When i decided to get back into riding i picked up a used dyna lowrider to ride ... while waiting on the list for my electraglide classic ......as time passed i found that i was riding the glide 98 percent of the time. The bottom line is that the electra glide will out handle the lowrider by a wide margin ,, its smoother , its more comfortable and generally is just a all around better motorcycle. I sold the lowrider last summer because i only put 300 miles on it the last year i owned it....... Before you buy a glide . ask yourself two questions. Are you going to add any chrome ,, are you going to be riding with your wife. If you answer yes to those two questions ,, buy either the classic or the ultra ......a tourpack is great for touring and two up riding ... your wife will love the glide and she will love the tourpack to put her stuff in that you take even on the shortest dinner ride ......You cant upgrade a electra glide standard very much before you have the same money in it as you would a classic .....cruise control is great as are lower fairings ,, this makes the ultra somthing you might want to be thinking about .......while these big baggers look like they would be more awkward than a dyna ....in realisty the glide is a far better handling bike in just about every way i can think of ..... The FLH is the best platform HD makes ......If you buy a dyna ,,, and stay riding harleys sooner or later you will move up to the glide... you might as well just bite the bullet and go whole hog right off the bat, that is unless you are a new rider ,, then you might wanna start with a smaller bike....... as far as riding with a lady on the back .. trust me guy ... size does matter .... give the woman a bike worthy of a lady ,, get a glide .. my wife called the lowrider a 50 mile bike .... she thinks nothing of doing a 1500 mile run on the electra glide with me ,,,, yes there is that much difference in the comfort of the ride .. rat