2017 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide (FXDWG)│ Review and Test Ride
Full Details, Test Ride, and Review of the 2017 Dyna Wide Glide Harley-Davidson. Matt Laidlaw does a comprehensive walk-around and description of the popular Dyna Wide Glide. Learn all the details and use the information to help you make an informed decision if this is the bike for you!
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I found your channel after seeing the Fatboy review you did, and have watched a few others today. Thanks much for taking the time to talk about the bikes history, what it's pros and cons are, and where it would fit well into people's lifestyles. It's extremely helpful, Matt. I've had a few Harley's including a Street Glide Special, Soortster, 05 FXDWGI, 03 Night Train with a SE 117, and currently ride a '16 DWG. I also bought my wife a '15 FXDL for a wedding present. Many of the YouTube reviews seem to lean toward sales pitches for three minutes – your time, patience, and honesty are extremely helpful and important, Matt. If ever in SoCal, I'll be sure to swing by to thank you personally and check out your shop. And I'll keep my eyes peeled for a FXDL review. Ride safe.
Thanks for this review and for starting to explain the confusing world of Harley models. I wish there were more videos explaing the differnces between glide this and DLXR that and Road King and whatever. Keep up the great work with all these videos.
hey guys Matt Laidlaw here.. I'm rich as fuck because daddy gave me everything.
Dana over V-Rod for power to weight ratio?
Please do a review on breakout 🙂
Hey Matt can you review a Fat Bob please?
Quick query: Is it possible to customize this bike or Dyna Fat Bob with similar mid-mount pegs to suit a shorter rider (asking as a person with 28" inseam) and shorter reach bars?
Also, you really one of most soft spoken YT personalities I have come across and that makes watching your videos quite calming.
What a piece of shit. Overweight and underpowered.
Which would you say is the better bike? This or the Dyna Fat bob?
NO NO NO. EITHER THE LOWRIDER OR FAT BOB. WIDE GLIDE JUST HAS THE LOOKS.
Just (last Sunday) picked up my new 2016 Wide Glide, love it for all the reasons you pointed out. Quick, nimble, easy to ride and just plain fun…….. LOVE this bike !!!!!
pretty bad vibration for factory mirrors.
I'm 5'10 am I short for a wide glide?
love the Bike but that seat and those lame pipes gotta go
Now do the 2017 softail slim. The rusty brown one.
Imagine this bike with the 110 engine… that would be the ultimate ride. Do you think this bike will get the M8 engine, or is it going to be stuck in dual cam mode forever? I want one to compliment my long trip Road King, but I'm waiting to see what is going to happen with the next year or two…
What are the differences between street bob, wide, super glide? I want a dyna for a next bike but would like to know some mor einfo on them. thanks!
Currently on a 2012 and also had a 2011 that got stolen. I have a 30" inseam and found the factory pegs were a little bit of a reach for me, mainly came into play on longer rides. I replaced the factory pegs with some mini floor boards that helped me. I'm currently in a hotel while on a 2000+ mile trip on my Wide Glide, coming from the Rockies where I ran my WG up Pike's Peak and all around the mountains.
It would be nice to do a 2017 softail slim review now…
sir I Big fan of your videos. i love them can tell me will Harley Davison will lunched this bike in India
Hi Matt, your video helped me a lot to buy my first HD. I bought the 2017 Wide Glide, you are doing an amazing job. Quick q. Could you please make a video and how to adjust the rear shock on this bike and if that is possible, some shock recommendations to buy. Thanks in advance and keep the good work.
Matt, you said, " the Wide Glide has been around for 17 or 18 years". FYI , the Wide Glide was introduced in 1980. Thats makes it 37 years old.
At 6'2" 300+ would you recommend the softail slim or the wide glide?
thanks for the honest review! it's nice to hear fact based options
i want this bike so bad! looks like the late 90s early 2000s chopper look to them. wish it had a thicker back tire. i wanna get this bike within the next couple months
Hey Matt you should do a review on the 2017 low rider s ! Thanks.
One model I’ve not owned yet!
Dyna Wide Glide is a good bike. I've got a 2015, with the Radioactive Green paint/pinstriping, really like having the 31" tire up front. The only thing I don't like about mine is the stock drag bars. I will changing them soon for 10" mini apes. P.s. Matt do you guys have Laidlaw poker chips there? I'm going to have to stop by some time, I've been collecting poker chips from every Harley dealer that I've been to
i dont think WG had duel front brakes since the earily 80s.. my 93WG had a single.. btw best bike i ever had
From Egypt thank you Matt that was really helpful i just bought one 👍
Love the sound of this 1 too. Totally a manlie man's bike again. lol.
I am a 57 year old Male. 245 pounds. 5 ft 8 inches . Looking to purchase my first Motorcycle after completing the Motorcycle Training Course in Florida! Can you make some suggestions on a first motorcycle! I saw a 2006 Dyna WIde Glide with 145 miles on sale for $6,995 at the Local Harley Davidson Dealership. I sat on the bike. It is in wonderful shape and the color looks brand new. Is this a good price and a good fit for a first motorcycle? you can contact me at fidelssn689@gmail.com. Note ssn689 is the hull number of the first submarine I serve onboard!
I also invite any of your viewers to contact me if they have any suggestions! I notice by the comments on your site the viewers tend to be both knowledgeable and respectful!
Ride Safe and most of all Ride for the Fun of Life! I hope to see you on the Freeway of Life!
Probably the best looking bike ever and so Harley is discontinuing the whole line… When the dealer told me they were discontinuing the Dyna next year I was shocked and asked him "Are ALL of your customers retirees?!" He just nodded sadly and said "About 90%"
So then to fix that Harley is deciding to discontinue the only bikes they make that might appeal to anyone without great grandkids? I don't get it.
Wait, I thought I saw where the Wide Glide came with forward controls from the factory. Did Harley stop this? And if so, what year did they quit the forward controls from factory? YEAH…here is a link to the HD website showing a 2017 with forward controls:
http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US/Motorcycles/wide-glide.html
And here is a 2016 with forwards:
http://www.harley-davidson.com/content/h-d/en_US/home/motorcycles/2016-motorcycles/dyna/wide-glide.html
Hey man! Most bikes made for taller people like myself (6'7"), are usually much more wide because they expect someone who's my size to be much bigger in width. However, I'm only 200lbs and pretty skinny and lanky. Any Harley bike recommendations for a skinny but tall person? This bike looks fantastic & I'd love to have it but I feel like it would be too small for me. Any thoughts or suggestions?
I was in Covina last week and came in looking for the 2018 Low Rider to test ride and they said they traded it to another dealer :/
Still looking to test ride it, if you can I would love one of your detailed reviews on it.
https://youtu.be/Rq8kHxphUoc
I’m wondering I’m looking for new bike I thought I want to the street glide but the price is too high I’m coming off a electric glide ultra classic 2003 and I wanted to move to the Street glide because it fit naturally but I’m looking for a bike that can fit my price range and it looks like a dyna the right direction should I suck it up and pay the price for street glide Or would a dyna be ok The only other Dina I like besides the wide glide is the Lowrider S
How short would you suggest someone be to feel comfortable on the wide glide? I'm 5'8" and I'm torn between the softail slim and the wide glide.
I love the Wide Glide. I was VERY saddened to hear that it's discontinued for 2018. It really has a classic Harley feel. I love the raw mechanical feeling of the rubber mounted engine and the raked out forks and skinny 21" front wheel. There's nothing in the 2018 lineup that's comparable. I'm a very old school type and this is THE Iconic Harley for me. I recognize all the advancements in performance and comfort of the new lineup, but for me, a Harley has to have that visceral, mechanical feeling and classic chopper styling. The Iconic Harley. The beautiful, perfect Wide Glide…. 🙁
This video made my decision to buy the last Wide Glide. The last of the 2017 models. I took delivery just 2 weeks ago. My all time favorite Harley model. In my opinion, the most beautiful, most iconic Harley. Thanks for another great review. The last great American chopper.
matt, is the dyna wideglide a good first road bike for a guy that rode only a super small dirt bike before? im tryin to skip that small street bike baby step. some older biker dude said id outgrow a street bob in like a month. i do plan on renting some bikes too . thatl help me here, im 5'10 170lbs..
Too beautiful 😃 guarantee i will be getting me one of these by 2018 holidays 😎 & it will be first bike