Softail vs Street bob
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Right where I belong!
I tried several softails and just didn't hit it for me. Felt cramped ( I'm tall) and just couldn't take the Kentucky back roads like I wanted. Comming from a 883 sportster I wanted to be able to have fun in curves and have a heavy cruising bike. The solution...Wide Glide.
But seriously the Slim looks like a bad *** bike, he just needs to ride them both to figure out what suits him better.
Showed him this thread and he's at the dealership now making a deal on a DYNA! He said the way he wanna be able to keep up with the big boys although he loved the look of the softail he prefers hitting corners hard
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Been that way forever. No getting around how good the Softails look, but gotta ride a Dyna!
Solid choice. I've had both and IMO a Softail doesn't hold a candle to a Dyna. Bikes built for different purposes.
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From: Central Cali
He could have had one bad *** softail for less than he would be paying for a new one...
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/motor...555-miles.html
But sounds like he went the dyna route.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/motor...555-miles.html
But sounds like he went the dyna route.
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Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Corona, Ca
I was looking at the slim Saturday when I stopped by the dealer. It's a good looking bike but it's not the right bike for someone who's into canyon carving. It's a cruiser to putt around on for the weekend warriors
He could have had one bad *** softail for less than he would be paying for a new one...
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/motor...555-miles.html
But sounds like he went the dyna route.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/motor...555-miles.html
But sounds like he went the dyna route.
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I can tell you this, if he likes the softail custom as far as style, he wont find a cleaner one with many, many mods done. Engine is strong and runs like a top, very clean all over and very comfortable with the shotgun shock and ricor intiminator/progressive springs front end combo. People think its new (people that dont know Harley stopped selling the Custom in the states).