Harley Davidson Softail Specifications, Harley Davidson Softail Technical Specifications, Harley Davidson Softail physical Specifications, Harley Davidson Softail Engine Specifications, more information about Harley Davidson Softail.

Harley Davidson Softail Specifications, Harley Davidson Softail Technical Specifications, Harley Davidson Softail physical Specifications, Harley Davidson Softail Engine Specifications, more information about Harley Davidson Softail. 

At Harley-Davidson, Softail chassis is designed to look like the hardtail bikes of the past, while still offering the comfort of rear suspension. The dampers are positioned along the axis of the motorcycle, hidden under the transmission.
There are several Harley-Davidson models with the Softail frame, including the Softail Standard Custom, Heritage Softail Springer Softail, Heritage Springer, Night Train, Deluxe, Deuce, Fat Boy, Cross Bones Custom Dark Custom Blackline and darkness. These motorcycles have the same engine, transmission and frame except the deuce, which has about 2 inches (51 mm) backbone segment, but differ in the choice of the fork, wheels and accessories.

Front fork

The Softail model line has included a number of options in front fork configurations. Like Sportster and Dyna models offer fork tubes far apart and the narrowness of play to suit different wheel sizes, the Softail offer both the narrowness of type X or type fat FL forks. Historically, it has also offered the Springer leading link forks, which are reminiscent of the front-ends of springs that were used before the introduction of the Hydra-Glide in 1949. The FXST designation is used when using the X-type fork or when the Springer fork is used with a 21-inch wheel, while the FLST designation is used when using the FL-type fork or when the Springer fork is used with 16 inch wheel.

Engines

Softail models do not have rubber mounted engines. This led to more vibration in engine Evolution Softail models that rubber mounted Touring or Dyna with Evolution engines. To compensate, the current models use a version Softail Twin Cam engine counterweight instead of the regular Twin Cam engine used in the Touring and Dyna.