Test Rides Done, decision made
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Test Rides Done, decision made
So went in today and finally got on a few bikes.
The 1200C was solid. Very comfortable, felt good through the turns could easily see myself comfortable on the bike for quite awhile.
The Super Glide Custom was much the same, comfortable fit. Alot more nimble then I thought and the weight difference wasn't anywhere near as bad as I anticipated. Low end torque, taking off, breaking, everything felt similar enough around town, mid ride I was thinking I just didn't feel that big a difference comfort wise to justify the Dyna. Once I got it over 45 though, it was a night and day difference to me.
The stability and smoothness of the Dyna compared to the 1200c was amazing. 70 on the dyna felt like 30 on the sportster. I don't know how much distance driving I am going to do, but I'll be jumping on the freeway to work and back and forth enough I know I'll appreciate the difference.
I went back and forth between the two for awhile, but I found I kept gravitating back to the Dyna heavily. In the end I decided while I could be more than happy with the 1200c, the Dyna was just endearing itself more and more.
I sat down and ironed out the details and got them to budge a bit with sales and am getting a ride up to the dealership bright and early tomorrow.
Wanted to thank everyone here for all the input and helpful info, even though I didn't end up going the Sportster route, you'll never here me say they aren't a great bike.
The 1200C was solid. Very comfortable, felt good through the turns could easily see myself comfortable on the bike for quite awhile.
The Super Glide Custom was much the same, comfortable fit. Alot more nimble then I thought and the weight difference wasn't anywhere near as bad as I anticipated. Low end torque, taking off, breaking, everything felt similar enough around town, mid ride I was thinking I just didn't feel that big a difference comfort wise to justify the Dyna. Once I got it over 45 though, it was a night and day difference to me.
The stability and smoothness of the Dyna compared to the 1200c was amazing. 70 on the dyna felt like 30 on the sportster. I don't know how much distance driving I am going to do, but I'll be jumping on the freeway to work and back and forth enough I know I'll appreciate the difference.
I went back and forth between the two for awhile, but I found I kept gravitating back to the Dyna heavily. In the end I decided while I could be more than happy with the 1200c, the Dyna was just endearing itself more and more.
I sat down and ironed out the details and got them to budge a bit with sales and am getting a ride up to the dealership bright and early tomorrow.
Wanted to thank everyone here for all the input and helpful info, even though I didn't end up going the Sportster route, you'll never here me say they aren't a great bike.
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09-27-2011, 05:43 PM
So went in today and finally got on a few bikes.
The 1200C was solid. Very comfortable, felt good through the turns could easily see myself comfortable on the bike for quite awhile.
The Super Glide Custom was much the same, comfortable fit. Alot more nimble then I thought and the weight difference wasn't anywhere near as bad as I anticipated. Low end torque, taking off, breaking, everything felt similar enough around town, mid ride I was thinking I just didn't feel that big a difference comfort wise to justify the Dyna. Once I got it over 45 though, it was a night and day difference to me.
The stability and smoothness of the Dyna compared to the 1200c was amazing. 70 on the dyna felt like 30 on the sportster. I don't know how much distance driving I am going to do, but I'll be jumping on the freeway to work and back and forth enough I know I'll appreciate the difference.
I went back and forth between the two for awhile, but I found I kept gravitating back to the Dyna heavily. In the end I decided while I could be more than happy with the 1200c, the Dyna was just endearing itself more and more.
I sat down and ironed out the details and got them to budge a bit with sales and am getting a ride up to the dealership bright and early tomorrow.
Wanted to thank everyone here for all the input and helpful info, even though I didn't end up going the Sportster route, you'll never here me say they aren't a great bike.
The 1200C was solid. Very comfortable, felt good through the turns could easily see myself comfortable on the bike for quite awhile.
The Super Glide Custom was much the same, comfortable fit. Alot more nimble then I thought and the weight difference wasn't anywhere near as bad as I anticipated. Low end torque, taking off, breaking, everything felt similar enough around town, mid ride I was thinking I just didn't feel that big a difference comfort wise to justify the Dyna. Once I got it over 45 though, it was a night and day difference to me.
The stability and smoothness of the Dyna compared to the 1200c was amazing. 70 on the dyna felt like 30 on the sportster. I don't know how much distance driving I am going to do, but I'll be jumping on the freeway to work and back and forth enough I know I'll appreciate the difference.
I went back and forth between the two for awhile, but I found I kept gravitating back to the Dyna heavily. In the end I decided while I could be more than happy with the 1200c, the Dyna was just endearing itself more and more.
I sat down and ironed out the details and got them to budge a bit with sales and am getting a ride up to the dealership bright and early tomorrow.
Wanted to thank everyone here for all the input and helpful info, even though I didn't end up going the Sportster route, you'll never here me say they aren't a great bike.
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