Dyna Glide ModelsSuper Glide, Super Glide Sport, Super Glide Custom, Dyna Glide Convertible, Super Glide T-Sport, Dyna Glide Police, Dyna Switchback, Low Rider, Street Bob, Fat Bob and Wide Glide.
My preference for a handler is any of the 06+ Super Glide Custom models. You have mid controls and the newer, stiffer fork tubes. Add a power train stabilizer, cartridges or emulators in the forks, Ohlins shocks to jack it up about 2 inches, low bars and a Big Brake single disk.
It will run with any of the European bikes on a stretch of curvy road.
Hopping up the motor a little with some mid-range cams like 204's, freer filter and exhaust and you have quite a performer that will surprise the heck out of many a rider on different brands.
Jacking up the suspension and going high and tight on the exhaust helps greatly. When you are heavy into a deep lean givin it the steam, you don't want to drag hardware.
Well really is no perfect answer to this question .. I... Choice is a factor as well when comes to Handling ...
this is why sitting around fussing about lean angles and trying to pin the tail on the donkey is sofa king re toded. it's just going to end in pointless debate.
they all suck to somebody, lol. that's why there's an aftermarket to tailor to personal tastes.
some folks want knee drag dynas (lol, "real riders" - GTFOH) and others ("fake riders") want to eat miles... handling goes either way.
I don't necessarily want to drag a knee, but I didn't much care for the way my Street Bob would drag the clamp on the lower muffler nearly every time I made a right turn out of my driveway. 14" shocks, thus increasing lean angle, cured that issue. I can still get it to touch down, but I have to work at it. It happens over and above my normal riding conditions now.
Wheelbase: 63.88 inches Rake/trail: 28 degrees/4.1 inches Overall length: 92.88 inches Overall width: 33 inches Road clearance: 5.75 inches Overall height: 51.25 inches Seat height: 27 inches Dry weight: 619 pounds Wet weight: 651 pounds GVWR: 1085 pounds Fuel Tank: 4.9 U.S. gallons (inc. 1.1 gal. reserve) Engine type: 4-cycle, air-cooled, 45 degree V-twin Displacement: 88 cu. in. (1450cc) Bore: 3.75 inches Stroke: 4 inches Compression ratio: 9.0 to 1 Carburetor: 40mm constant velocity (CV) type Torque: 82 ft-lbs. at 3500 rpm (at the crankshaft) Transmission: constant mesh, 5-speed Frame: steel double cradle Front forks: 39mm diameter, 3-way adjustable, cartridge type Rear shocks: gas charged, adj. for preload and compression damping Front tire: 100/90V-19 H-D/Dunlop K 591 sport Rear tire: 150/90V-16 H-D/Dunlop K 591 sport Wheels: 13 spoke, black, cast aluminum alloy Front brake: dual 11.5 inch (292mm) discs with 4-piston calipers Rear brake: single 11.5 inch (292mm) disc with 4-piston caliper
Lean angles (right/left):33.5/34.5 degrees
Miles per gallon (EPA): 50 hwy, 42 city 1/4 mile: 13.54 seconds at 96.48 mph Top speed: 115 mph (approximate)
Yeah I screwed up.. I was reading fork rake not lean angle.. For fore sure the DX is one of if not the best on lean angel.. Unless you put a 260 lb guy on it.. They were sprung pretty soft.
"Handling" means such different things to different people... I work in a car dealer, and I see our sales people get messed up by this word all the time. A customer says "handling" is important to them... Salesperson shows them lots of sport-oriented cars with low, stiff suspensions. By "handling," the customer meant that when going over speed bumps dropping kids off at school, the child seats don't get jostled around excessively... Or one person defines it as high speed stability, while the next defines it as twitchy agility, and the next defines it as comfortable road isolation...
But when it comes to lean angle, I can say that my FXDX has minimal "chicken strips" showing on the round-and-sticky Avon Cobras, and no hard part of the bike has ever touched the ground (but my foot has). There is LOTS of cornering clearance... If there was much more than there is, I would run out of usable tire.
But this might not be everyone's definition of the word...
My preference for a handler is any of the 06+ Super Glide Custom models. You have mid controls and the newer, stiffer fork tubes. Add a power train stabilizer, cartridges or emulators in the forks, Ohlins shocks to jack it up about 2 inches, low bars and a Big Brake single disk.
It will run with any of the European bikes on a stretch of curvy road.
Hopping up the motor a little with some mid-range cams like 204's, freer filter and exhaust and you have quite a performer that will surprise the heck out of many a rider on different brands.
Jacking up the suspension and going high and tight on the exhaust helps greatly. When you are heavy into a deep lean givin it the steam, you don't want to drag hardware.
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I am on board with that! My 2011 FXDC is a great runner through the twisty canyons out here in Colorado. An inch more lean on either side would be perfect so I'm not dragging pegs though.
FXDXs are the best but if running stamped steel hoops, the wheels will flex and you'll get a wallow if the motor makes any power no mater what you do to the rest of the bike.. Aluminum rims with good spokes kill the wallow. A decent set of mags will do the same.. Most are heavier then spoked wheels tho. The 06 up are 20 lbs heavier, have 1/2 inch more trail and only one disk brake.
After I changed to alloy hoops and started using 180/55 tire, the bike track like it's on rails no mater what the speed. For me the indicators of good handling, tracking where you point it and how well it handles bumps when leaned over. Hit a little sand and how does the bike recover? Does it want to stand up, dance a little under acceleration, braking, cornering? I don't chase the knee dragers tho..
Which are the best handling Dyna?
1. Lowrider S
2. Fat Bob (second version 2014 to 17)
3. Street Bob SE (2014-16) the one with drag bar
4. Street Bob
5. Fat Bob (first version 2008-13)
6. Low Rider (newer version 2013 onwards)
7. Super Glide Sport
8. Switch Back
Give your feedback, thanks.
Outta the box - all dynas handle like ****
And best handling from what aspect..., cornering is but one..., in a long list
Originally Posted by cvaria
There is no best. There's best for x rider.
Yup..., once it set up properly for x rider
My WG - ridden w/ heavy hands - will dump your *** in a NY second
Handling right at the edge of being twitchy - but it aint - just very sensitive & responsive (same as I like my women)
11-09-2017, 07:01 AM
