HARLEY-DAVIDSON Fat Boy Special (2016-2017) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Harley-Davidson Fat Boy was a cruiser machine manufactured by H-D since 1990, known as the FLSTF from 1990 to 2017, while from 2018, it was coded as FLFB and FLFBS.

Over its production period, the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy underwent several design and technical modifications, including several displacements increases. Starting from 1990 with a 1,340cc displacement and growing to 1,746cc on the FLFB and 1,868cc on the FLFBS in 2018.

Also, a false etymology circulated, claiming the name was a contraction of Fat Man and Little Boy atomic bombs dropped on Japan in WW2. However, it proved to be a simple descriptive name and had nothing to do with their Japanese competitors.

The Fat Boy was the base model for various versions, including the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Special, a cruiser machine with an aggressive, darker, and more modern-looking appearance.

The bike featured a blacked-out appearance in the visual department, with black accents that replaced the usual chrome. Also, the bike featured many black elements, such as the fenders, headlight housing, fuel tank, engine, and bullet-hole full-disc aluminum wheels with satin-chromed rims.

As for power, the 2016 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Special took its muscles from a 1,690cc four-stroke V-twin air-cooled engine, with an electronically controlled fuel injection system in charge, delivering excellent power and 132 Nm (97 lb-ft) torque at 3,250 rpm.