Second bike advice?
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Man, thanks to everyone for the replies, good info...
mkenkel - the Street Bob is what got me looking in the first place, saw a new one at the dealer in SC and liked the configuration on it. But with HD, you never run out of options, do ya?
Atlantaallen - been looking that way on Cycletrader, some great options.
Jaburg1/funbikerchick - long story, but actually my wife is changing jobs and I'm not, so we'll be maintaining two households for a while. I managed to convince her that to help offset the distance, I'd need a bike at both places until we get back to one house. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
HD and Vette - I'd like to keep it mid teens or less if possible, I actually prefer a lightly used one, they usually have the basic mods I'd do to one right off anyhow. But I did show my wife the new CVO Breakout online and she didn't shoot me...now if I could just find that winning Powerball ticket...
Msmall - what is it about the Softail you like over the Dyna?
Midgard - love the Night Trains, but my cousin has one and if I got one after he did, I'd never hear the end of it! LOL!!
Thanks again, everyone.
mkenkel - the Street Bob is what got me looking in the first place, saw a new one at the dealer in SC and liked the configuration on it. But with HD, you never run out of options, do ya?
Atlantaallen - been looking that way on Cycletrader, some great options.
Jaburg1/funbikerchick - long story, but actually my wife is changing jobs and I'm not, so we'll be maintaining two households for a while. I managed to convince her that to help offset the distance, I'd need a bike at both places until we get back to one house. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
HD and Vette - I'd like to keep it mid teens or less if possible, I actually prefer a lightly used one, they usually have the basic mods I'd do to one right off anyhow. But I did show my wife the new CVO Breakout online and she didn't shoot me...now if I could just find that winning Powerball ticket...
Msmall - what is it about the Softail you like over the Dyna?
Midgard - love the Night Trains, but my cousin has one and if I got one after he did, I'd never hear the end of it! LOL!!
Thanks again, everyone.
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Hmm. To me there's three basic options. Dresser which you've already got, race bike if wanna carve corners and track, and basic minimalistic bike for just riding.
My personally default is minimalistic. I like basic bike stock which I can then take whatever direction I want. Best of both worlds IMO. Duffel/sissy bag, saddles when I need them.
So softail or basic dyna. I prefer softail with balanced engine/drive. To me it looks the way a cruiser is supposed to look and sounds and feels right without the punishment of a true hardtail.
My personally default is minimalistic. I like basic bike stock which I can then take whatever direction I want. Best of both worlds IMO. Duffel/sissy bag, saddles when I need them.
So softail or basic dyna. I prefer softail with balanced engine/drive. To me it looks the way a cruiser is supposed to look and sounds and feels right without the punishment of a true hardtail.
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But, then you would both be cooler than everyone else lol
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A lot is cosmetic, I like the rigid frame look.
The real design differences....The way your seated. You sit on a dyna, you sit in a softail. Also, the balanced motor on the softial is much better when sitting at a light. No vibration with the softail, tons with the dyna
The real design differences....The way your seated. You sit on a dyna, you sit in a softail. Also, the balanced motor on the softial is much better when sitting at a light. No vibration with the softail, tons with the dyna
Man, thanks to everyone for the replies, good info...
mkenkel - the Street Bob is what got me looking in the first place, saw a new one at the dealer in SC and liked the configuration on it. But with HD, you never run out of options, do ya?
Atlantaallen - been looking that way on Cycletrader, some great options.
Jaburg1/funbikerchick - long story, but actually my wife is changing jobs and I'm not, so we'll be maintaining two households for a while. I managed to convince her that to help offset the distance, I'd need a bike at both places until we get back to one house. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
HD and Vette - I'd like to keep it mid teens or less if possible, I actually prefer a lightly used one, they usually have the basic mods I'd do to one right off anyhow. But I did show my wife the new CVO Breakout online and she didn't shoot me...now if I could just find that winning Powerball ticket...
Msmall - what is it about the Softail you like over the Dyna?
Midgard - love the Night Trains, but my cousin has one and if I got one after he did, I'd never hear the end of it! LOL!!
Thanks again, everyone.
mkenkel - the Street Bob is what got me looking in the first place, saw a new one at the dealer in SC and liked the configuration on it. But with HD, you never run out of options, do ya?
Atlantaallen - been looking that way on Cycletrader, some great options.
Jaburg1/funbikerchick - long story, but actually my wife is changing jobs and I'm not, so we'll be maintaining two households for a while. I managed to convince her that to help offset the distance, I'd need a bike at both places until we get back to one house. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
HD and Vette - I'd like to keep it mid teens or less if possible, I actually prefer a lightly used one, they usually have the basic mods I'd do to one right off anyhow. But I did show my wife the new CVO Breakout online and she didn't shoot me...now if I could just find that winning Powerball ticket...
Msmall - what is it about the Softail you like over the Dyna?
Midgard - love the Night Trains, but my cousin has one and if I got one after he did, I'd never hear the end of it! LOL!!
Thanks again, everyone.