road king to dyna?
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Road Master
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road king to dyna?
I am in the process of doing my research to purchase a bike in the new year. I asked the reverse question in the Touring forum, but has anyone gone from a road king to a dyna? If so why? Any regrets?
I love the nimbleness of the dyna platform, but love the storage capabilities of the road king. I realize I can always add bags to a dyna, but the road king seems to provide more long distance 2 up traveling comfort. I've ridden my old lowrider up and down the east coast and it was fine for just me.
I guess the biggest question that I need to figure out is, how often I will ride and what kind of riding I will primarily be doing.
Thanks.
I love the nimbleness of the dyna platform, but love the storage capabilities of the road king. I realize I can always add bags to a dyna, but the road king seems to provide more long distance 2 up traveling comfort. I've ridden my old lowrider up and down the east coast and it was fine for just me.
I guess the biggest question that I need to figure out is, how often I will ride and what kind of riding I will primarily be doing.
Thanks.
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Road Master
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LOL ... that is a great point! Why can't I have the best of both worlds?
Cruiser
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Figure this out and I think you'll find your answer.
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The eternal question...
Until they invent a bike that changes from one style to another at the press of a button you have 3 choices :
Buy a bike that suits each style of riding you do & be happy all the time.
Buy one bike that suits 99% of the riding you do & be happy 99% of the time.
Ditch the bikes, drive a car & never be happy again.
Until they invent a bike that changes from one style to another at the press of a button you have 3 choices :
Buy a bike that suits each style of riding you do & be happy all the time.
Buy one bike that suits 99% of the riding you do & be happy 99% of the time.
Ditch the bikes, drive a car & never be happy again.
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I think you answered your question within your first post.
I went from Dyna to RK back to Dyna and Dyna again.
I found the RK great for long range touring, but just didn’t have the opportunity to exercise that very often. Rarely actually.
Rode my Dyna’s 99% of the time, with no regerts....
I think you answered your question within your first post.
I went from Dyna to RK back to Dyna and Dyna again.
I found the RK great for long range touring, but just didn’t have the opportunity to exercise that very often. Rarely actually.
Rode my Dyna’s 99% of the time, with no regerts....
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Very happy with my Switchback, though the bags are a bit too small for anything but a weekend get away. The bike rides and handles reasonably well and with a good tune runs great and can at least get out of its own way!
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Just boils down to personal Choice and what willing to do to make it work .. I love a Road King Looks and Handling but like my Dyna Better for what I use it for .. Quite Happy with my Chieftain Dark Horse for the Touring Part of my Needs .. With the Right Seat and Suspension the Dyna will do just fine on the Long Haul ..
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I'm on a Switchback and had test ridden the RK at the time of purchase (2013). I really liked the RK but it felt ponderous at very slow speeds, although I thought it actually handled better at speed.
The FLD (Switchback) is decent for touring. The bags are about 2/3 the size of the RK's and a typical 6 pack will fit. I put a T-Bag on the sissy bar and I'm good for days on the road. Like any of the Dyna's, my bike benefitted immensely from a suspension upgrade. Beware though that the FLD uses a different fork from all the Dyna's. Overall, a good bike that does a lot well.
The FLD (Switchback) is decent for touring. The bags are about 2/3 the size of the RK's and a typical 6 pack will fit. I put a T-Bag on the sissy bar and I'm good for days on the road. Like any of the Dyna's, my bike benefitted immensely from a suspension upgrade. Beware though that the FLD uses a different fork from all the Dyna's. Overall, a good bike that does a lot well.
