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Old Sep 30, 2016 | 01:39 PM
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Their crap mate-.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2016 | 02:45 PM
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49mm is a "small" fork now?!
So then these 39mm fork legs on my FXD are gonna snap off soon huh?
 
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Old Sep 30, 2016 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Nomadmax
So then these 39mm fork legs on my FXD are gonna snap off soon huh?
What? 39mm forks? DO YOU WANT TO DIE? Upgrade immediately!

 
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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 12:11 AM
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Lol...this one is all over the place.

How bout except for the larger cosmetic coverings on the FLD Switchback it has the smallest tubes of the 06-later Dynas ... 41mm while all other "exposed" FX Dyna models as you know are 49mm.

And on that 1972 sporty referenced previously...i think it has only 35mm tubes (pre 39mm).
 
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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 01:24 AM
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That's interesting. I assumed the front end of the FLD had 49mm tubes...that MoCo had up-sized the 41's across the board. I guess that means the FLS's are still 41mm as well...
 
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Originally Posted by Kopazzz
I didn't mean to offend the Motor Company. One of my bikes, in fact the first Harley I owned, is a '72 Iron Head Sporty and the front-end leaves a lot to be desired. Of course that was under AMF ownership and a long time ago. My bad.
So, the question is; does the current production Dyna offer any improvement over the 44 year old forks of your first Sportster.

Hmmm...

Test ride a FXDLS.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 08:18 AM
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Point well taken, 44 years is a long time. My main rider is an '04 Road King which I love and will never part with, bought it new. Want to build a HD Bobber and deciding whether to go with Dyna or Softail. Front-end is key. Probably will go with softail standard cause rear suspension lends more to bobber look.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2016 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Kopazzz
Point well taken, 44 years is a long time. My main rider is an '04 Road King which I love and will never part with, bought it new. Want to build a HD Bobber and deciding whether to go with Dyna or Softail. Front-end is key. Probably will go with softail standard cause rear suspension lends more to bobber look.
 
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Originally Posted by Kopazzz
I didn't mean to offend the Motor Company. One of my bikes, in fact the first Harley I owned, is a '72 Iron Head Sporty and the front-end leaves a lot to be desired. Of course that was under AMF ownership and a long time ago. My bad.


'72? Seriously?

A lot has changed.
 
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So the real question is: which Dynas are the "lower end" Dynas?
 
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