Gotta tell ya' that I pulled the 2004 Dyna front end off my bike and gave it to a brother--wheel and all. Gave it. Gratis.
I thought it was the most worthless piece of steel MoCo ever built.
FX ft ends have not been the strong point for HD Maybe that is why the Streetbob has been beefed up?
I agree. In fact, the reason I'm considering a Fat Bob is that the front end is much like that of my Sportster 48. Given that, I'm thinking about just ducking the whole matter and getting a Deluxe--although the Fat Boy Lo has merit.
If you look back over the years it appears that MoCo has been beefing up the Dyna front-end with increasingly beefier fork tubes.
My position is rebuke. When they knew it wasn't strong enough, why didn't they fix it?
Simple...They had plenty of parts
You're right, no question about it.
My position is that I have plenty of blood and I didn't want to lose any of it when that front end pogo'ed for no reason.
Parts bin bike or not, that front end is not right, and the bean-counters should not have had the last word.
Edit: If you had to pick, would you stake your life on Betty, or a stock Super Glide?
A stock Super Glide front end can be beefed up with a fork brace and heavier oil sure does not hurt jMO:s