Can You Tour With a Dyna??
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Man you are a lot more hardcore than I am! LOL
Where did you get the backpack in the first photo?
Where did you get the backpack in the first photo?
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My back usually is fine. My *** is a different thing altogether! Even after putting my Corbin Touring seat on. But that happens to me even in a cage.
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Did 3000 miles last month on the backroads of the NW states; one of our best trips ever. No major cities, absolute minimal four-lane the entire trip.
Now 30+ states and 6 provinces on our Dynas (I'm one of the very few, very lucky whose wife rides her own)
We've both tried the FLH's; even went thru the Tail of the Dragon 2-up on a 120R Road Glide, a resounding nope for both of us...was a very nice, stable bike with plenty of power (I've had faster Harley's) but huge.
Each to their own, but our style of touring is best done on a pair of Dyna's, hopefully for years to come.
Now 30+ states and 6 provinces on our Dynas (I'm one of the very few, very lucky whose wife rides her own)
We've both tried the FLH's; even went thru the Tail of the Dragon 2-up on a 120R Road Glide, a resounding nope for both of us...was a very nice, stable bike with plenty of power (I've had faster Harley's) but huge.
Each to their own, but our style of touring is best done on a pair of Dyna's, hopefully for years to come.
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Of course you can. I do all the time. I think you're preaching to the choir on the Dyna forum here. I've seen plenty of people on the general chat section disagree with us all, and say you NEED that bagger to tour. Some say you need to trailer to go to a rally like Sturgis, so you can enjoy yourself when you get there, or as one poster said "so I can walk once I get there." Whatever.
This year my Dyna had an electrical box fry the day before I left for Sturgis. I rode my wifes Sportster up there instead. No big deal. Both her new Sportster and my Dyna are like Cadillacs compared to what I rode for years.
This year my Dyna had an electrical box fry the day before I left for Sturgis. I rode my wifes Sportster up there instead. No big deal. Both her new Sportster and my Dyna are like Cadillacs compared to what I rode for years.
I refuse to trailer my bike. I can't believe some people do. Some of my bike bucket list rides are tough to figure out the logistics because of it. Going to places like AZ and such. Trying to figure out when it wouldn't be too hot there, but not snowing on the way! LOL
You are right about the newer bikes being Cadillacs...hats off to the old school brothers & sisters!!
Thanks to all who have posted pics and PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING !!!
Implying I'm hardcore with my crocs openly in view. hahaha!
Edit; you asked where I got the backpack...I got it from an REI.
Last edited by Mars47; Aug 31, 2015 at 08:37 AM.
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Rode a '96 Lowrider to Sturgis (no windshield) from Seattle 2 times and from Chicago area 6 times. Did IronButt equivalent on the same Dyna.
So like somebody said "you can tour on a bicycle, you can tour on a Dyna".
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So like somebody said "you can tour on a bicycle, you can tour on a Dyna".
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Touring on any bike isn't really an issue. In my opinion it's more about your setup than anything. I've done some decent miles on my Dyna.
I'm leaving Thursday afternoon for a 2000 mile trip (rough plan) based around Four Corners. One bag with all my shirts, socks, underwear, and a hoodie. The other bag with rain suit, gloves, mask, small tool pack, and also can fit my helmet in there. If I decided to buy some goodies, I can net the helmet up top of the roll bag and free up half of the saddlebag. The Roll bag I got all my pants rolled up and shoved in there. My jacket straps up nicely behind the fairing which I can swap out with my cut for colder weather. I do have a magnetic tank bag that I run as well with all my toiletries. I also take a towel and fold it up into a rectangle shape and bungee it across the front of the roll bag for a makeshift backrest to lean against. I'm going to be out on the road for 5 - 6 days depending on how much we decided to screw around or add in some extra places to see. I'm about maxed out for clothing for this many days like this. I have a detachable sissybar and a tailbag I could run and pack 3 times as much but I just don't see the point. I don't even own that much clothes anyways lol. So if I really needed to travel further I could easily stop at a laundromat somewhere and throw a load in and be back on the road in 2 hours ready for an additional 6 days. Here's a few pics of the bike with it roughly loaded down and a pic of the roll pack from a prior trip I took. Did a rough pack last night just to make sure I'm ready to roll out Thursday with enough room for everything. Good to go!
I'm leaving Thursday afternoon for a 2000 mile trip (rough plan) based around Four Corners. One bag with all my shirts, socks, underwear, and a hoodie. The other bag with rain suit, gloves, mask, small tool pack, and also can fit my helmet in there. If I decided to buy some goodies, I can net the helmet up top of the roll bag and free up half of the saddlebag. The Roll bag I got all my pants rolled up and shoved in there. My jacket straps up nicely behind the fairing which I can swap out with my cut for colder weather. I do have a magnetic tank bag that I run as well with all my toiletries. I also take a towel and fold it up into a rectangle shape and bungee it across the front of the roll bag for a makeshift backrest to lean against. I'm going to be out on the road for 5 - 6 days depending on how much we decided to screw around or add in some extra places to see. I'm about maxed out for clothing for this many days like this. I have a detachable sissybar and a tailbag I could run and pack 3 times as much but I just don't see the point. I don't even own that much clothes anyways lol. So if I really needed to travel further I could easily stop at a laundromat somewhere and throw a load in and be back on the road in 2 hours ready for an additional 6 days. Here's a few pics of the bike with it roughly loaded down and a pic of the roll pack from a prior trip I took. Did a rough pack last night just to make sure I'm ready to roll out Thursday with enough room for everything. Good to go!
Last edited by Jesse_81; Aug 31, 2015 at 09:39 AM.
