I never had a problem with my Softail Custom riding twisty roads, and in many cases riding through switchbacks up in the mountains. I don't baby my bike and ride it pretty hard on those types of roads. Of course my Dyna is easier to flick around, but my FXSTC does very well, and scraping has never been a problem. However, my Softail is different than todays newer softails. You'll only find one bike in the current HD lineup that has better lean angles than the '07-'10 Softail Custom's, and that's the CVO Limited. The FXSTC's are Right 34°, Left 31°, while newer Softails are in the low to mid 20's. That's a huge difference, and I can see how scraping pegs/boards could be a problem on certain types of roads. Taking a better line through turns helps though.

 

Let me restate that, all Harleys handle like ****. Some better than others but still not up to par. As someone who has ridden all different types of bikes by all types of manufacturers I can say that all Harleys suck.

Enjoy your new bike ok, no matter what it is.

 

This about sums it up for me.

I'm not a fan of the higher frequency vibrations you get from the rigid mounted B motor and those counterbalancers do rob you of a little power. It's probably not much but they do feel flatter on the old *** dyno.

Softails will handle just fine for most.

Softails do win out in the looks department imo..

I'm on my 3rd Dyna (with a FLHR and two rigids in between) and, whilst I will probably own a Softail at some point, I wouldn't climb over my Dyna to get to one..

 

I never mentioned anything about a Dyna. Maybe the 'Twisties' in HI are different than HWY 1 up the CA. coast line. We have different views on the handling off Softails. On another note, thank you for your service.

 

The twisties are different everywhere, that's one of the things I love about serving in the military, I get the opportunity to ride many different areas of the world. And from the sounds of it, we have different riding styles as well, but too each their own. And you are very welcome, I'm just trying to do my part.

 

I've owned a Fat Boy and and Dyna Low Rider. Here's my take...

Fat Boy: Motor is smoother at idle, better suspension, lower seat height, better resale value
Dyna: Lighter weight, better handling, more cornering clearance

 

I was once told........."if you wanna pose, buy a soft tail, if you wanna ride, buy a dyna". Just sayin'........

 

If you ever make it to the Sacramento CA area, get in touch. We'll do some twisties.

 

I always wondered about that "sitting in the softail" compared to "sitting on a Dyna" comparison Other than the Softail Slim, the seat height (laden) on Dyna's is less than an inch higher, with some models it's less than a 1/2". Hardely enough difference to cause the feeling of sitting on top of a Dyna. Add a low profile aftermarket seat on a Dyna and it might even be lower than the Softail. But you do get the "top of the bike" feel on a Dyna to some degree so my question is, if the seat height is pretty much the same, what is it about the Softail that makes it feel different? Could it be the frame?

 

He's staying with the Dyna. https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...a-fat-bob.html