Yesterday was a bittersweet day. I traded in my beloved Silvia for a new Street Bob. I loved that bike... It was my first HD and she treated me well. Here where I live I got a lot of compliments on her because she really stood out in this world of the usual cliche baggers. I love the new bike too, but you know, she was my first...

Anyway, I'm still going to hang in this forum in addition to the Dyna forum.

Now to go put some miles on Bob.

 

Grats, nice ride

 

cingraTS on the new scoot

 

Did the same thing two weeks ago, but you'll forget about her pretty quick! The Street Bob is better in every single way. Congrats!

 

no... no it is not. it is very much not better. it's different. does not handle as well, not as fast off the line (without major modifications), reduced turning radius, more expensive to maintain (belt replacement- faaahk!), weighs more... etc...

dynas shine on the highways.... around town, they are a clumsy nightmare.

you may just be experiencing "it's new to me" syndrome...

 

I recognize both of us have our own opinions, but in mine, it is. I disagree with all your points and I much prefer the Bob for in town driving as well, the Iron always felt top-heavy at lower speeds.

Not saying I didn't like the Iron as well, just that I like the Dyna about 100% more.

 

Thanks all for the kind words. Cvaria is right in that its different. The Iron was more convenient in a lot of ways... backing down the driveway, weasling into tight spaces, and ripping tight turns in town. Believe it or not, after stage 1 that little 883 could out zip all my buddies around town on their big twins until around 40, then it was game over. LOL But half the time they didn't know any better because usually there was a turn coming up.

However, I always felt too big on the Iron. I know there's a lot of big guys (bigger than me) that ride them. But I do a lot of all day group rides with a lot of highway riding and I would be cramped and tore up at the end of the day. This is where for the Dyna shines. Highway speeds is day night better AND the stupid power it has for passing at those speeds. That's were my Iron just didn't have it.

I'd never stand here and say one is better than the other, just different. The key is for how I know how I actually use the scoot most of the time, the Dyna fits my needs better.

 

Those aren't opinion points... they are immutable facts. Disagree all you want.

Will not stop you from spending more on service/taking longer on DIY, being slower down low, having reduced agility, making wider turns, etc.

Dynas are great. I hated mine at first because the sportster is so dang good. It took time to accept (and love) that the dyna is just different.

Dynas are hd sweetspot overall. Stripped down with the biggest stock engines and best BT agility... monsters on the highway and passable around town ( town being city/dense population ). The torque is no joke and the ride to 70mph feels a lot different on a dyna vs a sporty. Stock, dynas are comfortable/stable than sportsters at high speeds. The big twins have some problems due to design that just aren't even possible on sportys (wobbles, chain issues, primary issues, insane complexity of some services)

Sportys are raw fun machines that rip and tear... not the first name in sportbikes, but good classic bikes that are super reliable. Super easy to work on... that all-in-one engine is a marvel. If one were to up an iron to a 1200 or 1250, it will be crystal clear that the sporty is not a joke. they just really are out of their element on highways.. not saying you can't run them on highways... they are better suited for rips around urban areas but, people tour on then all the time... i did before getting a BT.

They a just different, not better or worse.

I'm fair, i think anyway

 

I have both. Spoiled rotten. Alternate between the two. Ride mostly around town and don't find my FatBob unwieldy or clumsy around town.

 

that's fair