Frame is skinny and small, dyna has bigger tubing-something that always caught my eye comparing the two. Seems like the older guys I see around buy softails, maybe cause they don't work on them, just cruise around town.

 

Tough call. Had a street bob and loved it. It is important to also consider what direction you are going to take the bike in. What mods? Take your time with it.

 

I need a bigger bike for cruisin 2 up, came close to buying a Heritage but I'd have to keep my Dyna.

 

I loved the look. Really, that's what it came down to. My WG was the bike I wanted, color and all.

However, performance played another part in it. I came from a Sportster and I still have it. This is why performance was second to looks as I knew, no matter which bike I had, my Sportster would outhandle it. (And it does.) But between the two I felt the Dyna would handle closer to my Sportster than the Softail. Buddy of mine has a FatBoy Lo and he is always scraping his boards around corners that my Sportster would take without effort.

Since I have riden with a lot of folks with Softails and I've found, for the most part, that when I'm behind them following I'm cruising without pushing my bike even when they are pushing theirs and scrapping pegs/boards around many turns.

 

So true robo tech... got so tired of my boards on the old fat boy. All I wanted was to do was rip up the twisties and my whole bike was what held me back.

not that way with my Dyna!

 

Definatly want a bike to drive, not to look at! Nice twisty mountain 10 miles from here that's calling me. What's everyones thoughts on that skinny front tire on the wide glide?

 

I test rode a fatboy special for about two hours before I bought my fat bob.

I couldn't shake the feeling that I was a vulgar kind of pornking when I rode the fat boy, like everybody was supossed to look at the awsome junk between my legs . I didn't like the floorboards and the way you sit on the bike like taking a crap. The ride was bouncy and cornering was bad,

Dyna's are way better bikes. Athough a softail is just soo pretty! (I mean that btw) So I agree with most, dyna = ride / softail = looks

 

I went with a softtail custom which gave me the leg room to stretch out. I do a majority of in town riding to work & such. I didn't want to be cutting through traffic on a bagger with boards grinding. There's already a ton of beach cruisers in my area. I couldn't handle my knees being right under me either. I like the look of the hidden shocks too.

 

I literally drive my 2011 FXDWG as hard as anyone. I love to accel fast and go hard and fast around turns. I have NEVER had any issues with the skinny front tire. Just like any other vehicle when you go over a bump or crevice in the road you are going to feel it but the faster your going the less you will notice.

 

It handles just fine,no performance issues at all. The look of it is up to personal taste & I'm getting restless to change mine for something fatter.