First Ride to work
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First Ride to work
I rode my 2007 Dyna FXDC to work yesterday. I live on Whidbey Island in Washington state and commute to Tuwilla - just a wee bit south of Seattle, it is a 52 mile ride altogether one way. The bike had 178 miles on it and I was afraid I would hurt it, as it is still being broken in. However! much to my delight (man was it fun) I varied my speed and the bike just loafed along at 65 or so in 6th gear on the freeway. I have never had a BIG bike and this is my first HD. I was so impressed on the handling comfort and cruise ability, it was so damned fun I could nto quit smilin!
Only bad part of the ride was the ferry in the early morning, I take he first boat accross at 4:40 AMand bikes always go to the head of the line. I pulled up on my spiffy new Dyna, and heads turn (from other HD riders in all the bad boy garb) and a couple of metric riders, no onesays a thing, not Good Morning, ***** off or Nice bike! but I did not let it spoil my day, it was a very beauitful morning and me and the Dyna (otherwise known to me as Big Blue) were happy as we could be! :-) Maybe they thought I was just another "poser"... but I am 52, been riding for over 40 years on all kinds of bikes, to include Metrics and took spins on, BSA, Norton etc...oh well like I said I was elated so it does not matter anway.
The Dyna did the ride and never winced, I love my New Bike! 2007 FXDC Cobalt Blue.
Only bad part of the ride was the ferry in the early morning, I take he first boat accross at 4:40 AMand bikes always go to the head of the line. I pulled up on my spiffy new Dyna, and heads turn (from other HD riders in all the bad boy garb) and a couple of metric riders, no onesays a thing, not Good Morning, ***** off or Nice bike! but I did not let it spoil my day, it was a very beauitful morning and me and the Dyna (otherwise known to me as Big Blue) were happy as we could be! :-) Maybe they thought I was just another "poser"... but I am 52, been riding for over 40 years on all kinds of bikes, to include Metrics and took spins on, BSA, Norton etc...oh well like I said I was elated so it does not matter anway.
The Dyna did the ride and never winced, I love my New Bike! 2007 FXDC Cobalt Blue.
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Awesome!! Whidbey is SO pretty. I've taken that ferry. Would love to fire up some BCT baffles on the boat! That whole area has some amazing riding scenery (when it's not raining).
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Dude,
It's 4:40am. I don't remember the english vocabulary until at least 7am.
I ride my bike to work as often as possible, but then I'm less than 5 miles from my job. You're right. It's the perfect bike. I love it.
It's 4:40am. I don't remember the english vocabulary until at least 7am.
I ride my bike to work as often as possible, but then I'm less than 5 miles from my job. You're right. It's the perfect bike. I love it.
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I rode my 2007 Dyna FXDC to work yesterday. I live on Whidbey Island in Washington state and commute to Tuwilla - just a wee bit south of Seattle, it is a 52 mile ride altogether one way. The bike had 178 miles on it and I was afraid I would hurt it, as it is still being broken in. However! much to my delight (man was it fun) I varied my speed and the bike just loafed along at 65 or so in 6th gear on the freeway. I have never had a BIG bike and this is my first HD. I was so impressed on the handling comfort and cruise ability, it was so damned fun I could nto quit smilin!
Only bad part of the ride was the ferry in the early morning, I take he first boat accross at 4:40 AMand bikes always go to the head of the line. I pulled up on my spiffy new Dyna, and heads turn (from other HD riders in all the bad boy garb) and a couple of metric riders, no onesays a thing, not Good Morning, ***** off or Nice bike! but I did not let it spoil my day, it was a very beauitful morning and me and the Dyna (otherwise known to me as Big Blue) were happy as we could be! :-) Maybe they thought I was just another "poser"... but I am 52, been riding for over 40 years on all kinds of bikes, to include Metrics and took spins on, BSA, Norton etc...oh well like I said I was elated so it does not matter anway.
The Dyna did the ride and never winced, I love my New Bike! 2007 FXDC Cobalt Blue.
I rode my 2007 Dyna FXDC to work yesterday. I live on Whidbey Island in Washington state and commute to Tuwilla - just a wee bit south of Seattle, it is a 52 mile ride altogether one way. The bike had 178 miles on it and I was afraid I would hurt it, as it is still being broken in. However! much to my delight (man was it fun) I varied my speed and the bike just loafed along at 65 or so in 6th gear on the freeway. I have never had a BIG bike and this is my first HD. I was so impressed on the handling comfort and cruise ability, it was so damned fun I could nto quit smilin!
Only bad part of the ride was the ferry in the early morning, I take he first boat accross at 4:40 AMand bikes always go to the head of the line. I pulled up on my spiffy new Dyna, and heads turn (from other HD riders in all the bad boy garb) and a couple of metric riders, no onesays a thing, not Good Morning, ***** off or Nice bike! but I did not let it spoil my day, it was a very beauitful morning and me and the Dyna (otherwise known to me as Big Blue) were happy as we could be! :-) Maybe they thought I was just another "poser"... but I am 52, been riding for over 40 years on all kinds of bikes, to include Metrics and took spins on, BSA, Norton etc...oh well like I said I was elated so it does not matter anway.
The Dyna did the ride and never winced, I love my New Bike! 2007 FXDC Cobalt Blue.
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Ya know...a lot of times, that's true!! I know if I see a nice custom chop, or a sparkly new Springer Custom, I always say...she's a beauty!! But...I still love my bob.
I think that makes me a CVO *****....but aren't we all?
I think that makes me a CVO *****....but aren't we all?
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yea - I know it's early and some of the HD guys there were on the Electra Glides or Heritage Soft-tails, I am sure they like their bikes - but when a Dyna shows up, just bares bones bad *** cool, ya know they gotta love it...:-)
Of course the dude on his goldwing just grumbled something when I said hello....
Of course the dude on his goldwing just grumbled something when I said hello....
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Welcome to the Dyna club. Most of the people that own and ride the bigger bikes have problemsin traffic but not the Street Bobs. I work with someone that traded in his Electra for a Heritage and he learned that it even was betterin traffic than the bigger bikes.Congradulation on the purchase. Have you gotten itset up theway that you want it. If not just ride awhile and see what you like and don't like so that you do no spend money for things that you really do not need.
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But you never told us how you did it......you have a 52 mile to work in Washington State riding your new Dyna for the first time. You got a grin on your face like Jimmy Carter having sinful thoughts.
So, you never told us how you managed to turn that machine into the parking lot at work rather than just continuing on down the highway for another couple hundred miles......pg
So, you never told us how you managed to turn that machine into the parking lot at work rather than just continuing on down the highway for another couple hundred miles......pg