2018 Breakout
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 263
Likes: 7
From: Roswell, New Mexico
100% agree. Personally I feel that the 2017 is the best looking Breakout out of all the years. It was the look of the black and edge polished turbine wheels that hooked me bad. Could not stop thinking about the bike after seeing one in vivid black at the dealer, and pulled the trigger a few loooooong weeks after. No regrets.
Nothing changed on the BO except wheels, brakes, and Hipo 103. Then the 2018 came along. ugh..... But I agree, the turbine wheels are so sexy on the BO.
Last edited by fake; Aug 25, 2017 at 10:30 AM.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 314
Likes: 130
From: US
Just brought one home. Still in break-in miles, but I can already tell the 114 has increadible power. And the handling is amazing. Light years ahead of my '03 Softail Standard. Very nimble, even with wider tire. Side-to-side is light and smooth. No mods required to make this bike perform. I didn't like the idea of the smaller tank but in person I like it. I didn't like the idea of the digital gauge but seeing and using it I now get it. It's nice. I was tempted to buy a '16 and then '17 and then doing the standard performance and handling mods but this is a different bike and doesn't need them. HD upped their game and value. This is the modern performance I wanted for my $$. Glad I waited. Bought it just after unloading the day it arrived at the dealer. It never made it to the showroom floor. So happy. Can hardly wait for Saturday.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 3,275
Likes: 669
From: The Rust Belt!
Just brought one home. Still in break-in miles, but I can already tell the 114 has increadible power. And the handling is amazing. Light years ahead of my '03 Softail Standard. Very nimble, even with wider tire. Side-to-side is light and smooth. No mods required to make this bike perform. I didn't like the idea of the smaller tank but in person I like it. I didn't like the idea of the digital gauge but seeing and using it I now get it. It's nice. I was tempted to buy a '16 and then '17 and then doing the standard performance and handling mods but this is a different bike and doesn't need them. HD upped their game and value. This is the modern performance I wanted for my $$. Glad I waited. Bought it just after unloading the day it arrived at the dealer. It never made it to the showroom floor. So happy. Can hardly wait for Saturday.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 10,374
Likes: 518
From: Southern Arizona
These 114 cost only $1500 from factory if you upgrade the 103 to 110 stage 5 like i did it cost 3x as much 
and i dont think Harley will honor their warranty when something goes wrong with the stage 5 - 3 of my friends are in this predicament where Harley refuses to honor their warranty because the bikes were modded !
This is why i want to get out of mine and into the 114 so Harley wont be able to jack us. The sad thing is Harley dealership were the ones that carried out the engine upgrade on my friends bikes (2 Harley Dyna Low Rider S and 1 Breakout CVO, went from 110 to 117ci) just like i got mine done at the dealership but mine went from 103 to 110ci.
and i dont think Harley will honor their warranty when something goes wrong with the stage 5 - 3 of my friends are in this predicament where Harley refuses to honor their warranty because the bikes were modded ! This is why i want to get out of mine and into the 114 so Harley wont be able to jack us. The sad thing is Harley dealership were the ones that carried out the engine upgrade on my friends bikes (2 Harley Dyna Low Rider S and 1 Breakout CVO, went from 110 to 117ci) just like i got mine done at the dealership but mine went from 103 to 110ci.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 563
Likes: 135
From: Indian Creek Village Florida
I owned 2 Harleys - my first one was a 2015 Night Rod Special which i traded her in on this Breakout.
I love my bike but omg i am inlove with the 2018 Breakout ... i took it for a ride today and it handles so much better than mine
I love my bike but omg i am inlove with the 2018 Breakout ... i took it for a ride today and it handles so much better than mine
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Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 10,374
Likes: 518
From: Southern Arizona
how many miles did you put on the night rod