Breakout Pros and Cons
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Originally Posted by asputin
It slings water and crap all over your back.
It doesnt on mine 
, but then again, in the UK our huge gate of a rear numberplate is like an extended mudguard! Ive ridden a fair bit in the rain already and would say it handles pretty well.
Great choice on the pipes KS
Originally Posted by asputin
It slings water and crap all over your back.
, but then again, in the UK our huge gate of a rear numberplate is like an extended mudguard! Ive ridden a fair bit in the rain already and would say it handles pretty well.Great choice on the pipes KS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by asputin
It slings water and crap all over your back.
It doesnt on mine, but then again, in the UK our huge gate of a rear numberplate is like an extended mudguard! Ive ridden a fair bit in the rain already and would say it handles pretty well.
Great choice on the pipes KS
Originally Posted by asputin
It slings water and crap all over your back.
It doesnt on mine
, but then again, in the UK our huge gate of a rear numberplate is like an extended mudguard! Ive ridden a fair bit in the rain already and would say it handles pretty well.Great choice on the pipes KS
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It's cool to be able to photoshop ideas for paint jobs and stuff to see how they would look before I waste money on something I wouldn't be happy with. It's a bit surprising to me how often I come up with cool ideas, photoshop it, and then decide it looks like hell. Makes me wonder how often people spend big $$$$ on mods and conversions and decide to sell it off because they don't like how it came out.
Back on the subject of the Breakout, I test rode another one yesterday and I just can't seem to get past the lean angle issue. It scraped practically every time I went around a corner unless I rode like an old lady, which I personally found aggravating because this is supposed to be an aggressive bike, not a geezer couch. Why build a such an aggressive design and then kneecap it with crap braking and a terrible lean angle? Yeah, I know people will say "who cares?" about scraping pegs, but I would like to try to avoid that as it's the bike's way of telling you you're about to exceed its limits.
Another thing is the extremely low seating position, which I had an awful time getting used to. While I was at the dealership I sat on a Wide Glide, which felt much more natural and comfortable. Now I'm wondering whether I should just take my ideas and use a Wide Glide as a base instead of a Breakout. For about the same price as the Breakout, I could put a 200 on the back and a 120 on the front and I'm convinced it would handle a lot better. Wheels would be expensive, but I was going to put the CVO wheels on the Breakout anyway, so I already planned for that expense.
Guys at the dealership looked at me like I was crazy when I said I might prefer the Wide Glide to the Breakout. I realize this is the softail sub-forum, but am the only one who has had that thought? I just found the Dyna more comfortable.
Last edited by DM426; Nov 21, 2013 at 10:55 AM.
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I think you just learn to ride around the Softail lean angle issues. Just lean your body more. Get off the seat a little in the turns. I think the dyna will always handle better, so if that is the type of bike you are looking for a wideglide is a great choice.
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Unfortunately, I have a degree in multimedia but not bike building. Prior to going back to school, I spent many years as a helicopter mechanic where I had to work fast, fast, fast to keep the bosses happy, and as I result I sort of developed a hatred for turning wrenches. It's been a few years and I'm only just now getting to where I might be able to let it go and just enjoy working on my own stuff.
It's cool to be able to photoshop ideas for paint jobs and stuff to see how they would look before I waste money on something I wouldn't be happy with. It's a bit surprising to me how often I come up with cool ideas, photoshop it, and then decide it looks like hell. Makes me wonder how often people spend big $$$$ on mods and conversions and decide to sell it off because they don't like how it came out.
Back on the subject of the Breakout, I test rode another one yesterday and I just can't seem to get past the lean angle issue. It scraped practically every time I went around a corner unless I rode like an old lady, which I personally found aggravating because this is supposed to be an aggressive bike, not a geezer couch. Why build a such an aggressive design and then kneecap it with crap braking and a terrible lean angle? Yeah, I know people will say "who cares?" about scraping pegs, but I would like to try to avoid that as it's the bike's way of telling you you're about to exceed its limits.
Another thing is the extremely low seating position, which I had an awful time getting used to. While I was at the dealership I sat on a Wide Glide, which felt much more natural and comfortable. Now I'm wondering whether I should just take my ideas and use a Wide Glide as a base instead of a Breakout. For about the same price as the Breakout, I could put a 200 on the back and a 120 on the front and I'm convinced it would handle a lot better. Wheels would be expensive, but I was going to put the CVO wheels on the Breakout anyway, so I already planned for that expense.
Guys at the dealership looked at me like I was crazy when I said I might prefer the Wide Glide to the Breakout. I realize this is the softail sub-forum, but am the only one who has had that thought? I just found the Dyna more comfortable.
It's cool to be able to photoshop ideas for paint jobs and stuff to see how they would look before I waste money on something I wouldn't be happy with. It's a bit surprising to me how often I come up with cool ideas, photoshop it, and then decide it looks like hell. Makes me wonder how often people spend big $$$$ on mods and conversions and decide to sell it off because they don't like how it came out.
Back on the subject of the Breakout, I test rode another one yesterday and I just can't seem to get past the lean angle issue. It scraped practically every time I went around a corner unless I rode like an old lady, which I personally found aggravating because this is supposed to be an aggressive bike, not a geezer couch. Why build a such an aggressive design and then kneecap it with crap braking and a terrible lean angle? Yeah, I know people will say "who cares?" about scraping pegs, but I would like to try to avoid that as it's the bike's way of telling you you're about to exceed its limits.
Another thing is the extremely low seating position, which I had an awful time getting used to. While I was at the dealership I sat on a Wide Glide, which felt much more natural and comfortable. Now I'm wondering whether I should just take my ideas and use a Wide Glide as a base instead of a Breakout. For about the same price as the Breakout, I could put a 200 on the back and a 120 on the front and I'm convinced it would handle a lot better. Wheels would be expensive, but I was going to put the CVO wheels on the Breakout anyway, so I already planned for that expense.
Guys at the dealership looked at me like I was crazy when I said I might prefer the Wide Glide to the Breakout. I realize this is the softail sub-forum, but am the only one who has had that thought? I just found the Dyna more comfortable.
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Unfortunately, I have a degree in multimedia but not bike building. Prior to going back to school, I spent many years as a helicopter mechanic where I had to work fast, fast, fast to keep the bosses happy, and as I result I sort of developed a hatred for turning wrenches. It's been a few years and I'm only just now getting to where I might be able to let it go and just enjoy working on my own stuff.
It's cool to be able to photoshop ideas for paint jobs and stuff to see how they would look before I waste money on something I wouldn't be happy with. It's a bit surprising to me how often I come up with cool ideas, photoshop it, and then decide it looks like hell. Makes me wonder how often people spend big $$$$ on mods and conversions and decide to sell it off because they don't like how it came out.
Back on the subject of the Breakout, I test rode another one yesterday and I just can't seem to get past the lean angle issue. It scraped practically every time I went around a corner unless I rode like an old lady, which I personally found aggravating because this is supposed to be an aggressive bike, not a geezer couch. Why build a such an aggressive design and then kneecap it with crap braking and a terrible lean angle? Yeah, I know people will say "who cares?" about scraping pegs, but I would like to try to avoid that as it's the bike's way of telling you you're about to exceed its limits.
Another thing is the extremely low seating position, which I had an awful time getting used to. While I was at the dealership I sat on a Wide Glide, which felt much more natural and comfortable. Now I'm wondering whether I should just take my ideas and use a Wide Glide as a base instead of a Breakout. For about the same price as the Breakout, I could put a 200 on the back and a 120 on the front and I'm convinced it would handle a lot better. Wheels would be expensive, but I was going to put the CVO wheels on the Breakout anyway, so I already planned for that expense.
Guys at the dealership looked at me like I was crazy when I said I might prefer the Wide Glide to the Breakout. I realize this is the softail sub-forum, but am the only one who has had that thought? I just found the Dyna more comfortable.
It's cool to be able to photoshop ideas for paint jobs and stuff to see how they would look before I waste money on something I wouldn't be happy with. It's a bit surprising to me how often I come up with cool ideas, photoshop it, and then decide it looks like hell. Makes me wonder how often people spend big $$$$ on mods and conversions and decide to sell it off because they don't like how it came out.
Back on the subject of the Breakout, I test rode another one yesterday and I just can't seem to get past the lean angle issue. It scraped practically every time I went around a corner unless I rode like an old lady, which I personally found aggravating because this is supposed to be an aggressive bike, not a geezer couch. Why build a such an aggressive design and then kneecap it with crap braking and a terrible lean angle? Yeah, I know people will say "who cares?" about scraping pegs, but I would like to try to avoid that as it's the bike's way of telling you you're about to exceed its limits.
Another thing is the extremely low seating position, which I had an awful time getting used to. While I was at the dealership I sat on a Wide Glide, which felt much more natural and comfortable. Now I'm wondering whether I should just take my ideas and use a Wide Glide as a base instead of a Breakout. For about the same price as the Breakout, I could put a 200 on the back and a 120 on the front and I'm convinced it would handle a lot better. Wheels would be expensive, but I was going to put the CVO wheels on the Breakout anyway, so I already planned for that expense.
Guys at the dealership looked at me like I was crazy when I said I might prefer the Wide Glide to the Breakout. I realize this is the softail sub-forum, but am the only one who has had that thought? I just found the Dyna more comfortable.
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