Thinking about changing it up
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Thinking about changing it up
My never ending thoughts of change never seem to stop for my bike. I was out riding the other day and was going through some winding farm roads and I realized that my bike is not very comfortable. Now I think I want to change it up and go more function over form. This may take some time, I don't really have the funds right now so I'm more in the brainstorming phase, just researching and picking out parts to hopefully get in the future.
I want to ditch the apes and am thinking about either Fat Bob or Wide Glide stock bars and risers.
Forwards are going to come off and I'll go back to mids with highways pegs.
For suspension. I need to compromise on this a bit budget wise, so Ohlins are out. Right now I'm thinking Works trackers or Progressive 970's in the rear to replace the 11" 412's. Not sure about front yet but something will replace the Progressive drop in kit.
I also would like to swap out my Side Shots for a 2 into 1 pipe.
So that's what I'm thinking. Any suggestions?
I want to ditch the apes and am thinking about either Fat Bob or Wide Glide stock bars and risers.
Forwards are going to come off and I'll go back to mids with highways pegs.
For suspension. I need to compromise on this a bit budget wise, so Ohlins are out. Right now I'm thinking Works trackers or Progressive 970's in the rear to replace the 11" 412's. Not sure about front yet but something will replace the Progressive drop in kit.
I also would like to swap out my Side Shots for a 2 into 1 pipe.
So that's what I'm thinking. Any suggestions?
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From: Upstate NY
Brother i hear what your saying about function although your bike looks slammin the way it is. I wouldnt change a thing. I say keep your bike as is and when you have the funds go out and get a road king as a second bike
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A second bike would be awesome and I've really been wanting a Road King. I'm just not sure if it will be as soon as I was originally planning so this bike may be it for a while. I love what it looks like now also so that makes this a hard choice. Another option I've been thinking is just going back to mid controls and some 11.25" Works Black Tracker shocks and leaving the rest alone. That would keep the same look for the most part, I'm just not sure if the Works shocks in the 11.25" length will be any better then the 11" Progressives I have.
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If you make any changes may I suggest you do the seat first. A Mustang wide solo would be my choice. The reason I would suggest you do it first besides the all day comfort thatbitnwill give you is that changing the seat changes all the geometry on your bike. In your case it will probably move you higher and more forward. These are two things that may make the apes and the forward controls more comfortable. Even if the new seat doesn't do it all for you it will give you a starting pound. You wouldn't want to set your new bars and foot controls then change it up when you change the seat. A couple of other things you can do is play with the tilt on your bars. Sometimes just rotating them back even an inch can make a huge difference in comfort yet still look about the same. Good luck
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Dont do it! No BS your bike is by far one of the best looking Dynas around. Dont take all those well thought out mods, your time and probably some money and flush it. You will never find the comfort you are looking for. You will end up spending money on parts that are going to muck up your bike and make it look like a piece of crap and then you will decide that you cant make your Dyna in to a Bagger and so you will sell it and buy a Bagger. Thats my suggestion any way.
Dont do it! No BS your bike is by far one of the best looking Dynas around
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Comfort over looks, when it comes to riding, IMO. If you're not totally comfortable, then who cares what it looks like. Make the changes you want for comfort first, performance second, looks last, again IMO.
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neal- the 11.25" works shocks will be 100x better than progressives 412 series...
i would start with those shocks and change your bars...if your not happy with the bars resell em since the stockers wont cost too much $.
a seat with back support will be a lot more comfy for you too..
i would start with those shocks and change your bars...if your not happy with the bars resell em since the stockers wont cost too much $.
a seat with back support will be a lot more comfy for you too..
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From: alberta
Your bike looks great as it is. Keep it the way it is, ride it, shop around for a road king bagger for longer hauls in comfort and invest the money you would spend changing your dyna. Eventually, I would like a road king but to me a dyna not to loaded up is comfortable enough for trips and fast riding.
If you are going to change it the bars, and controls should help with some comfort, but what is the comfort advantage of changing the pipes from sideshots to 2-1?
If you are going to change it the bars, and controls should help with some comfort, but what is the comfort advantage of changing the pipes from sideshots to 2-1?