Harley Davidson FLSTFBS Softail Fat Boy S 2016 Service Manual

WebBikeWorld's own launch coverage captures the genuine engineering significance of this exact model year directly: "for the first time Harley-Davidson has squeezed its 110-cube Twin Cam, normally reserved for CVO models, into a Fat Boy Lo frame to create its most powerful and desirable cruiser yet." HD Australia's own sales manager, described in that review as a "Pontiac tragic," draws the genuine parallel: "Pontiac squeezed in the biggest motor that would fit in the chassis. It's the same with the Fat Boy S." That same review confirms the pricing was deliberately aggressive: "extremely attractive at $31,495 which is just $2500 more than the standard Fat Boy Lo... if you were to replace the engine of a Fat Boy with the CVO 110 (1800cc) balanced Twin Cam, it would cost you about $6000 and you wouldn't have cruise control which is standard here."

Ultimate Motorcycling's own review quotes Harley's own Director of Styling, Brad Richard, on the genuinely deliberate design restraint behind the blacked-out finish: "when we started styling the Fat Boy S, we took it completely black, and then we pulled it back a little until our gut told us it was right. We kept the highlights on the wheels and the tank badge, but this is still the darkest Fat Boy ever." That same review offers a candid, self-aware take on the whole muscle-cruiser proposition: "in some ways, the Twin Cam 110B motor is more about bragging rights than outright performance. That's not a knock, as a large part of owning a big-inch cruiser is personal pride in your ride."

Power comes from the Screamin' Eagle Twin Cam 110B, an air-cooled V-twin displacing 1,801-1,803cc, fed by Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection through a Screamin' Eagle Ventilator Performance intake — TotalMotorcycle's own confirmed dealer copy describes the genuine visual statement this creates: "sitting between the big cylinders on the Fat Boy S model you'll notice a blacked out Screamin' Eagle Ventilator Performance intake marked by Screamin' Eagle 110 graphic that leaves no doubt as to the muscle powering this machine. It features a high flow filter that lets the engine gulp air in massive quantities in order to make massive amounts of power." Peak torque comes in at 146 Nm (108 lb-ft) at 4,000 rpm.

TotalMotorcycle's own confirmed 2016 platform-wide account notes this exact model year brought genuine improvements shared across the whole Softail family: "the entire Softail family is reinvigorated with exciting performance upgrades and updates for 2016, including the High Output Twin Cam 103B engine, electronic throttle, and standard or available electronic cruise control" — with the Fat Boy S and Fat Boy Lo S sitting as the range's genuine limited-edition, big-inch flagships that year. Autoevolution's own confirmed used-market pricing lists this exact model still trading between $14,500-$17,000 years later, a genuine reflection of how well this launch-year proposition has held its value.

This factory service manual covers the procedures, torque specs, and diagrams needed to keep a 2016 Softail Fat Boy S FLSTFBS running the way it was built to.