Ernie Lopez, Feature Editor, Hot Bike
Height: 6 feet, 1-inch
Weight: Big Guy
To start, the bike is big and strong looking; almost as if it served a dual purpose of not only being ridden on the street, but it would have been fun to kick up some mud on a dirt road. With big meaty tires and lots of power, the Fat Bob had a good stance. The generous power and sound of the 96ci motor was present, which gave me the confidence to pass anything and everything. Once up to speed, the bike was smooth and the overdrive Sixth gear made it hard to not keep twisting the throttle. I liked the new dual fourinch headlights and the shape of the handlebars. The only thing I feel the bike could have used was a set of forward controls. I'm 6-feet 1-inch and about 235 pounds, so with midcontrols my legs were a bit crammed, making me want to sit back on the seat more to give my fat gut the room it needed. However, the bars were in a good spot, and let me lean back. If there were apes it would have been even better. Overall, I liked the bike. It handled very well with lots of power and I was sad to see it head back to the fleet center. The good thing was we were told that we might get our hands on one more for a longer time to do some upgrades.-Ernie HB