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I just bought a Slim a couple weeks ago...love it so far. I never buy a bike with the intent to keep it stock, reason I went with the slim is it's about as plain a new bike as you can get. So it's a great platform for customizing
I don't think you can really compare these 2 very different bikes. More like the Slim v Fatboy. As they're similar styles. BO v Rocker maybe. I've ridden a Slim and own a BO. The Slim as I remember was very nimble and great to ride. The BO can be a handful at slow speed but IMHO it's the most fantastic looking, from every angle, stock bike ever to come out of the factory. And let's face it that's what it's all about!!!
Hi guys! I just joined and saw this post which is exactly my problem I owned a slim in 2012 just for one summer ( I guess I wasn't ready to have a cruiser as my only bike) did put about 8500 miles on it which 4400 were in one week on a trip from Quebec city Canada to Lyndale TX then New Orleans and back to Quebec city. So lots of riding experience on the slim in a short time. I love the slim but for me even tho I have short legs, 30 inseam, for some reason it felt like the seat to floor board height was to short and it made me having to always work to keep my legs from opening too much which caused my hips to get tired, now I am guessing that what it was. I was never a big fan of the breakout until 3 weeks ago when I tried one, I found it super comfy ok yes I would need to get longer risers for long distance so I wouldn't be doing the flying squirrel but even then I think stock would be livable.
Then I saw the slim S............. man does it call my name especially because of the motor I will not lie, I love power (currently riding a Aprils RSV4). The small back tire of the slim grew on me with time and the handling is quite nice, I feel the breakout should have come out like 10 years ago when the chopper and custom bike craze came, but like I said after riding it I like it which amaze me since I have been into the bobber look for a bit and really wanted to get a slim again and just switching the handle bars for apes and replacing the stock seat for a spring one then maybe one replacing the fork for a springer or something different, now with the S only the bars and seat would get switch and of course a nice set on vans and since big shot would go on it. As for the break out I would probably not do much to it other then performance mods right away and maybe later the back fender.
My biggest problem is I too love both, I just hate paying the same price for the breakout then the slim S since on the breakout that price is just for the chrome which I am really not a fan of, so basically it's do I go back with what I had before except with the nice 110ci or I go with something new and the breakout
Its crazy that i even like both about the same.. There 2 totally different bikes.. I do feel as tho the Slim is a better platform to make it what you want and has way more room for customizing.. The Breakout is what it is and theres not a whole lot you can change besides maybe apes and a few small things.. Breakout kinda reminds me of the Victory Vegas when it was out.. It is what it is a modern Muscle bike thats hard to really make unique.. Not bashing it cause i love it im just saying.. Theres so many Custom Slims out there and they all look very different from the next.. So its deff a better blank canvas.. Its really a tough call.
This is my slim so far. Countless things you can do
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My .02
