I'm sure yall get asked a version of this all the time.

Do yall think a Dyna for a new guy is too much bike?

I grew up on a dirt bike but haven't ridden in many years.

Also. I've been told I need to hunt down a carburetor version. Any truth to this?

 

I feel any harley is a good bike if you have confidence. The carbed bikes will be easier for a diy person with tuning, but nothing wrong with efi bikes.

 

Dynas are great bikes. Get one if you like to ride......

 

^ Thanks for the replies!

 

Depends on what kind of riding you're doing- Dynas around town are great- very nimble, not so great on long distances. When I got back into riding, my first bike was a Dyna low-rider- loved it, though on long rides even with a Corbin seat it was brutal on my backside.

 

Yeah mine will be more of around the town riding.

to and from work
joy ride
very rare road trips

 

Don't see anything wrong with a Dyna for your first street bike.

 

I rode a motorcycle for the first time about 6 weeks ago and bought a dyna a few days later. No regrets.

 

I am new as well. Started on a Yamaha 250 after MSF class in March and getting license. Bought a Super Glide a week ago. People knock the small bikes but they are a great tool to gain confidence and experience.

After having ridden both I can say the smaller bike was definitely and without question better for me to gain some some real-world experience on a very forigiving ride right after getting the license. Given that I had never even been on a public road, would the super glide have been just as as easy and proper? For me, the answer is most definitely no. For others it might be different. I started small and got the super glide when I started realizing the limitations of the smaller bike. Others just go all the way with a larger first bike and nothing wrong with that. It all is personal what comofrtable with and level of confidence and experience. Given you have dirtbike experience, it is probably different. I had never even sat on a motorcycle. It would have been dropped-multiple times along the way of gaining actual road experience if I had just got the SG from the get-go after taking the MSF class and getting the license.

 

dyna's are great first street bikes.carb'd bikes are cheaper to maintain as they don't need a expensive tuner and dyno time to adjust the air/fuel mix when doing engine performace upgrades .All you need is a screwdriver , some $3 jets and a little know how.also carb'd bikes sound better.