Why Softail more expensive than Dyna

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May 30, 2009 | 01:37 PM

#31

dbleagle

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From: Gulf Coast of Mississippi

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Originally Posted by DannyZ71

I'm sure glad we got this all figured out. Now I can concentrate on buying a Dyna.

Whew!... I thought you were going to say GoldWing...

Charlie D.

May 30, 2009 | 01:40 PM

#32

DannyZ71

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From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

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Originally Posted by dbleagle

Whew!... I thought you were going to say GoldWing...

Charlie D.

Naw, I have my Chevy for that. And it won't tip over.

May 30, 2009 | 02:13 PM

#33

leicafish

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From: So Cal The Golden State

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Originally Posted by frogg

Remember what your Old Man used to say?

"Because I said So."

Well now Harleys using it, and have been for quite some years.

Damm I hated that logic when I was a kid. And that logic showed up it was just so damm final.

Thanks for laugh today.

May 31, 2009 | 12:31 PM

#34

Dustball

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From: SoCal Desert

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Originally Posted by schumacher

Because Dyna's are the step above Sportsters

Ouch!!!

May 31, 2009 | 02:15 PM

#35

Cryptoboy

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Originally Posted by rockDAWG

Softail has a higher demand because:

1. most of us think they look better? or
2. they ride better than Dyna? or
3. all the above

Probably more of the 1st one. Most people tend to think the Dyna's ride better - in regards to handling - than a Softtail does (the positioning of the rear shocks and physics tends to determine that).

It's really more a matter of supply and demand, and people like the Softtails more, so the prices are higher as a result.

May 31, 2009 | 03:17 PM

#36

PigInaBlanket

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From: Virginia

Quote:

Originally Posted by schumacher

Because Dyna's are the step above Sportsters

But remember a Softail is a step below an old man's bike.

May 31, 2009 | 11:25 PM

#37

BoomerBob

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From: Desert S. West

Quote:

Originally Posted by PigInaBlanket

But remember a Softail is a step below an old man's bike.

Well I'm screwed now then. Guess I got one foot in the grave too.

Jun 1, 2009 | 12:08 AM

#38

woody69

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From: tecumseh Mich

I'll take my dyna anyday, least were not hiding anything!!!!!

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Jun 1, 2009 | 12:28 AM

#39

PaFatboy

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From: Shady Grove Pa

Most people like the Softails cause they sit a little lower, look like a hardtail, etc. Way back in 1973 my Superglide "kicker" looked like a Dyna.

Jun 1, 2009 | 12:34 AM

#40

ToastedGoat

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From: Kansas City Mo

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaFatboy

Most people like the Softails cause they sit a little lower, look like a hardtail, etc. Way back in 1973 my Superglide "kicker" looked like a Dyna.

yup. They took the old fxr frame and redesigned them to the "dyna" frame.

I think the older ones hand a better ride. My wife does to. Our new dyna bottoms out even with the progressives on it. My old FXR would ride us both with out any problems.

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