The 1997Harley - DavidsonFXSTS Heritage Springer motorcycle was nicknamed the “ Old Boy ” by Harley - Davidson because it was design to expect like classic Harleys of bygone days .
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The 1997 Harley - Davidson FXSTS Heritage Springer motorcycle was ab initio usable only in livid with either red or blue trim . Black was the received color in 1998 , though maroon - and - gold 95th day of remembrance editions were also offered ; since then , other colors have been sum .
As the sobriquet suggests , this example was design to wait like Harley - Davidsons of years past . Though " retro " styling was certainly nothing new to the company , this model take care further back than the others : specifically , to the 1940s .
The front fender intention date from before World War II , as did the buffer luminosity . Forties - dash springer forks had been reincarnated by Harley - Davidson in the later eighties , but up to now had been used only on custom model .
cooler badges mimic those from 1940 to 1946 , and the fringed saddlebag and " tombstone " rear light were in utilisation during the same period .
Otherwise , the Old Boy enjoyed the modern mechanicals of the other Harley Big Twins , including front and reardisc brake , 80 - cubic - in Evolution pentad - twin , and belt drive .
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Retro styling was nothing new toHarley - Davidsonin 1997 , but that year ’s FXSTS Heritage Springer went back more than 50 years to create this classic face . Some of the designs for the " Old Boy " date back to before World War II .
