One of the Heritage Springer Softail's most prominent features is its Springer front end, but the concept behind this chromed bit of eye candy is a half-century old. Looking much like the front suspension on the 1948 Panhead that inspired it, this modern Springer iteration has been around since 1988. Evolutionary refinements since then have kept this antiquated-but-viable system competitive with the telescopic forks in Harley-Davidson's line.