2019 Fat Bob 114

What you're looking at.

Fat Bob 114 · the Softail with shoulders

In the 2019 Softail family, the Fat Bob was the designated bruiser — the one with the inverted fork and drag stance while its siblings (Fat Boy, Breakout, Heritage) handled nostalgia duty. Harley gave it the big 114 engine because the styling was writing checks the 107 couldn't cash.

Our take: The Softail that looks like it lifts. 114 torque in the lightest package Harley puts it in.

Is this you?

The Fat Bob buyer got a gym membership and a torque figure in the same decade. They want the bike that looks like a clenched fist, corners harder than a cruiser should, and photographs well from every angle. They are the friend who says 'watch this' — but they've earned it.

What the press has said.

When the 2018-19 Softails launched, the Fat Bob was the one the press kept the longest — repeatedly called the best-handling big twin Harley had built, with the 114's punch described as genuinely startling. The dual LED face divided opinion; the chassis didn't.