http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/113/4943/Motorcycle-Article/2010-Harley-Dyna-Wide-Glide-First-Ride.aspx Climb on with Motorcycle USA for our first ride of the 2010 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide in this motorcycle review video from our ride from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
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fuck the epa
the epa
Most stock bikes …
Most stock bikes have crap suspension, but the lack of adjustment is missing on most cruisers, not just HD. Minus for cruisers in general as far as I’m concerned.I think the engines shake because they want it to, and people will pay for the springer. Just means they are selling to the crowd doesn’t mean it’s an engineering issue. Do they have reliability, durability issues? Things like that.
just not the bike i …
just not the bike i would choose.
Cheapest shocks …
Cheapest shocks money can buy.
Hardley has been hammered for years by multiple magazines for the lack of R&D put into their bikes. Considering their history alone rather than addressing engine shake, well, you got rubber mounts. Look at the springer system, google it as a matter of fact.
Hardly is garbage.
But is the …
But is the engineering really that bad? Is vibration the only qualifier? I don’t own an HD but I do appreciate the styling of older bikes. HD is the only one that seems to have managed to keep even a modicum of the older bikes. Triumph’s are good too mind you. The japanese cruisers look off. I don’t know what happened. They used to make very nice (to me) UMJ’s. THe older CB and KZ’s are really nice machines even today. But japanese cruisers,not so much. HD’s are very expensive though.
The name, image, …
The name, image, and sound are the big things I think people go for. For me, the biggest thing is the sound. That goes back to my very original comment, where I said the bike being reviewed is too quiet, and it takes away a lot of the appeal. It’s a lot like a V-8 in that it just delivers a raw, throaty growl that seems to drip with muscle, even if there’s not much power behind it. The Harley ranks at #4 on my list of top engine sounds, behind the V-8, jet engine, and two-stroke single.
I never said they …
I never said they purchased it for performance, you are correct, however its not so much presentation as it is merely just the name, example a buddy sold a boulevard 800 for a fatboy, nearly identical bike, but he had to have the actual Harley name, personaly I do not get it, but if that is what you are getting at, I fully concur.
I still maintain …
I still maintain that the Harley-buying public get the bike for it’s presentation rather than its performance. I know that Harley-Davidson were very active in racing back in the day. If I had a chance to buy Mert Lawwil’s bike I’d do it in an instant.
The other bike makers have left Harley behind in performance, but Harley alone have kept the soul and the legacy of the big, crude, bad-ass pig-iron. It’s the appeal of a a steam train over a diesel one, and the Muscle Car over the Lamborghini.
Harley davidson …
Harley davidson actually has a huge racing background, they were very dominant in the flat track especially, and still are. Cruisers are not, and never have been synonymous only with harley, through good marketing to a largly ignorant consumer base that perception has remained, Indian, Triumph and BSA were huge competitors against harley at one time, since, triumph has continued, and jap bikes have also took a huge chunk of that market.
Internet man, click and educate yourself will ya?
I suppose you think …
I suppose you think a Cuda is cheaper than a Ferrari. Obviously it depends on the Ferrari (Enzo is obviously more expensive, a 355 is not).
And again, I have to point out that a Harley isn’t supposed to be a good bike. It’s a bike that appeals to a certain market of people who couldn’t imagine riding a bike made of something as feminine as plastic. It’s a hard, mean, bad-ass looking bike with a bad-ass history. So, the Harley-Davidson market is 100% separate from the rest of the market.
and the Hog had …
and the Hog had absolutely nothing, but slightly better looks, to carry it through.
Absolute garbage, and yes, I have ridden a modern hog, its not a cuda, its more like a Yugo engine with added cylinders and bling to make it look cool, for a premier sport bike, you pay less than a hog, so by price standard, the hog would be the Ferrari.
Ok now dont ever …
Ok now dont ever put a mopar in the same league as a Hog Or I will be reaching through the computer and rippin yer E fingers off.
I rode a yami cruiser for 13 years, loved it, thought I would enjoy a hog because of appreciation of one back in those days ect, so I rode a buddy who had an absolute beatiful fxlrs ? horrid, vibrated so bad you could not see the mirrors going down the highway, no real usable power besides the initial stump pulling torque, unbalanced, basically the jap bike had it
0.23 -Fail take off
0.23 -Fail take off
In terms of pure …
In terms of pure engineering efficiency and prowess, I totally agree that a Hog is far behind, say, a Kawasaki Ninja. It’s quite a ways behind just about everything else, too. But that’s not the point! You don’t buy a Harley for light weight, zappy power, supercar speed, or precision handling. Harley Davidsons aren’t meant for that. They are a machine for those who still like the appeal of good ol’ badass-ness. It’s the difference between a Hemi Cuda and a Ferrari Enzo. I’d take the Cuda.
Nothing like a …
Nothing like a piece of engine design to attract people who do not know any better.
Fag
Fag
cruisers are a …
cruisers are a crappy concept. you can’t even turn without scraping parts! what’s the point?
and how does a small to medium single disc stop a 750 lb machine? should have a 300mm dual disc config.
Very ameature …
Very ameature flames in my opinion. If im putting flames on anything they need to have super definition to them, or be tribal. I think this bike would look nice “murdered out” as in all black. But, like i said, that’s my opinion, as minuscule as it is.
i could c myself on …
i could c myself on one of these once motocross gives out on me lol
Damn, it looks good …
Damn, it looks good! Sounds pretty awesome stock too.
I think a Harley …
I think a Harley needs more of a bad-ass factor than this. Although a lot of people (like the guys who make South Park) don’t appreciate it, I think more of that Harley noise would be just what Dr. Davidson ordered.
i like harley but …
i like harley but this one looks well suited for hippies
looks good
looks good
Awesome, thank´s …
Awesome, thank´s moto usa
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