This Softail-era Heritage Classic variant represents the Twin Cam 103 chapter of Harley-Davidson’s long-running FLSTC touring cruiser. Harley-Davidson’s own 2013 materials identify the Heritage Softail Classic with the Twin Cam 103 engine, and that 103-powered version continued through the end of the original FLSTC run. The Heritage Softail Classic itself traces back to the late 1980s as a nostalgic, full-dress cruiser styled after Harley-Davidson’s older batwing-windshield and leather-saddlebag touring bikes. The 103 version kept that familiar formula but brought the larger Twin Cam engine into the mix, making it the more contemporary and desirable late-era expression of the nameplate. For 2018, Harley-Davidson redesigned the Softail platform and retired the Heritage Softail Classic name in favor of the shorter Heritage Classic designation, marking the end of this specific 103-era model run.
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