Harley-Davidson Softail Slim
The Softail Slim is the revival of 1950s ideas. A clean, simple motorcycle that shows only the essentials, mimicking the bobbers of that decade
To create the Slim, Harley has decided to strip its Softail down to the bare minimum. With a narrow rear end and a trimmed front fender, the Slim has fewer covers, a solo seat, smaller tires and wheels, and chrome reduced to the bare minimum. As if it were naked, as if it had come back from the past. It keeps the basic Softail profile with the style of the custom bobbers of the 1950s.
To keep the rear of the motorcycle clean and simple, the Slim combines the taillights, turn signals and brake light. The rear fender brackets are exposed, revealing the forged steel and rivets. A narrow strip of molded leather covers the fuel tank seam. The engine has polished rather than chrome covers, and the cylinders are not highlighted. The front fender has also been trimmed to show more tire.
For the Slim, a handlebar with a reinforcement finished in gloss black has been chosen, with the headlight shell with slats and matching controls. Its “cat eye” fuel tank console, in gloss black, crescent-shaped front footpegs, oval air filter cover, and hubs and rims in the same color.
Its engine is the Twin Cam 103B, within a clean-lined chassis that mimics vintage designs without rear suspension, but it features two shock absorbers with “coil-over” suspension hidden between the frame rails. Additionally, the motorcycle allows the installation of a “pull-back” riser that moves the handlebars 50mm rearward without changing cables or controls.
Source and photos | Harley-Davidson
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