Well I must have been good this year 😁 The wife surprised me with a 2005 screaming eagle Fatboy with 83 original miles on it. One hell of a Christmas present.

I recently bought a 2004 fatboy as my first bike and I absolutely love it.

Bought a ‘21 Fatboy. Stage 1 before it left the showroom floor and stage 2 at 2000 miles. I am absolutely beyond myself every time I ride, and that is every single chance I can. I live along the gulf coast so weather doesn’t hinder much. MAN I love that thing! It does things to me on the inside that I can’t explain

I wanted a Harley since I was 6 yrs old. When I saw the Fat Boy for the first time, I said " I have to have that bike!! " that's when I was 18...3 yrs ago I finally made it happen 💯🤘. Great video !!

Bought my 2007 Fatboy, while contracting in Iraq through the military purchase program. Absolutely love it. Best bike, I've ever rode. I've set it up with all the detachables. It looks a lot like a Heritage Classic with everything on it, so it looks awesome all dressed up or I can strip it down and it still looks awesome. I buy into the whole WWII theme of the bike. At the time Harley was having disputes with the Japanese markets and investors. Some of the points he doesn't make in the video include the five point star that is a USA military symbol. In '07 when they added the holes to the wheels, Harley called them .50 cal. holes. which was the same caliber of machine guns that were on the bombers for defense. Awesome bike, awesome story, all 'round awesome and just as American as I am.

My 2016 Fatboy truly love it a tremendous motorcycle in all respects. Thank you Arnold for riding it in T2 Arnold has Ben a long time Harley rider

Our 06 Fat Boy was the most fun my wife and I ever had on a motorcycle. Had to sell it due to a job loss, but one day we will get another one!

Those B92's must have been awesome, 63 more awesome than the B29

Still riding my 93 fat boy it’s on its second factory motor I still love my fat boy.

Picked up a 2014 FatBoy Lo last year...went to the dealership to buy a shirt and left that afternoon with a motorcycle. Best looking bike on the showroom floor in my opinion.

Had one for almost two years ('04). I bought it to pimp it up a bit and re sell it for profit, but it grew on me and I kept it, as one of my FXR's was far away and the other one was/ is still a project. I enjoyed it immensely. It doesn't handle as the FXR, but it's a lot of fun." Hasta la vista, Baby!".

Got my Fat Boy 114 on the 29th September 2017 and love everything about it. Greetings from the UK.

The Harley Fat Boy is my absolute favourite motorcycle. Only a Ducati can compare, for me, and even they are a distant second. Fat Boys simply rock. And it's their simplicity that is their most beautiful and iconic feature - simplicity and raw power, especially with the optional, massive 114 cu.in. engine. Thank you for this wonderful tribute! As to rumours and speculation, I say we just drop it entirely. Miles Davis was a wife-beater, but I still love his music. I just don't want to think about his personal life. I doubt Harley-Davidson were commemorating a bomber plane, but even if they did, I don't want to think about it! I'd rather think about Arnie defending humanity on his bad-ass Fat Boy, thank you very much. Let's consider the subject closed. Gossip is for pre-teens. I understand you felt the need to address that rumour, and that's perfectly fine, but let's just let it die a quiet and peaceful death. It's time to move on. Fat Boys are the best! Man, I love this bike! My first Harley was a Sportster, which I still love. The next, and probably the last one I will ever buy, because I plan to never part with it, will definitely be a Fat Boy. Harley cruisers are the best, to my view, and Soft Tail cruisers are the best of the best. The Fat Boy is the king of them all.

Great video Sean. A little history review, a little humor, and one of the most awesome HD motorcycles of all time. Job well done.

When Arnold cranked that Fatboy up, that bottom end sound blew me away. I have owned many motorcycles but I have to say that my current 2010 FB is a bad-ass intimidating machine. 😎🇺🇸💪🏻

I have a 2017 Fatboy which I have customized and now it resembles a Road King. I love it and it has never given me any issues. I highly recommend the Harley Fatboy.

I freaking LOVE IT. I've fallen in love with it the first time I saw "Terminator2"! :D :D

I've been watching your videos for a couple years knowing at some point I wanted to buy a Harley. Last weekend I took my cousin to pick up his bike and there it was. 2013 Fat Boy Lo anniversary. It's now in my garage and I am loving it!

Just picked up a 98 Fatboy with 28K original miles from the original owner bone stock except for an up graded exhaust. Other than a new set of tires it was in top shape. I always liked the looks of the FLSTF now I have one.

Sean...I love your videos for your honest reviews and information on so many types and brands of motorcycles, BUT this one put you up to a new level! ...Wow, creative...well written....flawless presentation... great research...and well thought out! KZfaq awards to come for sure! Will share this with many people. So grateful to you, good luck topping this one!....you will I'm sure, Thanks

Okay, I have to add some important context to the story of the 1990 Fat Boy that was absent in this video. The story begins back in 1969, when Harley-Davidson was looking for funding to expand their production to cut back on wait times at dealerships. Despite their horrible reliability in those days, they had a diehard base that would ride nothing else but a Harley and waited up to two years for new bikes. Around 50% of their bikes had failure issues fresh off the showroom floor. Dealers knew that once a bike rolled off the floor, there was a good chance it'd be back that same day with a serious issue. But the diehards stayed loyal despite this, hence the demand staying higher than the supply. So, along came AMF to buy up HD and provide the capital needed for them to expand their production. Fast forward 12 years and now it's 1981. HD, along with the rest of the US, was looking the aftermath of the fuel & energy crisis' square in the face. HD was hit with a triple-whammy - their reliability issues still haunted them, the fuel & energy crisis meant people weren't interested in buying bikes with big motors, and the imported small-displacement Japanese and European bikes were comparatively cheap, reliable, and fun which drew in a crowd of potential buyers from HD's doorstep (plus, the stigma of Harley's and the people who rode them over past few decades didn't help either). AMF/HD was facing bankruptcy and AMF wanted out, so they looked for a buyer who'd take HD off their hands but they had one problem - nobody wanted to buy. HD bike sales were in the toilet and no investors in their right minds wanted to take on such a risky business endeavor. Thankfully for us, there was a group of investors who weren't in their right minds. Vaughn Beals, Willie G. Davidson, and 11 other then-senoir execs at AMF/HD decided to put their money together and buy HD back from AMF. But they didn't do this without a plan. They knew it was going to take some serious overhauling, redesigning, and marketing to fix their problem and keep HD afloat. So they got to work overhauling and retooling their production facilities as well as improving their quality control. In 1983, they went to President Reagan and had a 5-year tariff placed on imported bikes that were over 699cc, effectively protecting big bikes made in the US from foreign competition. This wasn't a shortsighted move - it was a strategic one that set the stage for what was about to come. One year later, in 1984, they unveiled the Evolution motor, a motor that would become known as one of HD's greatest in terms of reliability. Thanks to the improved quality control and JIT inventory combined with this new, very reliable motor, the failure rates of new bikes dropped drastically from around 50% to just 2%. This in addition to the new Softail design caused sales to skyrocket; they were so good, in fact, that HD actually went back to President Reagan and had the tariff lifted ahead of schedule. Just those three years, from 1984 when the Evo rolled out to 1987 when the tariff was lifted, were enough to bolster their sales and revitalize their presence in the market. You'll hear people claim that the tariff saved HD, but the truth is that they saved themselves. The tariff only lit the stage before they rolled out a new era of Harley-Davidson's from behind the curtains. Now, if you look at the imported bikes prior to 1984, when the Evo made its way into the public eye and the reliability began to compete with the imported bikes, you'll notice that there were very few cruiser-style bikes that resembled the Harley's. Most of the import bikes were more of a neutral riding position or a forward-leaning sports bike position. It wasn't until Harley had its newfound success that they also had newfound copycat cruisers popping up, particularly from Japan. Now imagine being Willie G in 1987 - you just went all-in on a gamble to save the company that your grandfather founded, you actually succeeded in saving it, and now those import manufacturers were trying to steal that away from you? I can't think of much else that could possibly piss me off more. And I have a feeling that Willie G felt the same way..... So what could somebody in his position do to drop the biggest metaphoric F-bomb possible on the Japanese manufacturers? What could he do to make a statement about American pride and not only capture our ability to overcome adversity and dominate the competition, but simultaneously capture the essence of the American spirit? Willie G, THE chief styling officer, let the creative juices flow. He meticulously funneled that emotion into a new motorcycle design. Calling back to a time when American pride was arguably at its highest, he took styling cues from our WWII-era military. He took inspiration from a moment when the US sent two messages to Japan that we can't be dominated, which was sent by air mail via the USAAF. The two planes that delivered those two messages were the Enola Gay and the Bockscar, B-29 Superfortresses. With a silver monochromatic paint scheme from frame to fender that mirrored the B-29's and enough rivets to make even Rosie grin, his new creation started to take form. To highlight the explosiveness of this bike's statement, he took another cue from the US military. There are many colors and symbols that represent many different types of ammunition, one of which is a single yellow band painted on ammunition such as missiles and bombs. This single yellow band indicates that the ammunition is a high explosive live round. 7 of these bands worked their way onto this new bike, from the cylinder heads to the ignition switch. But most notably, you'll find one around the redesigned Harley-Davidson emblem on the sides of the tank.....which looks reminiscent of the USAAF emblem. One of the final strokes of genius on his masterpiece was coming up with a name, one that on its own doesn't sound like much (for the sake of marketing) but one that when all the dots are connected clearly spells out the message. The 'Fat Boy' name came from the names of the two messages we sent to the Land of the Rising Sun back in 1945.....the Fat Man and the Little Boy. The icing on the cake was the timing of the release. 1990 was 45 years after the US delivered its message, which coincidentally happened in '45. Of course, Harley-Davidson has publicly denied the story behind this bike time and time again because it would be political suicide for them. Even Snopes has tried to delegitimize the story, but gives practically no real, good explanation as to why else the bike ended up exactly the way it did (see below). But if you do a little digging, you'll find people have asked Willie G himself about it and he's given them a different answer from the official one. Only 4,440 were made in 1990 and it only came in one color scheme (which was only available in 1990) - the monochromatic silver with yellow bands (which dubbed its nickname 'The Gray Ghost'); this was intentional because the bike was, by all intents and purposes, a statement and a trophy. It was Willie G's ode to the time when Harley-Davidson won, a testament to the fact that the American spirit will always overcome adversity, and an icon that will forever be a staple of the motorcycle world. One thing is certain - the Fat Boy is and forever will be a special piece in the gallery of Willie G's creations, and I know he'll hold that trophy proudly until the day he dies.

My first HD was a 93 Fat Boy, I sold it for $5000 more than I paid for it. Plus had years of trouble free riding, great bikes.

I met a guy at a show a while back who helped build the original '90 grey ghost Fatboy. It was a custom shop bike. They only built 3000 of them and they sold out in one day! Arnold rode a '91 in T2 as the introduction of the production bike. I'm the second owner of my '91 Fatboy. Had it for over 15 years and it still makes me smile every time I ride it.

I wanted a Fat Boy for years, and finally bought a 2005 Anniversary model in 2012. I just recently traded it in, but man, I *loved* that bike. It’s a great machine. It’s hard to beat, and I can’t imagine how much of a beast a 114 model must be.

Nice history lesson and tribute to this wonderful bike ! Just bought the 2020 model, all black with straight pipe ! Mean look and badass sound ;)

Watched this, then straight away jumped on my '16 Fatboy for a ride, with the biggest grin on my face. Great video, thumbs up.

I own a 97 fatboy and I absolutely love it it's my first bike and I've been out on numerous runs with it this bike has never let me down and I really appreciate you took the time to do this video on the history of the fatboy

I just bought a Fatboy last week and then came across your channel. Where has this been all my life? Loving the videos so far.

Thank you so much for this! 🙌 Loved the history lesson 😊🤗🙌

I just picked up a 2010 Custom Fatboy last week. I love the bike. I upgraded from a 2000 Custom Sporty so It's like rolling down the road on a cloud.

I bought my 2011 Fat Boy Lo in 2011, new for my 2 year old daughter. She was a little young to ride it. I love that bike - both the style and ride position and comfort. It's not fast, but it's loud and gets the job done. I also love that it was named after 2 bombs.

Right video at the right time! Thank you! I'll buy one!!! Respect from Romania!!!

I love the Fatboy due to it has a balanced motor. It does not shake like the traditional Harley motor.

i’m really digging the everything about it series

Very cool man! I get youtube pop up reccomendations on my phone every day but yours are the only ones I ever stop and watch. This sir is why. Working hard at it and taking it to a new level every time. Great job!

Hey Sean, your on a roll, ya videos are getting better and better and that was bloody brilliant. Enjoyed it heaps, cheers mate

Been riding one for 19 years. Love it.

I appreciate this dudes honest with his video. He didn’t edit it to make it look like he talked perfect. And the vid is great info

(Yet another) great video, Shawn! I just got a 2018 Fatboy, and it is AMAZING!!!

Sweet short history lesson on Harley’s best bike 👍 I can’t get enough of my 100 year anniversary fatboy, she’s an old girl but still rides perfect and turns heads. Keep up the awesome content mate, respect from Australia 🇦🇺

I have a 2012 Fatboy, that's about to get a stage II installed. No screaming eagle parts though. I have a batwing, saddle bags, KST bars, Avon grips, and topped off with front crash bar. Love riding it!

Storytime with Sean, pretty dope. Enjoyed the history lesson, and as a regular to the channel, I wouldn’t mind more videos like this.. thanks

I have a 1991 Harley-Davidson fatboy flstf and definitely a keeper that’s for sure

B-29's dropped the bomb the Enola Gay and the BocksCar were the planes. I never put the Harley Fatboy and the bomb together until I watched this. Learn something new every day.

Love the video. I own a Fatboy didn't know it's history until now. Thank you...

My dad had an original 1990 & his 1st name was Harley. Unfortunately, he was killed by a drunk driver in 1993. We had to sell it. I've had 4 of them since I've grown up. I recently sold my denim black 2012 Fatboy lo & bought a new 2019 FLFBS 114. What a machine!!! My dad has a HUGE smile of approval...

Just bought a 2014 Fatboy, very nice bike. Great riding fun!

I honestly really enjoyed this video. I would love to watch more on other Harley’s and other brands as well.

Keep doing these types of videos, love the history

For 2016 and 2017 there was also a Fat Boy S. Slightly lower from the factory, came in your choice of two kinds of black (gloss or denim). Came with the CVO/Screamin' Eagle 110" engine, hydraulic clutch, throttle by wire, cruise control (thanks to the throttle by wire), and ABS standard. It wasn't quite as awesome as the Low Rider S that had all of that plus upgraded brakes, but they're pretty awesome. There was a Softail Slim S as well.

Finally got mine 98, I am excited, thanks for such a good video..

Loved your Fat Boy history lesson. I just bought a 2019 FLFBS in Scorched Orange on 3/7/20.🇺🇸KAG

My favorite video ever!.... I love my fatboy, 2013 fatboy lo with a 103 engine, Vance and Hines big shots, fuel pac, and a screaming eagle air filter, it runs and sounds beautifully perfect.... I'll never part with it, but if I ever do buy another bike, I'll be taking a road trip to your shop guys!... I live in Washington county, pa so it wouldn't be a hard drive...

Your right I love my 03 I can't wait to come home and ride it

My 1st Harley, 2000 FLSTF Twin cam 88B in pearl white. I've owned it for twenty years now, traveled everywhere with it including countless bike weeks, still turns heads. $17k when new & almost as much invested in mods too! I've even got a matching trailer to tow behind it. I'm never parting with it & most likely will leave it to my grandson when I die.👍

I've wanted a Fatboy since I was a kid. I just bought my first bike, a 1999 Fatboy and I love it.

Turned 16 recently and have been loving my 03 fat boy, only but best bike I’ve ever ridden

Thanks for the history lesson. Really liked this one.

Love it. Great video. Thanks

You are a Goldmine of knowledge Sean, thanks. Regards Robert.

This video is fantastic! I hope you do more content like this! Funny cut aways included.

Thank you! Great video

Just bought a 09. Love it

I absolutely love every bit of this video!!!

Thank you! That was very interesting! I'm on my second Fatboy, after many years on old FL's I had to buy as basket cases and restore cause I never had enough money for brand new. And although, I'll always have a special place in my heart for the Shovelheads. The first 91 Fatboy I bought (used) Was like a dream! Now on my second Fatboy I just bought (used cause I still cant afford new) LOL A 2006 CVO. I'm enjoying it very much! The Fatboy and the Heritage -Deluxe Are my favorites! But, If I was taller than 5' nothing? I think the Breakouts are the nicest looking Harley's today!

I've got an eye on that triumph 955 behind you, love those triples

I love my '18 Fat Boy! What an awesome ride!

Had one, absolutely loved it, best Harley I’ve ever owned. Sold it to a friend who begged me to sell it to him after my back surgery ( shot in combat) biggest regret of my life. Looking to buy another.

Wow. That was an awesome explanation. What a beast of a bike.

I bought my '97 FatBoy new. I loved the fact that back then they were so hard to find that I flew to LA from the Bay Area to buy one and then bring it back. It was and still is a head turner. I've tried to keep it pretty much stock other than the typical HD chrome add ons thinking back then I was customizing it. Laughing at myself for that thought now

the way you describe motorcycles makes me want to buy them all!

Loved the video. Learned about the genesis of my bike! :)

That was a GREAT video. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Amazing parallels here Sean. I just watched the videos you made about the V45 Magna, the bike you learned how to ride on. My learning bike was a V65 Magna and my 2nd bike was a '98 Fatboy. I just purchased #3 which is an '06 Electra Glide standard.

Excellent! Thanks

I have 07 and love riding it. Great history

Nice job on the history. Chopping a new HD in the 70s is not so shocking. They had to be repaired sitting brand new in the showroom anyway.

Bike week, Daytona 1991 the Motor Company gave Peter Fonda the use of a 91 Black Fatboy to ride and participate in the bike parade in which Peter put 200 miles on the bike. Tampa Harley sold the bike as a demo that had 200 miles on it. The new owner purchased the bike, tore it down and dumped alot of money to set it up for show. He sold it to an older guy who kept it in his living room and occasionally rode it. I purchased the bike in 2002 with only 19000 miles on it and still own it. A year after I bought it John Sachs , my riding buddy and mechanic set up the current S&S 124 INCH motor with big valves and head work putting out 151 ft pounds of torque winning several horse power shootouts in South Florida in 2003. Fatboys are de bomb - great video and history lesson!

great video, really like those stories. keep up the great work

Cool info! I really enjoyed it. I'm waiting on the videos for some of those cool new rides you guys have added in the last week or so though! Those Victories are screaming for videos!

Always been a fan of the Fatboy. Finding it difficult to get a good clean and unmodified one. I really liked the shot gun pipes!

Just purchased a 2009 fatboy with 11256 miles that is really on great conditions from my neighbor retired military, my first Harley Davidson and I love it. The only thing it's that my wife doesn't know about it, lol. April 17th is are 10th yrs anniversary, either like it or not I did bought it. For $8500 could not resist. My dad told me that it's better to say sorry then ask for permission!

Hello from Brazil 🇧🇷. I’ve a 2015 Fatboy, TC96B, I love her.

Nice Video. You explained it very well

Awesome video... I know a lot of folks have no idea about the fatboy's history. I had looked it up not long after I purchased my 2007 fatboy and the history alone is 1 reason I'll never part with this bike and would love to have a 1st year bike. Thanks for the video.

Great video love the passion and humour, l am on my way to buy one now........:-)

Got a 2010 Fatboy lo and love it. Have a stage one and will soon get stage two with woods performance cams. Still the look and feel....it's that good.

Outstanding video. When I purchase expensive cars or motorcycles, I read about the history. I am not like someone down the street that bought a BMW and thought it was from Japan. Obviously she is not an enthusiast but buying for the look at me, The Joneses. I have never owned a Harley as I love Sexy European bikes but with this unique history, that would make me consider that bike. I own a 2015 Ducati Monster 1200 and a 2018 Super Duke 1290r. Just before I bought the SD, Harley did catch my eye with there new Fat Bob, FXDR, and Fatboy but at 700 pounds, all too heavy. I do not mind the cruiser less horsepower thing but getting too old to push around that much weight in the garage. Keep the great history videos coming. Harley making great looking bikes. Waiting for there new modular engines as I am sure the Euro 5 regulations in 2020 will make it increasingly difficult for air cooled motors.

That was just Awesome man 👨 thanks Peace

Hi Sean, I'm 69 and bought a new 2022 Fatboy last year, I've been ill the past few months and it's been raining here in Seattle for the past 5 months anyway, finally sunny here and dying to get out on the road, the new Fatboy is definitely faster than my 1996 Fatboy, the rear tire is huge which makes turning a bit trying but I love the bike, be safe out there, God bless.

I've always been confused by Harley Davidsons and all there models. Thanks.

Awesome job. More of this please.

My favorite video of yours so far! More of these please...

Hey, you are so great... Thanx so much for all your videos. This one is on top. Thanx for sharing. J/Sweden

I have the 2013 Anniversary edition FatBoy LO and I love it!

Very cool history lesson

Great video, I really enjoyed it. I ride the 114 Anniversary and I love it every day.

Bought a 2015 Fatboy this year, Love It

Excellent video. I have the 2015 FLSTF and it is a sharp looking bike. Scott

Sean you are crazy. ;) Love your script and delivery. Great vid thanks.