It all depends on what you build it for. I've a friend who has built both, one for 1/4 mile, and another for the Bonneville Salt Flats. The Salt Flats bike won't do great in the 1/4, though it actually has performed decently, and vice versa. With his Salt Flats bike, he almost broke the 200 mark by the time he quit running. He just couldn't keep sinking the cash into it, but he still builds bikes, though, and he's moved to SD so it's not as much of an expense/trip to go there. He may pick it up again. Who knows? He does seem to have the "bug" for speed!

 

I built it to ride! haha
Seriously though I do everything on this bike and never intended on it being anything of a "drag bike" so with that being said it handles amazing, gets decent fuel mileage and can/have sat in traffic in the heat of Houston weather.
I'll never get rid of it and it truly does everything I need or have ever thrown at it. I've ridden that bike 400 miles multiple days in a row and it hasn't complained yet!
The only reason why I bought my dyna was because of the quick detach sissy bar and bags for my better half haha. Even though she isn't happy I built the motor on that bike either, it's much more tame than my fxr and wouldn't hesitate to take a trip across country on either of them.
Also kudos to your friend getting the REAL speed!!!

 

Speed is my "little blue pill"..

 

I added a set of throw over bags to my new-to-me 2016 Low Rider....

I didn't like the way the bags stuck out with the standard 2-bolt brackets that attach to the shock and then the fender strut. So I bought a 1-bolt bracket (not listed for my bike) that fits on the fender strut bracket. It keeps the bags off the swing-arm and let me tuck then in, between the shock and the turn signal...

IMHO.... It looks MUCH BETTER this way....

 

You'll want to check the integrity of those brackets regularly, paying specific attention to the weld area between the mounting plate and the support bar. I've used those and the shake of the bike with the weight of the bags causes that weld to fail.

 

Thanks for the heads up....

The vast majority of the weight is on the yoke of the bags, but those brackets were not especially "robust"...

The round bar portion seems OK, but the "L" bracket that bolts to the strut is weak... Should it break, I'd replace the "L" bracket with a thicker steel... and then I'll be golden... Probably could do that for less than the cost of the first set of brackets I bought...

I will keep an eye on them.... Thanks again...

 

for those running legend axeos, do these things mellow out?

 

Also you might want to put some 3M clear film on your rear fender underneath those bags because they will rub your paint even if they have felt under them.

 

Boring 3/4” to 25mm

Finished. Ready for spacers and bearings.

 

Clean little set up you got there!