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My FXDS Dyna Convertible finally arrived on March 13th 1996. I am absolutely in love with her. I had no idea just how amazing she would be. I really love the changes the Motor Company made to the Dyna chassis for '96. The new stepped seat is almost a full inch lower and the hand controls were finally updated. I had figured that it would be just like my old sporty, only bigger. It ain't. The big twins are a completely different animal.

I had a list of immediate mods planned for the Dyna Glide, but many of them have changed now that the bike is in my garage. The biggest change is the suspension. The stock suspension isn't bad at all. The front forks have a much better feel than I expected. Diving is not the problem it was on my Sporty. And I can't believe that the rear shocks actually feel good. The Dyna Convertible comes with the longest shocks available and the difference is really noticable. She still bottoms out when I'm riding two-up, so I still plan to upgrade to a set of Works Performance shocks. Here's my current list of mods:

June '96
October '96
  • Sportster handlebar on a 4.5" riser
    [Ack! I put the bar and risers on and almost threw up.
    Not at all what I thought the bike would feel like. I was
    trying to recreate the riding position I enjoyed on my old
    883. I failed. Different bike, different geometry. I'm
    now going with a set of the ape hangers off the new Wide
    Glides. Ahhh... much better.]
  • H-D Ape Hangers handlebars
Maybe someday...
  • Six gallon FatBob tank with ghost flames
  • Higher performance cam
  • Carlini Torque Arm

I'd love to hear comments, suggestions, recommendations, flames, etc.

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