Call Me Bob, But Don’t Call Me Dyna.
What we wanted to know at Cycle World was how one of the bikes formerly known as Dyna, such as the 2018 Street Bob, is expressed as a Softail.
Like, does it feel legit?
Is it better than the Dyna?
Yes!
It doesn’t feel the same, but it feels good. Our Street Bob with its Milwaukee-Eight 107 is super quick.
The Street Bob 103 we dyno tested recently made 65 hp and 88 pound-feed, by comparison. A useful increase, and combined with the reduced weight, makes for spirited blasting around on the Bob.
Chassis feedback, damping, and steering feel are all superior to that of previous Dynas. This is quality damping at work, and the first time we felt the “squish” of rebound-damping control at play, we were pleasantly surprised. Turn-in is crisp, steering is far more neutral, and the bike held its line well.
It’s still a cruiser in terms of cornering clearance, but in a cruiser state of mind, you can ride hard. The profile is similar to that of the previous bike, and it’s pretty stripped down in terms of styling and presence.
This bike is now lettered up as FXBB, and, at least, you won’t have any trouble wondering by its code name if it’s a Dyna. Because this is definitely not a Dyna, and there’s nothing wrong with that at all.
Test and Article Created By:
Mark Hoyer|Cycle World
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