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Harley-Davidson has merged the Dyna and Softail families and killed off the Dyna, but will the popular family from the 1970s make a welcome return at some point in the future? At the world launch of the new eight-member Softail family in Los Angeles recently we asked several Harley executives why they killed off the …
Good news for fans of the former Harley-Davidson Dyna Fat Bob: Now that it’s a Softail, it handles better and is more powerful with a choice of 107- and 114-cube Milwaukee Eight engines. We’ve just ridden the Fat Bob and other former-Dyna models (Street Bob and Low Rider) that are now part of the Softail …
Harley-Davidson claims they will increase the number of new Harley riders by four million in the next 10 years with new “high-impact” models that have already won the tick of approval from Roland Sands design. The bold prediction was made by Harley international PR manager Nik Ellwood at the LA launch this week of the …
Forget what you know about Softails. The 2018 models combine the Softail and Dyna families with an all-new frame to create a totally different breed. They are no longer “Soft”. They are hard-charging cruisers for the modern era. They feature a much stiffer frame, LED headlights, hidden and tidy wiring, modern graphics and finishes, much-improved …
Harley-Davidson has reinvented the Softail and unveiled its 2018 line-up including three different Milwaukee Eight engine capacities. The Dyna family is now gone and in its place is an eight-model Softail family. The combined Softail/Dyna family have lost the Wide Glide, Low Rider S, Fat Boy Lo and Softail Slim S models. The 2018 Softails now …
Harley-Davidson is expected to launch eight new models tomorrow at the dealer conference in Pasadena, California. The American company unveils its models at its annual dealer conference, followed by a media launch. We have been invited on the 480km motorcycle-media launch next week from Pasadena to Big Bear Lake and back. Why do we think there …
Harley-Davidson might extend their 107-cube Milwaukee Eight engines to some members of its Dyna and Softail range in the next couple of months. That is purely speculation on our behalf, but it is based on history and mechanics. History Harley releases its next year’s models in September, but they also release two or three updated …
Harley-Davidson is fixing a problem with its 2016 Dyna Low Rider’s ignition switch. The recall notice says the ignition switch may become damaged internally “due to engine-induced vibration”. One of the attractions for some Harley fans with the Dyna range is the vibrating rubber-mounted engine. “If the condition remains undetected, it could cause the engine to unexpectedly …
There is more than a hint of Sons of Anarchy styling in the new Harley-Davidson Low Rider S fitted with the 110-cube Screamin’ Eagle engine. It has the Sons of Anarchy bikini fairing, the all-black colour scheme, solo seat, mid-mount controls and raised drag bars that have the rider punching their bare knuckles aggressively into …
Maybe the good people at Harley-Davidson should rename the Street Bob Special as the Road Bob. This limited-edition Dyna is only available in select markets including Australia and New Zealand and it seems the HD customisation department in Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, may have been trying to give the Street Bob “more legs”. For a start, …