Harley Davidson FLFBS Softail Fat Boy 114 2022 Service Manual

For 2022, Harley kept the Fat Boy's formula intact while refreshing two details longtime fans would actually notice: the Lakester cast aluminum wheels got re-styled with 11 turbine-like spokes and an open center, and the classic tank badge picked up a revised single trailing "wing" while keeping the centered star. Beyond that, the bike Total Motorcycle calls "the original fat-custom icon" carries forward largely unchanged.

The Milwaukee-Eight 114 delivers a claimed 119 lb-ft of torque, chromed from the headlight nacelle and fork tubes back through the tank console, engine, and exhaust — an all-you-can-eat portion of bright chrome, as one review put it. That power gets to the ground through the steamroller stance the Fat Boy is named for: solid-disc Lakester wheels wrapped in a 160mm front tire, still the widest Harley offers from the factory, and a 240mm rear. Showa suspension and Michelin Scorcher 11 tires deliver genuinely good handling manners through the twisties, a pleasant surprise for a bike this visually heavy.

Weighing in at 699 lbs, the 2022 Fat Boy actually saw its base price reduced from the prior year, though ABS moved to an $819 option and a $750 materials surcharge pushed the base Vivid Black model back over the $20,000 mark. 2022 colors included Vivid Black, Reef Blue, and a two-tone Midnight Crimson/Vivid Black, with pricing starting at $19,530.