Article And Photos By: John O'Brien www.hardcorecycles.com
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e’ve all heard about it before, the dreaded Dyna “death wobble,” and nearly anyone who has taken a sweeping turn at 100MPH+ has experienced it. I love Dynas. They are the first Harley I ever really fell in love with. To me, nothing on two wheels looks better than a properly set up one, but with that being said, they handle like absolute garbage off the factory floor. For me, though, that is part of the fun. Can it be aggravating at times trying to get a bike to perform
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the way you want? Absolutely. This may sound crazy, but that is what I love about Harley-Davidson! If I bought a bike and it came exactly how I wanted it, and I didn’t have to figure some things out it, would be boring. Where would the fun be in that? I want to make a bike my own, have it ride exactly how I want through my own efforts. And to be honest, I think the performance scene owes a lot to the Dyna. Sure, it all started with the FXR and its incredible handling of the budding performance bagger scene we
are experiencing now but let’s not forget what was in between. I truly believe we would not have nearly as many Road Glides with T-Bars and a proper suspension set up if many of those riders did not experience what a difference those parts could make on a Dyna. So how do we fix it?! Well, before we talk about curing the problem that has plagued Dyna riders as long as the platform has been around, we first need to understand why there is a wobble in the first place. The Dyna has two basic
