demo days

chuckyj95 said:

I just got back for demo days and was half impresed I think I am in love with a dyna super glide but I know I can aford one. Maybe a late 80 or early 90 how much have the changed? I have also disided that the newer sporster vibrat a lot the seat is uncoftable and on the 1200low the handale bars sucked. I wached a 03 sitting right next to a 08 the 08 had biger side to side shake and 03 had a all arond viberation. The power from the EFI did impress me but I had a hard time telling what gear I was in and went to shift Inexsperins I guess. I did how ever but to rest the thought of getting a 883.

Chuck

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The Dyna started in 1993 or so, before that its predecessor was the FXR, which by most accounts was a better handling and riding bike. Disclaimer: I ride an FXRS-SP. If you can find an FXR from 88 through 93, it will cost much less than a Dyna, and once you're over 2,000 RPM's hardly vibrates at all. The FXR uses a three point rubber mounting system, the Dyna is only two, which caused some problems on the early to mid 90's bikes, something about cracking the transmission?

The Dyna came with the Evo motor through 1998 or 1999, and the twinkie after that.

My personal recomendation, go with an FXR, you'll love the ride, and the Evo motor is easier to work on.

http://webpages.charter.net/bghouse/Chilly/fxrstuff.htm

I thank a late 80's FXR might be what I am going to start looking for I take very good care of my bike macanicly but I ride my bike. I get cought in the rain and ride 50 miles a day commute. I dont want a new pretty bike. Thanks for the knowlage I think I know what I am going to look for in the next too years.

Chuck

that is a realy nice bike. do you have any more info on them.

The link I posted has most of what you would want to know, he's very thorough. A lot of the Harley boards have FXR forums for questions, but you get better info from the old timers, it's not a popular model among the VisaGlide riders.