Prime 5 Harley-Davidson Dyna Customs

Initially conceived as a spicy mixture of Sportster and big-twin parts, it’s no shock the Harley-Davidson Dyna has turn into a hooligan staple on the streets at the moment. The Dyna served as a lean intermediate for 27 years earlier than being absorbed into the Softail line after 2018, and for those who ask us, the absence of a twin-shock, big-twin cruiser remains to be felt at the moment.

With such a protracted manufacturing run, Dynas may be discovered nearly anyplace, that’s the excellent news, and the common 20-year-old bike may be had for round $5,000—even much less for those who’re prepared to place within the work. Moreover, the aftermarket for these bikes is WIDE, and the twin-shock association is commonly a neater avenue for modification than the Softail.

Possibly you don’t see your self as a Harley man, or perhaps a Carhartt-clad Dyna bro, however we’re sure you’ll discover one thing to envy amongst our high Harley-Davidson Dyna customs.

Sureshot’s 1997 FXDL ‘DST’ “Slender and thin customs are the model of my store,” says Takuya Aikawa, and this 1997 FXDL wears all of the hallmarks of the Chiba, Japan-based Sureshot’s model. Carrying a customized Softail-inspired rear suspension and powered by a 96 ci massive twin, there’s clearly extra to this Dyna than meets the attention—the winner of high honors on the Yokohama Scorching Rod Customized Present.

The idea for the construct was to seamlessly combine a Softail-style rear suspension instead of the Dyna’s twin-shock rear, all whereas preserving the linear spine of the previous rigid-frame HDs. In step with the idea, Aikawa calls this constructed ‘DST’, quick for Dyna Softail.

In search of one thing a bit extra unique than HD’s personal Softail parts, Aikawa sourced a Ducati S4R swingarm and reworked it closely to suit the Dyna. A mono-shock from Racing Bros in Taiwan suspends the entire setup, and it’s mounted on full show between the seat and hand-made aluminum gasoline tank. A extra svelte tubular spine replaces the inventory sq. tube, and the downtubes had been modified to maintain the chassis’ rigid-frame vibe.

Alongside these strains, Aikawa match the DST with a customized set of one-off wheels sized 21F/18R—his favored ratio for skinny choppers. Fascinating items in their very own proper, each are fabricated from a number of machined items, with the spokes offset to 1 aspect and the brake calipers and hubs contained inside the width of the edges. New triple timber assist hold the thin lookup entrance, and the customized minimalist nacelle honors old-school HDs with a new-school twist. [Kazuo Matsumoto]

MB Cycles’ 2016 Dyna Low Rider S ‘Cross’ Heidelberg, Germany-based MB Cycles isn’t any stranger to customized Harleys, however this excessive and mighty Dyna Low Rider S was definitely a diversion from their regular low-slung choppers and bobbers.

The impetus for the scrambler-inspired Low Rider, dubbed Cross, took place when a buyer got here to MB for a customized Harley however didn’t have a precise model in thoughts. “He was once knowledgeable dust bike rider, so I proposed the concept of constructing one thing with a little bit of off-road character—and sufficient energy to have enjoyable,” says builder Martin Becker.

A 110 ci Twin Cam-powered 2016 Dyna match the invoice completely, and Martin warmed the engine with a set of Andrews cams, a Screamin’ Eagle air cleaner and a two-into-one exhaust from MCJ with a valve to regulate its quantity on the fly.

From there, Martin set to work giving the chassis a severe altitude adjustment with the addition of a whole Rebuffini Indianapolis Particular entrance finish, and an prolonged swingarm from Krüger & Junginger with Öhlins remote-reservoir shocks.

So as to add some perspective to the Dyna’s geometry, Martin fabbed up a brand new rear subframe with a tidy rear loop to assist the customized two-up saddle. Two pairs of gnarly pegs from Rebuffini and the moto-style bars from Biltwell reinforce the bike’s off-roady aspirations, as do the meaty Bridgestone AX41 knobbies. Whereas Martin indicated {that a} set of spoked wheels from Kineo would ultimately be put in on the Cross, we’d enterprise to say the inventory wheels have by no means regarded higher. [MB Cycles]

ICON’s 2013 Dyna ‘Selfmade Sin’ “As ugly as Selfmade Sin and twice as quick, she, like most ICON builds, is an acquired style,” says ICON’s design director, Kurt Walter. To his level, you’d be hard-pressed to discover a much less standard Dyna, as this one sports activities an amalgamation of Honda bodywork, a Ducati entrance finish and an enormous, hanking 132 hp S&S T124. Willed into existence by the velocity freaks at ICON, ‘Selfmade Sin’ is the final word HD antiheroine.

With its insanely extensive stance and hunched-over posture, it’s laborious to think about that the bones of this bike had been as soon as a 2013 Dyna. ICON loaded the body with a recent T124 Black Version engine from S&S Cycle, displacing 124 ci and good for 132 hp inventory. This one’s been hopped up even additional with S&S add-ons, customized pipes and what ICON calls “cantrips and darkish magic.”

The elephant within the room is clearly that entrance finish, although, and it’s a very wild piece of Ducati historical past. Per ICON, Ducati had made these tremendous extensive yolks accessible within the early 2000s for a factory-sponsored Monster bike build-off, and ICON by some means ended up with a set on the shelf. It’s an off-the-wall look, however purposeful when paired with an aluminum swingarm from Roaring Toyz, Nitron piggyback shocks and a pair of 16-inch Abe forged alloys.

If that wasn’t sufficient to petrify your common hog fanatic, the bodywork definitely shall be, because it’s produced from Honda leftovers. A ’69 Honda Dream donated its fork shrouds and quirky headlamp, and for those who look carefully, there’s an ashtray the place the Honda’s speedometer used to reside. The tank comes from an early-80s CB900F Supersport, and it’s modified with twin endurance-style fillers. The tail part can also be primarily based on the CB900F design, however ICON modified its dimensions in CAD and 3D printed and glassed a brand new one.

As soon as completed, ICON gave Selfmade Sin a most becoming break-in on the defunct Center Georgia Raceway—pitting their V-twin creation in opposition to a 355 ci V8 Chevrolet Monte Carlo inventory automobile. If the impetus for the venture is misplaced on you, do your self a favor and benefit from the subsequent 2 minutes and 36 seconds of Days of Thunderdome. [ICON Motosports]

NCT’s 2009 FXD Dyna Tremendous Glide ‘Eleanor’ Whether or not it’s the unique 1974 H. B. Halicki model or Cage/Jolie 2000 remake, most each motorhead is aware of ‘Eleanor’ from Gone in Gone in 60 Seconds. She’s a muscle-bound Mustang, that may outrun absolutely anything, and the inspiration is sort of obvious in NCT Bikes’ 2009 Dyna Tremendous Glide construct.

NCT’s head honcho David Widmann had a whole beauty transformation in thoughts, however not earlier than the chassis obtained an perspective adjustment from fabricator Manuel Tilke. The rear subframe was shortened closely, now simply lengthy sufficient to encompass the solo seat and assist the Öhlins piggyback shocks. The entrance finish was upgraded in a similar way, with an inverted fork from Showa USD. Befitting its title, the Dyna now has a purposeful, straight-line stance.

The 96 ci V-twin was deemed as much as the duty after a whole overhaul, and the crew at NCT sauced issues up a bit with a brand new air cleaner and customized pipes with Akrapovič mufflers. Whereas the entrance header hugs the body, the rear header snakes over the transmission and up between the slim rear fender and shock—seemingly one of many extra becoming purposes of header wrap.

NCT raided the shelf for Eleanor’s gasoline tank, a inventory HD merchandise taken off an earlier HD Avenue 750 construct. The remainder of the bodywork consists of sharp angular fenders and aspect covers, all completed in bronze with blue accents. The bars are carbon from LSL, and the bike has a full suite of motogadget electronics.

Whereas Eleanor was a essential attraction at Europe’s Bike Week again in 2017, David couldn’t resist making the bike a every day driver afterward. “She’s a very snug and highly effective bike,” he says. [NCT Motorcycles]

Sureshot’s 1998 FXD Dyna Tremendous Glide ‘Part III’ There’s no mistaking Takuya Aikawa’s model in a customized Harley-Davidson. Past the signature slim stature and show-stopping element work, Sureshot’s HDs are at all times a pleasant mixture of one thing previous and one thing new. Armed with a hand shifter and a customized entrance finish that suggestions its hat to Harley’s old-school springers, Sureshot’s 1998 Dyna Tremendous Glide is a feast for the eyes. One which earned him one more title on the Yokohama Scorching Rod Customized Present.

Like final 12 months’s Mooneyes winner, Aikawa began with one other Dyna, this time a 1998 FXD Tremendous Glide, and started working on one other mono-shock rear conversion. The rear swingarm was made customized from aluminum and is suspended by a RacingBros shock. Aikawa reworked the body extensively to taper again to the brand new rear, and the chunky OE spine was changed with oval tubing. That mentioned, the brand new entrance finish is definitely the spotlight of the construct.

The design is instantly harking back to Harley’s leading-link forks of the rigid-frame period, with an old-school high clamp and the underside yolk built-in into the fork legs. As an alternative of springs, a pair of adjustable RacingBros air shocks present dampening. Whereas Aikawa states that the setup took quite a lot of fine-tuning to work correctly, it’s definitely among the best customized forks we’ve laid eyes on.

The one-off billet aluminum wheels (19F/18R) are textbook Sureshot, and whereas they’ve the looks of normal nine-spoke alloys, a better look reveals a snowflake sample within the billet. The entrance rotor mounts on to the wheel itself, whereas the again brake hides behind the sprocket, leaving the wheels utterly unobstructed from the best.

Aikawa warmed over the powertrain with a set of billet aluminum cylinder heads from Pace and Science, a Keihin FCR41 downdraft twin carburetor with velocity stacks and an Ultima 2” belt drive. Including to the classic attraction is a handshifter of Aikawa’s personal design, produced from connecting rods and CNC-machined linkages.

‘Part III’ is a machine you could possibly spend hours pouring over the small print on, becoming for a machine that took dwelling the Mooneyes ‘Greatest Element Work’ trophy. [Kazuo Matsumoto for YENC Magazine]