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Dyna low rider9/14/2023 ![]() ![]() OK, after 28 years of dealing with PR people I know the game-however, if six-speeds don’t eventually proliferate throughout the Big Twin lineup, I’ll eat your black T-shirt. It has totally different gears and cases, and the new transmission will not retro-fit previous models as certain changes have been made to the Twin Cam engine in the Dynas to better incorporate that new tranny.įinally, when I observed that I expected the six-speed to eventually proliferate throughout the Harley Big Twin lineup, he cautioned that he hadn’t said that, and that he would not make such a prediction. ![]() You may recall that Harley-Davidson has previously offered a six-speed as a bolt-on accessory, but the spokesman pointed out that this new standard box is in no way related to the accessory tranny. He explained that the Dyna was one of the oldest models in the fleet, was thus most urgently in need of upgrading. Like you, we thought that the Dyna was a curious choice to be the first model to receive the Cruise Drive six-speed transmission, so I asked a Harley-Davidson spokesman about it. The Dyna’s distinguishing marks are that it is a cruiser that, unlike the Softail, has exposed shock absorbers. Then for 1999, the Dyna series received the new Twin Cam 88 engine. The Dyna chassis was introduced for 1991, and featured an all-new internal frame with a two-point engine isolation mounting system to prevent most of the vibes from reaching the rider. Meanwhile, the original FXS Low Rider of 1977 is the direct forerunner of our test bike. ![]() Which leads us finally to the total revamp of the Dyna series.Īdvertisement The seat may be low, but the Low Rider has adequate cornering clearance.The roots of the Dyna series extend back to the 1971 FX Super Glide. Now for 2006, all Harleys get the mechanical changes that result in a lightened clutch pull and improved shifting. More recently, Harley-Davidson has introduced four-piston brake calipers, which were a huge improvement over the anti-stop brakes of the past. The introduction of the five-speed transmission lowered engine rpm in high gear, and this, along with belt final drive, delivered smoother riding. In the early 1980s and continuing through the Evolution series, H-D dealt quite successfully with the first couple of problems through improved manufacturing techniques and rubber engine mounting. To understand how far Harley-Davidson has come with the new Dyna, you have to appreciate the rap against Harleys from the distant past: they suffered from engine vibration, oil leaks, poor brakes, clunky shifting, heavy clutch pull and a lack of cornering clearance. ![]() The Dyna not only gets new frame geometry and a new fork, but (gasp!) it’s the first Harley-Davidson to come with a standard six-speed transmission. The V-Rod introduced the Revolution engine, and now the Dyna series has been so completely revised for 2006 that (to rip a headline from today’s newspapers) it’s obviously a product of intelligent design. Along came the knuckles, which begat the panheads, which begat the shovels and the Evolution engine, followed by the Twin Cam 88. In the beginning were the singles, then Harley-Davidson brought out its first V-twin in 1909. ![]()
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