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Dude, a KLR prob’ly got another ten degrees of lean angle on that big ol’ Harley. My guess is Harley guy, easily PO’d as many seem to be, got butthurt when sportbike guy blitzed by him a bit earlier. He certainly looks PO’d when he gets up, doesn’t even look at his bike.

JMHO of course.

Congrats , you might be the coolest guy here

Me and my brother were passed by a guy like that on the Tail of the Dragon at Deal’s Gap, he was on a moto of some kind, passes us one-handed in a turn, waving at us with the other

Some people have a gift for riding a motorcycle, no doubt.

Thanks for the heads-up, those Warriors are indeed awesome bikes.

You really just don't know WTF you're talking about.

Dynas are still popular in Southern California.

My ideal bike is the one that fits in the back of the van I drive to where the good corners start. I just got tired of all the straight, boring, dangerous roads and drivers in between the good bits. I consider myself lucky to have sampled some wonderful, wonderful roads all around the West. like 3 6 and 20 in California, and I was a weekly Sunday Morning Ride regular and every other evening on the Alice's Restaurant figure eight on the Peninsula. The closest thing to all that around here is maybe the Beartooth, but that's 8 hours away by car.
When I lived in Colorado, I would take my bike in the van to Winter Park before sunrise and do the Front Range secondary highways, hopefully in time to beat the dammable summer afternoon monsoons. Sometimes I didn't, and it was bad enough having to get back to Winter Park or Dillon in pouring hail, much less a cold bath all the way back home to Steamboat.

Will probably get back into the game this year. I want a "traditional" or a "standard" or a "naked bike." No fairings, lots of ground clearance, Superbike bars, mild rear-set pegs, very mild on that.

I suspect I will take the "safe" approach and look for an Eddie Lawson replica, as I've still got my KZ750 E (the electronic modules died and it's a grand to get spark again). Some kind of Ducati naked in 750-900 also appeals to me. As long as the riding position is well balanced at highway speeds, I'm happy.

OK, I’ll ‘fess up, I threw in the ”even you would be able to run away from ‘em on almost anything else” comment because I figured you would prob’ly read it. Sorry.

Ain’t Dynas currently dropped from the lineup? A puzzle that.

Anyhoo, that’s the Harley I want, what mods you figure he did on it? Or did they all lean like that right off of the showroom floor.

The Mean Green Machine! You and I must be of about the same age.

I don't know. But Dynas are directly descended from the FXR which was what Sonny Barger started riding when they came out. As a result, FXR's have a cult like following in California.

Bay area style Dynas generally have high bars, quarter fairings, and high, mid mount pegs. From there it's however much money the owner wants to spend on it.

Lot's of those young Dyna riders in California build them hot with quality, aftermarket suspension, brakes, ect,......and they ride the schitt out of them.

They seem to get a kick out of building up a big twin Dyna and then riding it like a sport bike. They've got their own way.

The FXR's cult-like following has very little to do with Sonny Barger, but everything to do with the fact that it was Harley's best handling motorcycle (due to Eric Buell's design genius) and had the EVO rubber-mounted motor.

Though I'd previously owned many motorcycles, it wasn't until 1989 that I bought my first Harley, a brand new FXRS Convertible (my favorite of all my bikes). Many years later I got a 2009 Dyna Superglide Custom in the identical color scheme to the one you had. My last bike, which I just sold last year, was a 2006 Sportster 883/1200 Custom.

Bullshit.

+1

A cruiser that can just rumble along with a friend comfortably on the back, But which can be stuck hard into a corner when the need arises.

Could be them worked over, high peg Dynas are the Holy Grail. A cinch then things can pull 80 two-up on the highway all day too.

Tks Bristoe

Whatever you think. Some of those young boys seem to be able to toss a 700 lb Dyna around. Seems to me you'd need to be a fast healer to do it enough to get good at it.

Not necessarily a given...

My buddies make a living riding FXR’s and FXDX’s. Started as a hobby of showing what is possible on a Harley and turned into a clothing company and being part of Monster energy power sports team. They travel the country riding and [bleep] off. Hot women and parties surround every minute of their life. Bay Area boys that moved south to make it big and rub elbows with correct folks. I thought they were crazy when they left good jobs to pursue this dream. Turns out I was the crazy one. Had the pleasure of riding with them as things progressed and wheelied the piss out out of everything when making the first videos. Long before the professional videographers and helicopters used in their films now. Hard to believe now we shared the same little league ball fields and Christmas Eve parties. Unknown industries. Here is a link to their website and YouTube videos. Amazing stuff. Still got my FXDX though I think that chapter in my life is closing.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oDEK2XTGbN8
https://shop.unknownindustries.com
https://m.youtube.com/user/113rideordie

I thought those guys had custom frame and all new suspension. They're wild whatever they ride.

Had a 79 R100RS. Same deal. Good weather protection, light, fast enough, good mpg. Put a lot of miles on it. The current 2009 FXDL is interesting. While they don't have a huge amount of lean angle available, they DO have a very low center of gravity. You can get away with not cranking the thing over as much as something with a higher center of gravity. Works pretty good. I certainly haven't ridden it even remotely aggressively, but it's very light handling for a 672 pound motorcycle. Gobs of low and midrange torque, make it entertaining, as well. Not sure what will drag on it, and how much it would upset the thing, but it isn't set up to do that kind of riding, and while you could, it's not the right tool. More fun to enjoy the niche it was designed for. Same with any bike. That's why there is no such thing as an all around vehicle. THEY don't adapt , YOU do.