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Breakout Handling
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Breakouts are compromised on lean angle, before hard parts start to lift the tires off the pavement. Up to that point, there ain't nothin' wrong with the handling. And I came to Harleys from sport bikes.
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If you rode one a year ago and didn't like the way it felt, why do you think a good deal is going to make it handle better?
Now if you really want something that handles well in the bends, start looking into naked sport bikes. It opens up a whole different world of riding style that is more challenging.
Now if you really want something that handles well in the bends, start looking into naked sport bikes. It opens up a whole different world of riding style that is more challenging.
Read my reply in your other thread where you ask the same/similar question
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...l#post13611950
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Try reading again. The Original Post mostly had to do with what he had read, and not on the riding experience.
Breakouts are compromised on lean angle, before hard parts start to lift the tires off the pavement. Up to that point, there ain't nothin' wrong with the handling. And I came to Harleys from sport bikes.
Breakouts are compromised on lean angle, before hard parts start to lift the tires off the pavement. Up to that point, there ain't nothin' wrong with the handling. And I came to Harleys from sport bikes.
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Did you have a question, or did you just want to make a statement based on no experience?
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BL66 I was in your boat a year a half ago. I strolled into my dealership ready to buy. After a test ride I realized the breakout wasn't for me. Turn in didnt inspire confidence for me. I didnt want a bike i had to "learn" to ride. I love the looks of the breakout but i had to go back to the drawing board... Good luck
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Toss my Breakout around like its a bicycle, the bike handles really well I find, she's rock solid in every aspect. The bike is built to be rode and goes solid into the turns pretty good, she's also very stable under hard braking. Country Farm to Market roads or Interstate the bike is just as at home as one or the other. Its really a great ride.
I'm sure the bike can be intimidating for some when they first ride it. They either get it or they don't.
I'm sure the bike can be intimidating for some when they first ride it. They either get it or they don't.
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When I first rode the BO I took one out of Warr's HD in West London. It had been 10 years since I'd been on a bike and the last one I owned was a Ducati.
To say I was wobbly at low speed would be an understatement. I couldn't get it to turn at low speed and it was very disconcerting. As soon as I was on the main road I felt much more comfortable. I found the bike rode very well and I really enjoyed it. If I'd wanted to ride like I was on a Ducati I would have bought another Ducati. But I wanted to ride like I was on a HD so I rode like I was on an HD.
When I came back to the same low speed section at the end I found I didn't have any issues. I'd got used to it and problem solved.
Cracking bike.......
To say I was wobbly at low speed would be an understatement. I couldn't get it to turn at low speed and it was very disconcerting. As soon as I was on the main road I felt much more comfortable. I found the bike rode very well and I really enjoyed it. If I'd wanted to ride like I was on a Ducati I would have bought another Ducati. But I wanted to ride like I was on a HD so I rode like I was on an HD.
When I came back to the same low speed section at the end I found I didn't have any issues. I'd got used to it and problem solved.
Cracking bike.......
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