It is the best deal in the softail line if you are looking for the bigger Milwaukee-Eight 114 motor as the 2021 Harley-Davidson Street Bob 114 comes in just under $2000 more than the Softail Standard and $1400 less than the Softail Slim (both of which still feature the 107 mill). But there is more to performance than just extra displacement. Weight is the other riding boot that needs to hit the floor. The good news in that department is the Street Bob is the lightest bike in the entire Softail line-up making the stripped to the basics design not just cosmetic but also functional – not to say the unadorned bike doesn’t have its own special blend of aesthetic charm. The next on line bike featuring the 114 is the Low Rider S which not only adds $6000 to the price but also over 20lbs to the weight. Harley-Davidson claims that the Street Bob is 9% quicker to 100kph and 13% quicker from 100 to 130kph – for those fast of merging antics – than last year’s bike with the 107 attached to the throttle. The Street Bob also get slick new colour schemes for 2021.
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