Glossary / General

soft tail

9 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A soft tail is a motorcycle that looks like it has no back suspension but actually has hidden springs to make the ride smoother.

Technical Definition

Softail refers to a motorcycle frame design that hides the rear suspension to look like a hardtail chopper but provides rear suspension comfort.

Hear It Discussed

"getting rid of Adyna and going to the much better soft tail format because like everybody knows now [6342.2s] after riding them that there are a thousand times better than Adyna like I always tell..."
Fxr-Division #469 The Fast Life Podcast 45:33

"since, well, when they brought out the soft tail, [2045.4s] they made a huge deal about, oh, 15% more chassis rigidity."
Motorcycle Purchase Decisions Are Emotional--Or Why we Fall for Styling Cycle World Podcast 33:56