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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 05:35 AM
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I have an '02 FXD with sidecar and would like more rake for easier handling. I have always loved the look of the springer front ends! Of course a front fender is needed to stay dry and mud-free and front brakes are important with the extra weight of the hack but I live on a pension.

Is/are there economic alternatives for a springer?

Anybody have pictures of a springer on a Dyna?
 
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 06:46 AM
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Different vintage then yours but heres one I spotted on my local CL
http://stockton.craigslist.org/mcy/5604556333.html
 
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To me Dyna's with springers sometimes look cool, and sometimes look weird. The one fskitch linked to looks really cool. Nicely proportioned.

Forum member bikerlaw had a thread a few years back about putting a springer on a Dyna.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...r-swapout.html
 

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I installed both a DNA Springer as well as a PAUGHCO on my Low Rider. The DNA's work, but are crap compared to the more expensive PAUGHCO. I would never trust a DNA with the added weight of a hack.
Reindeers link has more of my info.
 
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Thanks for the warning about DNA forks!
 
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