Breakout Peg Scraping
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 295
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From: Western CT
A lot of good advice here. If I was the fellow looking to mod his Breakout and avoid dragging the pegs, I'd seriously go the route of easing up a bit in the corners. Personally, my cafe racer days are long gone and to prove that to myself I almost crapped my chaps the first time I ground the Heritage's floor boards into the asphalt riding two up. That never happened on my FXR, Sportster or numerous metric thrills. If the geometry of the machine isn't designed my the MOCO to corner hard, then experimentation is at your own risk. Be careful.
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 953
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From: Rome, NY
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 940
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From: BERGEN COUNTY N.J.
I Have a rocker, which im SURE doesn't corner as good, and I can dip real good with it now, after you ride it SLOW learn the limitations like stated , than push the envelope as far as your skill set, before Harleys I rode rick rockets, doing 100mph wheelies Standing up!!!., anyway, I almost lost it taking it home, after a few months, I can take it thru a mountain of twisties just fine, a tiny scrape here and there, but I wont lean it as far as to scrape the pipes, ill go with a cheap 10k ricer if I want that effect, im building a work of art currently :^) rocker/breakout, literally.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 735
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From: Orlando, FL
Replace the peg feelers with titanium bolts and enjoy the spark show.
Last edited by Mother; Dec 5, 2016 at 02:34 PM.
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From: Miramar Fl
Breakout
Softails have the worst ground clearance and the worst lean angle clearance of any Harley-Davidson currently being made.
They are beautiful motorcycles, with smooth running engines, and the vast majority of their owners love them.
However, if you like to ride a motorcycle quickly on curvy roads, this is not the model for you. You can spend a bunch of money to turn it into a Dyna or a Sportster, but it would make more sense financially to buy a motorcycle that meets your needs.
They are beautiful motorcycles, with smooth running engines, and the vast majority of their owners love them.
However, if you like to ride a motorcycle quickly on curvy roads, this is not the model for you. You can spend a bunch of money to turn it into a Dyna or a Sportster, but it would make more sense financially to buy a motorcycle that meets your needs.
Bob