Harley-Davidson introduced this nameplate for the 2006 model year as the FXDB Street Bob, part of the Dyna family. It was positioned as a stripped-down factory bobber: a minimalist cruiser with blacked-out details, a solo-seat attitude, and a deliberately simple custom look that appealed to riders who wanted a basic, easy-to-personalize Harley rather than a heavily dressed-up machine. Official Harley-Davidson documentation and contemporary model references place the Street Bob in production from 2006 onward. ([serviceinfo.harley-davidson.com](https://serviceinfo.harley-davidson.com/sip/service/document-pdf-print/2084352251492601432/388395/99467-06IA_998739_en_US.xml?utm_source=openai))
The nameplate did not disappear and return later; instead, it evolved with the brand’s platform changes. For 2018, Harley-Davidson carried the Street Bob into the Softail family under the FXBB code, and the model remains in the current lineup in that lineage. That makes it a continuous production nameplate rather than a discontinued-and-revived model. The Street Bob has become one of Harley-Davidson’s best-known bare-bones bobber-style cruisers, valued for its factory custom vibe, clean styling, and long-running place in the company’s cruiser lineup. ([serviceinfo.harley-davidson.com](https://serviceinfo.harley-davidson.com/sip/service/document-pdf-print/2002616326702134742/387366/94000527_1117293_en_US.xml?utm_source=openai))