This Softail-based special was added for the 2016 model year as a more aggressive, blacked-out interpretation of the long-running Fat Boy line. Harley-Davidson positioned it as a factory custom with Dark Custom styling and the Screamin’ Eagle Twin Cam 110 engine, giving the familiar fat-front, solid-disc look a harder-edged character than the standard version. Official Harley-Davidson materials and parts documentation show it for 2016 and 2017 model years only, with no continuation under this exact nameplate after the Softail lineup was redesigned for 2018. As a result, it is remembered as a short-lived but notable factory performance variant rather than a long-running submodel. Enthusiasts often see it as part of Harley-Davidson’s mid-2010s push to offer more out-of-the-box custom appeal and stronger performance without requiring immediate aftermarket changes.
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