The Dyna Street Bob feels very similar to a Sportster. Still light & agile yet offers more seating space. Comparing the comfort of the two off the showroom floor, the Street Bob has the clear advantage. The 2014 model I rode had the 96" twin cam. I can't be certain, but to me it seemed a bit quicker than the 1200 Sporty. The 103" will smoke the Sporty. The 6-speed makes it a bike that you can do anything with without breaking a sweat. A Dyna cruises at speeds where Sporty's scream. I doubt that anybody would have regrets moving from a Sporty to the Street Bob. Plus they're pretty inexpensive. Even more so on the used market.

 

FXDX but they don't make it anymore and you can't have mine.

 

I'll agree that a street bob is a great bike.

I was riding a honda 750 5spd before I got my street bob. And from that I knew I wanted 1000+ cc and 6spd. Dyna's fit the bill perfect, and the street bob had what I wanted looks wise.

With a dyna you can ride it like a sporty in traffic and the twisties, yet still have long range comfort and better touring capabilities. I cruise at 80mph going to work on the interstate a lot, and it has no problem topping out the speedometer. And I dont use 6th gear unless I'm doing 70mph+ (its pretty tall) I can be passing cars at 75mph and need to speedup to pass some more and you drop a gear and hammer down and you're doing 90mph+ before you get past the next car. I love it, very comfortable with my cafe fairing, and highway pegs mounted in the forward control peg spots, and the mid control pegs make the bike feel much better when riding the twisties. My street bob can handle corners faster than the footpegs/ lean angle allow for with the stock shocks. Side note mine has the 103ci engine and is a joy to ride anywhere, and even at 80-85mph it doesnt break a sweat.

 

1200 ids fine. at stage 1, you'll be gravy. of the 18k on my sporty, 9-10k is highway mileage. been up and down the east coast. never an issue. when it was an 883, i rode from md to fl. total nightmare in nc and sc, people speed like crazy and the bike couldn't get out of it's own way.
after converting to 1200 stage 1, the bike was cake and the highway was no longer an issue. if going dyna, go 2007+. super glide! sporty on roids





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Which 96 TC Dyna?

 

I'm a new rider. I have a 2015 Sportser 1200C
The bike does fine 70-80 on the highway but I wouldn't ride it for hours at that on the highway. If you plan to do long rides get the Dyna.

 

I have the '07 1200C and it's fine on the highway. I've ridden Sportsters on many multi-thousand mile trips. Will the Dyna be a more comfortable bike? Most likely. That said, a Sportster is more than competent enough for just about any riding condition. Except maybe off road and the Dyna wouldn't be better at that either.

 

I have owned 2 1200's, a Switchback in between, wife has an Iron, and back at the end of June I got a street Bob, still not sure which I like best! Well except that my 2012 custom seemed to want to go straight rather than flick through corners like the others. But with its good stage 1 tune power was not a problem. The Bob does feel like a big Nightster, more roomy, better stock suspension, lower revs when cruising of course, but heavier in the parking lot. The tire/wheel combination can lend one bike more toward stability and another towards highway stability IMO. The Bob, iron, and Nightsters turn in better, while the fat tired custom and Switchback track a little better down the highway. I got rid of the custom primarily due to its handling, it unnerved me in the twisties and I have been riding for over 30 years, have taken the Bob to the mtns twice and was very pleased with its handling. Btw, The tiny windshield I have has been my favorite, no buffeting and it really does help reduce fatigue by reducing pressure on your chest. I was at a dealer yesterday, sales guy stated a two hour ride wore him out on his softtail slim! Wife and I just laughed and laughed.

 

Not sure if anyone realized but people are responding to a 6-years old thread. The OP never responded to this thread after posting the original post.

 

It's drkxman's fault! Lol. Oh well it's still going to be a question some one will ask.