What makes a Soft tail Soft tail ?

[scrinch]

I am new to Harley ownership and while talking to other 2 Harley bike owners with Softtails asked what makes a Softtail a Softtail? Neither one knew ...so how did it get the name?

 

[glider]

It has to do with the comparison to a hard tail without any suspension and thus is called a softail because of the similar looks but with suspension.

 

[whatyardwork]

It has to do with the comparison to a hard tail without any suspension and thus is called a softail because of the similar looks but with suspension.

Is it possibal glider's explanations get better with age?27 words and theres realy nothing left to add.:s

 

[glider]

Is it possibal glider's explanations get better with age?27 words and theres realy nothing left to add.:s

Who's counting :lolrolling

 

[R. Lewis]

Who's counting :lolrolling

Your words or your age!!!! :s hahahahaha! :57:

 

[glider]

Quicker to do the words

 

[R. Lewis]

Quicker to do the words

Now wait a minute ---- with you at almost 16 k posts on here and you claiming to be 100 + in years --- MAN my head hurts! :small3d007:

 

[glider]

Kick your shoes off if you want to keep up:s

 

[harley@16]

just like glider said, it's the look of a hard tail, no suspension, with the shock/spring assembly hidden in front of the rear wheel.

 

[scrinch]

There is only one T in Softail

Sorry, spelling was always my weak point....thank God for spell check ,but it just doesn't know every nuance of the language.

Thanks for the info. I will pass it along