The Softail’s evolution begins with Bill Davis’s radical 1970s hidden-shock frame—a design Harley first rejected but later bought outright—leading to the 1984 FXST that blended rigid-frame nostalgia with real suspension comfort and skyrocketed Harley’s sales by 31%. As the line expanded from the Heritage Softail to the Fat Boy, Deuce, Cross Bones and the modern Milwaukee-Eight redesign, each upgrade reshaped American motorcycle culture, so let us watch the video to see how this legendary machine was truly born.