!!.........
The first roundabout I came to and lucky it was a 2 laner..... it wouldnt bluddy turn :o
So, I struggled to ride it 25k's home and I parked it up........ thoroughly disappointed :( .......
In fact, by 10pm on Saturday night I was contemplating either having to by a different set of rims to get the narrower front, or.... selling this Pig.
It felt like the Headstock Bearings were completely shot........ you had to physically 'fight it' around corners.....
How could any manufacturer design a bike, and put a front end on it like this pig was beyond me........
Needless to say, I crashed that night while wracking my brain, looking for answers..................... and something twigged.
The next morning I went out to the garage......
...... and with heart in mouth
..............fingers crossed
.......... and a look of desperation
I casually attached a tyre pressure gauge to the front hoop,
Lo & Behold, Less than 20 (psi) it didnt even register on the gauge.... :o .... and the rear was the same
The Good News........ 20 minutes later, the big bitch is a totally different girl
Love It.

Ok - details of the scooter please
Kms etc
Suprised to see these selling so early actually

Rogues
3 years ago

Quoting Rogues on 18 Aug 2020 02:50 AMedited: 22 Aug 2020 06:07 AM
A Harley virgin, and now the owner of a Fattie........ and an incredible week its been :o
So, I've ridden my son's,.. once, but other than that, never been near a HD before, so... a big step from UJM's
Picked this up on Saturday for a bargain, only looked at it in a garage prior, all dusty and unridden......
had read the write-up/ reviews,..... was prepared for ungainly handling etc but...
OH MY FEKKING GOD!!.........
The first roundabout I came to and lucky it was a 2 laner..... it wouldnt bluddy turn :o
So, I struggled to ride it 25k's home and I parked it up........ thoroughly disappointed :( .......
In fact, by 10pm on Saturday night I was contemplating either having to by a different set of rims to get the narrower front, or.... selling this Pig.
It felt like the Headstock Bearings were completely shot........ you had to physically 'fight it' around corners.....
How could any manufacturer design a bike, and put a front end on it like this pig was beyond me........
Needless to say, I crashed that night while wracking my brain, looking for answers..................... and something twigged.
The next morning I went out to the garage......
...... and with heart in mouth
..............fingers crossed
.......... and a look of desperation
I casually attached a tyre pressure gauge to the front hoop,
Lo & Behold, Less than 20 (psi) it didnt even register on the gauge.... :o .... and the rear was the same
The Good News........ 20 minutes later, the big bitch is a totally different girl
Love It.

Quoting Kato on 18 Aug 2020 06:05 AM
Ok - details of the scooter please
Kms etc
Suprised to see these selling so early actually

10/2017 Model Kato.........4500ks on the Black Witch........... never got ridden.... so I got lucky
...and cheers Birtyyy......... if you'dve asked me Saturdee night what I thought, you'dve got a gob full , hahaha

Rogues
3 years ago

Quoting steelo on 18 Aug 2020 04:35 AMedited: 18 Aug 2020 04:40 AM
Haha. Well done rogues. Rotate images in “pics”. Then refresh browser “Ctrl+r” to update photos. (Pc)
Images should be taken on iphone with camera lens on the top.
I don’t know an easy way to refresh browser in phone

Having said that I can’t seem to put your photos up the right way.

Steelo,... would appreciate any help or direction here
a pointer to the Forum directions or whatever....... not a great deal seem to be available to me
found the pic in 'pics'....... 4 copies actually?....... rotated all of them... naaada
deleted 3 of them,... naada
...and I'm using a PC, not a goddamn phone, I'm not that Hip ;) LoL
even my Avatar, correct way up on the puta..... got listed arse about on here :(

Rogues
3 years ago

Bts838
2 years ago

I am looking to sell a car and either get a new style fat boy, or a breakout.

How is the power of the m8? I've only ridden a bog stock heritage softail m8, was a nice comfy ride but I felt it was very under powered. Maybe a stage 1 wakes them up a bit.

bloodog
2 years ago

Quoting Rogues on 20 Aug 2020 01:16 AM

lovely looking bike Rogues

paulybronco
2 years ago

Quoting Rogues on 18 Aug 2020 02:50 AMedited: 22 Aug 2020 06:07 AM
A Harley virgin, and now the owner of a Fattie........ and an incredible week its been :o
So, I've ridden my son's,.. once, but other than that, never been near a HD before, so... a big step from UJM's
Picked this up on Saturday for a bargain, only looked at it in a garage prior, all dusty and unridden......
had read the write-up/ reviews,..... was prepared for ungainly handling etc but...
OH MY FEKKING GOD!!.........
The first roundabout I came to and lucky it was a 2 laner..... it wouldnt bluddy turn :o
So, I struggled to ride it 25k's home and I parked it up........ thoroughly disappointed :( .......
In fact, by 10pm on Saturday night I was contemplating either having to by a different set of rims to get the narrower front, or.... selling this Pig.
It felt like the Headstock Bearings were completely shot........ you had to physically 'fight it' around corners.....
How could any manufacturer design a bike, and put a front end on it like this pig was beyond me........
Needless to say, I crashed that night while wracking my brain, looking for answers..................... and something twigged.
The next morning I went out to the garage......
...... and with heart in mouth
..............fingers crossed
.......... and a look of desperation
I casually attached a tyre pressure gauge to the front hoop,
Lo & Behold, Less than 20 (psi) it didnt even register on the gauge.... :o .... and the rear was the same
The Good News........ 20 minutes later, the big bitch is a totally different girl
Love It.

You must have very low expectations Rouges. That has to be the worst steering bike i have ever ridden partly due to that fat front tyre. They just dont want to get of that center line and resist inputs to turn . They have zero lean angle before it starts to grind its self to death. On the positive side loved the motor. It runs rings around the power on my Street Glide.

steelo
2 years ago

Nearly a year to the week PB.

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paulybronco
2 years ago

Quoting steelo on 08 Aug 2021 10:41 AM
Nearly a year to the week PB.

Things are a little slower up here in Paradise...

paulybronco
2 years ago

Are we struggling that much for content we have to recycle now....

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