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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 12:31 PM
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I don't consider my 85 FXWG "less desirable".
Neither do I, that's why I bought one.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 12:34 PM
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Always been a fan of the WG. In fact, if I don't get my wife a Sportster, I'm getting myself a WG.
Awesome, hope you do.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 12:39 PM
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Since you're on a Wide Glide I reckon you are asking about the dyna line as opposed to the whole HD lineup. I see that as..

1. Wide Glide
2. Low Rider
3. Sport (or whatever the narrow glide is)

That's how most of the guys I know of look at them. If you are asking about the whole lineup, I think it is pretty much..

1. Softail
2. Road King
3. Rest of the glide forms and configurations
4. Dyna lineup

But that's just me. They mess with the dyna lineup too much for my tastes and usually it turns out worse than it was before. To me anyway.. All my opinion only..

Your scoot looks sweet dude.

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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by IBDAGRIZ
Since you're on a Wide Glide I reckon you are asking about the dyna line as opposed to the whole HD lineup. I see that as..

1. Wide Glide
2. Low Rider
3. Sport (or whatever the narrow glide is)

That's how most of the guys I know of look at them. If you are asking about the whole lineup, I think it is pretty much..

1. Softail
2. Road King
3. Rest of the glide forms and configurations
4. Dyna lineup

But that's just me. They mess with the dyna lineup too much for my tastes and usually it turns out worse than it was before. To me anyway.. All my opinion only..

Your scoot looks sweet dude.

Griz

When will people learn - there was a Wide Glide long before there was any kind of "dyna".
 
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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 12:48 PM
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Thanks for the compliment. Not sure if you read the entire thread.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 01:25 PM
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glidein wide - what tanks are those? they don't appear to be stock.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 01:35 PM
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After market tanks were on bike when I bought it, I might pickup stock tanks because I still have paint leftover so I can swap back if I choose. These hold four gallons.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by pjb
When will people learn - there was a Wide Glide long before there was any kind of "dyna".
True. There were shovel head wide glide front ends before the dyna line and we called them wide glides.. My 62 panhead was a "wide glide" as is my 76 shovel FLH as everyone back then associated the "wide glide" to the front end and not the name. That pretty much changed with the 1980 Wide Glide by name.

Now wasn't that boring?

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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 01:49 PM
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my point is that the 1980-86 FXWG Wide Glides have nothing to do with the FXDWG dynas, completely different animals.

you made the common mistake of automatically associating the wide glide with the dyna. the OP's WG is not a dyna.
 
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Now that is an experienced comment.
 
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