if the new dyna aka softail dont sell enough + the higher price cuts sales the older style may come back, but don't think the old prices will!!

 

A long long time ago
I can still remember how
That Dyna used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make that twin cam dance
And maybe I'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver
With every twisted throttle I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about the widowed glide
Something touched me deep inside
The day the Dyna died
So
Bye, bye to the Dyna glide
Drove my Dyna to the dealer but the dealer was dry
And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day I don’t ride
This'll be the day I don’t ride...

 

I have three left of the five that I have acquired since 2010. The first one and first to go was the Dyna Superglide. It went first as I wasn't interested in putting the money into it to resolve the head shaking at speed.

As time went on I added the 13 Street Bob. It was smooth at speed with no head shaking so I rewarded it with a 120R. Next was the 14 reintroduced Low Rider. Smooth and stable so I used it for some touring. The look of the LR is very appealing so it is likely to stay. The 15 Fat Bob was next. Really liked the style. But it was the worst vibrating bike that I ever had. I did tour with it and put 5,200 miles on it. I tried all the service bulletin procedures to cure Dyna vibration issues. That did result in a lessening of the vibrations but not enough. So I traded it for the 18 Fat Bob version which is an unparalleled improvement.

The last Dyna was the 16 LRS. Smooth, steady and a great performer.

I will not sell or trade the 13 Street Bob or the two Lowriders. They are keepers.

Not concerned about the end of the Dyna line because I will have some until I'm gone.

 

Somebody had to say it

 

I was going to say that Don McLean is turning over in his grave...but i see he is still touring...

 

The problem is - that's exactly what they did with the new Softail, and improved handling in the process. And the cold reaction (from some) was something about it being "metric-ish"... So it would appear the MoCo is damned if they do, and damned if they don't.

 

Yeah, he not dead yet. But this didn't help

 

You mean like they did with the FXR?

 

What's to miss about the old Dyna? I owned a couple over the years. From what I've heard the new Softail offers better power and handling. Styling is a subjective call.

 

the size is weird on the new tails. Definitely feel smaller. No true mid mount points either. But overall, totally better bike. All the s*** folls spend big money fixing on the old bikes is already addressed on the new ones. HD actually listened and fixed the old issues (there are now new ones but, hey ) ....and now you have people who aren't even in the market mumbling nonsense about 20-40+ year old bikes that noboby even cares about anymore and vibrations... because they can.

just wait 10 years... there will be lots more to mumble nonsense about....


Just as bad as that one guy cryingvabout his horse and buggy when cars came about. Lol