Old member returning. Sold my Challenger, back to a dyna, just a few quick questions.
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Old member returning. Sold my Challenger, back to a dyna, just a few quick questions.
I'll make it short and sweet.
I left dyna for a few years and went to Indian Challenger. Well I just bought another 16 dyna, and need to catch back up on the latest and greatest.
So as I said, let's do this short and sweet.
Who's making "the" 2-1 these days? I'm reading Sawaki? Fab 28,? Bassani?
It's a 16 103 bike?
Legend still tops on suspension? How's the Fox stuff? Ohlins outdated yet?
Thanks guys, just bought last night.
Already parts on orderI miss the dyna for 85% of my everyday riding and I had to come back
I left dyna for a few years and went to Indian Challenger. Well I just bought another 16 dyna, and need to catch back up on the latest and greatest.
So as I said, let's do this short and sweet.
Who's making "the" 2-1 these days? I'm reading Sawaki? Fab 28,? Bassani?
It's a 16 103 bike?
Legend still tops on suspension? How's the Fox stuff? Ohlins outdated yet?
Thanks guys, just bought last night.
Already parts on orderI miss the dyna for 85% of my everyday riding and I had to come back
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[QUOTE=Rollcage;21015487]I'll make it short and sweet.
I left dyna for a few years and went to Indian Challenger. Well I just bought another 16 dyna, and need to catch back up on the latest and greatest.
So as I said, let's do this short and sweet.
Who's making "the" 2-1 these days? I'm reading Sawaki? Fab 28,? Bassani?
It's a 16 103 bike?
Legend still tops on suspension? How's the Fox stuff? Ohlins outdated yet?
Thanks guys, just bought last night.
Already parts on orderI miss the dyna for 85% of my everyday riding and I had to come back[/QUOTE
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I left dyna for a few years and went to Indian Challenger. Well I just bought another 16 dyna, and need to catch back up on the latest and greatest.
So as I said, let's do this short and sweet.
Who's making "the" 2-1 these days? I'm reading Sawaki? Fab 28,? Bassani?
It's a 16 103 bike?
Legend still tops on suspension? How's the Fox stuff? Ohlins outdated yet?
Thanks guys, just bought last night.
Already parts on orderI miss the dyna for 85% of my everyday riding and I had to come back[/QUOTE
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1. It was very frustrating trying to get parts, not just performance parts, but even OEM.
I bent a front rim and was down 8 months.
2. I like the ease of being able to work on my Harleys, in researching it was 8 hours labor to put cams in the Challenger.
3. It's a big bike, and while it wasn't too much by any means, it was just big and bulky for short trips like my daily commute to work which is only 7 miles. Quick barhops with the buddies for bike night seemed more like driving a refrigerator than a hot rod.
4 probably the biggest reason was I miss the sound and feel of a twin cam, it's just fun.
I've had Dynas that are 130/130 so the power wasn't more than a dyna to me, and the bike was heavier, so it didn't seem "that" fast. As far as liquid cooled, yes the motor probably had some longevity, but if I ever needed to work on it, it was either a pita, or had to have the dealer unlock something in the ecm just to upgrade things like lights.
All in all, I miss the fast and loud feel of Harley. I miss the sound, the vibration, the feeling of rolling down the road in something just rumbling and grumbling with the wind in my face. The Challenger was a couch with a windshield that sounded like a Volkswagen Jetta. It wasn't "fun" to me.
Hell of a machine, just needs more aftermarket support, and more and easily available goodies.
Ok, good to hear. I road down to Mexico last year with a group of Fresno motor cops and one of them had the new Challenger. He wouldn't shut up about how great his Indian was. Personally I am a Harley guy to the bone. A couple years ago Hollister Indian was letting you test ride all the new bikes including Victory. I rode 3 of them and they were about as exciting as a John Deere tractor. Nice to hear another opinion.
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A few reasons,
1. It was very frustrating trying to get parts, not just performance parts, but even OEM.
I bent a front rim and was down 8 months.
2. I like the ease of being able to work on my Harleys, in researching it was 8 hours labor to put cams in the Challenger.
3. It's a big bike, and while it wasn't too much by any means, it was just big and bulky for short trips like my daily commute to work which is only 7 miles. Quick barhops with the buddies for bike night seemed more like driving a refrigerator than a hot rod.
4 probably the biggest reason was I miss the sound and feel of a twin cam, it's just fun.
I've had Dynas that are 130/130 so the power wasn't more than a dyna to me, and the bike was heavier, so it didn't seem "that" fast. As far as liquid cooled, yes the motor probably had some longevity, but if I ever needed to work on it, it was either a pita, or had to have the dealer unlock something in the ecm just to upgrade things like lights.
All in all, I miss the fast and loud feel of Harley. I miss the sound, the vibration, the feeling of rolling down the road in something just rumbling and grumbling with the wind in my face. The Challenger was a couch with a windshield that sounded like a Volkswagen Jetta. It wasn't "fun" to me.
Hell of a machine, just needs more aftermarket support, and more and easily available goodies.
1. It was very frustrating trying to get parts, not just performance parts, but even OEM.
I bent a front rim and was down 8 months.
2. I like the ease of being able to work on my Harleys, in researching it was 8 hours labor to put cams in the Challenger.
3. It's a big bike, and while it wasn't too much by any means, it was just big and bulky for short trips like my daily commute to work which is only 7 miles. Quick barhops with the buddies for bike night seemed more like driving a refrigerator than a hot rod.
4 probably the biggest reason was I miss the sound and feel of a twin cam, it's just fun.
I've had Dynas that are 130/130 so the power wasn't more than a dyna to me, and the bike was heavier, so it didn't seem "that" fast. As far as liquid cooled, yes the motor probably had some longevity, but if I ever needed to work on it, it was either a pita, or had to have the dealer unlock something in the ecm just to upgrade things like lights.
All in all, I miss the fast and loud feel of Harley. I miss the sound, the vibration, the feeling of rolling down the road in something just rumbling and grumbling with the wind in my face. The Challenger was a couch with a windshield that sounded like a Volkswagen Jetta. It wasn't "fun" to me.
Hell of a machine, just needs more aftermarket support, and more and easily available goodies.
Number 6, this nonsense. They have about as much lineage to the original Inidan Motorcycle company as I do!
Last edited by snake_eyes; Jan 11, 2023 at 07:06 PM.
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It was about buying a bike I liked.
It's a hell of a piece of machinery, and will probably outlast many of it's competitors in terms of reliability, it is smart spending.
But it wasn't as fun to me as driving a dyna.
I guess it's apples and oranges, a sport bagger and a basically bobber, but still.
It wasn't "my" cup of tea
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It wasn't about lineage for me, I've owned 5 GSXR's, I own Yamaha snowmobiles, and I drive a Toyota truck.
It was about buying a bike I liked.
It's a hell of a piece of machinery, and will probably outlast many of it's competitors in terms of reliability, it is smart spending.
But it wasn't as fun to me as driving a dyna.
I guess it's apples and oranges, a sport bagger and a basically bobber, but still.
It wasn't "my" cup of tea
It was about buying a bike I liked.
It's a hell of a piece of machinery, and will probably outlast many of it's competitors in terms of reliability, it is smart spending.
But it wasn't as fun to me as driving a dyna.
I guess it's apples and oranges, a sport bagger and a basically bobber, but still.
It wasn't "my" cup of tea
It'll be a funny day when the woke mob catches up to them and they're forced to change that precious name.
Last edited by snake_eyes; Jan 12, 2023 at 08:04 AM.
