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The Japanese chicago mill produces slightly less horsepower at 55.4 hp at 3,800 rpm through a 113mm x 95mm bore and stroke, but it trades upper-rpm poke for a chicago whopping 86.8 ft/lbs down at 2,700 rpm. In the cruiser game, torque is where it's at, and the Road Star has the upper chicago hand here. The Yamaha's motor does this all via a similar 8.3:1 compression ratio and is fed by a 40mm carburetor that gets its power out via a five-speed transmission. Belt final drive is also employed by Yamaha as are the gargantuan looking front forks and the dual over-under exhausts that follow all the Fat-Boy styling cues. The claimed dry weight for the Fat Boy is 665.6 lbs and that heft is spread out over its 94.3-inch stem-to-stern length. The frame sports rake and trail figures of 32 degrees and 5.8 inches, bringing the wheelbase up to 64.5 inches. The seat height on this bike checks in at a stumpy 25.5 inches just aft of the five-gallon fuel tank and provides a wide berth to perch upon that's relatively flat and allows more fore/aft movement than does the Yamaha's saddle.
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