I may be a first but here goes
#12
My dad is 55 and likes to ride my Street Bob. He likes the Dynas, as do I, because they have a more old school feel than a fully decked out air ride bagger.
The Switchback is a good mix between the two if you want something lighter and more nimble for around town that can also do serious miles in bagger mode.
The Switchback is a good mix between the two if you want something lighter and more nimble for around town that can also do serious miles in bagger mode.
#14
thanks guys money is an object and my 07 king will be
paid off in march 2014 and then I will probley buy me an
older pre loved dyna switch back and put a fat boy front
end on it with super glide exhaust with the baffles knocked
out and I'll throw the baggs away. I am sure thankful to
know that I'm not by myself on this one
paid off in march 2014 and then I will probley buy me an
older pre loved dyna switch back and put a fat boy front
end on it with super glide exhaust with the baffles knocked
out and I'll throw the baggs away. I am sure thankful to
know that I'm not by myself on this one
#15
I rode a '01 Road King for ten years following twenty five years of Shovels of different FX and custom flavors. I loved it, especially on long trips, and thought it would be a twenty year bike. The problem was that for every mile of highway touring I did I spent five in the hills of my local riding area and commuting 50 miles a day to work. I often thought that a Dyna would have been a better choice for an everyday ride.
In the summer of '10 I crashed the Road King. Other than a couple of small road rash patches I came out OK and rode the bike 15 miles back home. Unfortunately, although I thought the damage relatively minor, the insurance company called it totaled and paid me the going rate in my area for the bike.
Enter the current ride, an '07 FXD. I love it and it may be a twenty year bike. ;-)
I'm a lot older than 53 too.
In the summer of '10 I crashed the Road King. Other than a couple of small road rash patches I came out OK and rode the bike 15 miles back home. Unfortunately, although I thought the damage relatively minor, the insurance company called it totaled and paid me the going rate in my area for the bike.
Enter the current ride, an '07 FXD. I love it and it may be a twenty year bike. ;-)
I'm a lot older than 53 too.
Last edited by theoneandonlyhoppy; 01-05-2012 at 01:14 PM.
#16
#19
I'm 49,and for the last five years rode a '06 Road King Classic.Last month I sold it to my brother in law and bought a '12 Street Bob.I really loved the RKC,but was getting a little board with it.Most of my riding is local,not to much touring and always ride solo.I wanted to try something a little lighter and sportier.I think the Dyna SB is just what I want and need.And if things don't work out w/it,no big deal,sell it and find what I want......But I don't think that's going to happen for a long time!