Well I've gone back and forth several times, and had a very intersting trip today to my local shop.
Originally, I opted for a low rider...liked 6 speed tranny and the thought of a rubber mounted engine.
A couple weeks ago (at an out of towner Harley shop) as I was leaving two bikes were next to me at a red light. One motor looked smooth and the other was bobbing up and down like Pamela Sue Anderson. I wondered to myself if that was a dyna with rubber mounted engine...hmmm. Didn't particularly like that.
So I go in today and talk with the guy, explain that while this will probably be a most days around town bike, I also want to get on it Friday night and not come back till Sunday nite. He then tells me, for that...you don't want a Low Rider. He then begins to tell me about "A" motors (low riders) and "B" motors with the counter balancers (Fat Boys).
He walked over and started up a dyna...and there was Pamela Sue Anderson agian. He started up a Fat Boy and the thing was like a rock. Next he mentioned the "possible" problems with the new tranny, and I said yeah, I heard about the recall...and he kinda muttered he might wait till the 2007 models before he would personally get a dyna.
Sooo...I'm back to the fat boy again. However, I did not get to or ask to ride either of these (as I'm still a little ways out before buying :blink: ) so I don't really know how either would do for a really long ride.
Comments and thoughts sought after, welcomed, and appreciated.
Originally, I opted for a low rider...liked 6 speed tranny and the thought of a rubber mounted engine.
A couple weeks ago (at an out of towner Harley shop) as I was leaving two bikes were next to me at a red light. One motor looked smooth and the other was bobbing up and down like Pamela Sue Anderson. I wondered to myself if that was a dyna with rubber mounted engine...hmmm. Didn't particularly like that.
So I go in today and talk with the guy, explain that while this will probably be a most days around town bike, I also want to get on it Friday night and not come back till Sunday nite. He then tells me, for that...you don't want a Low Rider. He then begins to tell me about "A" motors (low riders) and "B" motors with the counter balancers (Fat Boys).
He walked over and started up a dyna...and there was Pamela Sue Anderson agian. He started up a Fat Boy and the thing was like a rock. Next he mentioned the "possible" problems with the new tranny, and I said yeah, I heard about the recall...and he kinda muttered he might wait till the 2007 models before he would personally get a dyna.
Sooo...I'm back to the fat boy again. However, I did not get to or ask to ride either of these (as I'm still a little ways out before buying :blink: ) so I don't really know how either would do for a really long ride.
Comments and thoughts sought after, welcomed, and appreciated.