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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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I'm preparing to buy my first harley and I'm looking for some advice. A little info about myself, I'm 35 years old, 5' 9" and 175 lbs. I'm looking for a cruiser bike maybe a dyna lowrider or a softail night train. Like I said I'm looking for advice, the pros and cons of these twobikes or maybe another model.
 
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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Kiss all your money goodbye.

Is this your first bike ? or just the first Harley ?
 
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 03:07 PM
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My first Harley, I grew up riding motorcross and enduro motorcycles, and ATV's.
 
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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The Dyna is a little sportier and lighter. Both lines have low enough seat heights. I do not need it (at 6'2"), but the StreetBob is low enough for ya as well.
 
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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I demo'ed A low rider .
Flat out handles nice !

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Here's the other thing I'm trying to stick around the $16K price range.
 
Old Jul 15, 2007 | 03:17 PM
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Most of the Dyna line is below that, and the std Softy and NiteTrain are too, I believe.
 

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I haven't ridden a Dyna in ages, so I took a wide glide out Friday at Bike week. I rung it out real good too. I was impressed in the handling, etc. Having a sloptail I still like the general ride of it, though it doesn't do as good in corner carving as the dyna did. I just don't push my Fatboy extremely hard the footboards scrape bunches. Just MHO.
 
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True they do run around $15K, I forgot the quote I have included the 5-year exteneded warranty.
 
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Rent a few and figureit out what you want, harley are to expensive to make a bad choice,
go with what you like not what everybody else likes
have fun bro
 



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