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Everything Breakout! Find out everything you need to know! Some topics include:
• Customizing you bike
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The Everything Breakout Thread
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 321
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From: CA
Updated Breakout ****! New tires, fork boot gaiters, wrapped the upper tubes with 3M 1080 Matte Carbon Fiber. I'm not sure about the fork gaiters yet if i like 'em or not. I added the carbon fiber wrap because i thought it looked weird having the shiny upper.
So how you like that 120/70/21 front tire? I think it looks better than the 130 and it sure as heck handles better.
So how you like that 120/70/21 front tire? I think it looks better than the 130 and it sure as heck handles better.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 3,185
Likes: 189
From: 90210
Performance Machine "Paramount", 3.5" x 21" black with contrast machine cut. Yeh I love it. Now I just gotta pony up for the matching rear wheel (stock Gasser is still on back).
http://www.performancemachine.com/mo.../finishes.aspx
StoneCliff- thanks for the feedback brother
Skipper- You still running stock front springs and tires? I swear you will **** a golden twinkie after making these changes and going for a ride. It is really that much better. Believe it or not, the tires do make a huge difference along with the new dampers / springs.
RT Springs: $129
Ricors: $179
5w oil: $40 (4 bottles)
Couple hours DIY to install.
Night Dragon Tires F/R: $330
Mount / balance tires (assuming U removed the wheels): $50 (HD dealer charged me $25 per wheel, not bad).
EBC HH+ front brake pads, $27
Definitely worth every penny to do this. Again kicking myself for not doing it sooner. And the real pisser is, I'm OUT OF TOWN this weekend and can't ride it. figures, right?
http://www.performancemachine.com/mo.../finishes.aspx
StoneCliff- thanks for the feedback brother
Skipper- You still running stock front springs and tires? I swear you will **** a golden twinkie after making these changes and going for a ride. It is really that much better. Believe it or not, the tires do make a huge difference along with the new dampers / springs.
RT Springs: $129
Ricors: $179
5w oil: $40 (4 bottles)
Couple hours DIY to install.
Night Dragon Tires F/R: $330
Mount / balance tires (assuming U removed the wheels): $50 (HD dealer charged me $25 per wheel, not bad).
EBC HH+ front brake pads, $27
Definitely worth every penny to do this. Again kicking myself for not doing it sooner. And the real pisser is, I'm OUT OF TOWN this weekend and can't ride it. figures, right?
Last edited by ChickinOnaChain; Aug 4, 2015 at 12:15 AM.
Locating accesory wire to tap into
Hey guys, I figured I'd post this here seeing as everyone here is pretty familiar with working on their breakout. I bought the Cycle sound speakers and wired them up yesterday. I'm having trouble locating an accessory wire that I can Splice into with the provided clamp. Maybe someone could post a picture of a suitable accessory wire.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 2,710
Likes: 529
From: Lethbridge, Alberta Canada
Hey guys, I figured I'd post this here seeing as everyone here is pretty familiar with working on their breakout. I bought the Cycle sound speakers and wired them up yesterday. I'm having trouble locating an accessory wire that I can Splice into with the provided clamp. Maybe someone could post a picture of a suitable accessory wire.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Such a connector is not waterproof, and is prone to causing a circuit failure, as the vibration on a Harley causes the "knife" in the connector (which cuts through the wire insulation) to eventually cut through the conductor wire.
You'll find many online references to this problem and advice not to use those connectors.
Jim G
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Elite HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: San Diego
Yes that would be one reason. Another POSSIBLE one is that the black on the stock setup is almost certainly powder paint versus a solvent or water based paint. Powder paint is applied literally as a find dry powder to electrostatically charged parts, and then baked at at minimum 400+ degrees to melt it and complete the chemical reaction that hardens it. Powder paint is incredibly more durable than normal paint. It is so resistant for example to chemical attack that it is used to coat lawnmower decks (top and inside) because the grass clippings won't successfully attack it.
I imagine it is pretty resistant to heat damage.
You might ask a local powder coater. Such facilities exist in most cities, as powder coating is used extensively now for both durability and environmental reasons.
Jim G
I imagine it is pretty resistant to heat damage.
You might ask a local powder coater. Such facilities exist in most cities, as powder coating is used extensively now for both durability and environmental reasons.
Jim G
The reason the stock pipes hold up is because it is only at the back of the pipes on the muffler. That portion of my pipes is fine as well. It is near the heads where it does not hold up.
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 6,174
Likes: 1,960
From: Great State of Canada
If by "clamp" you mean what many people call a "vampire" or "suitcase" connector, a connector that simply encases the factory wire, cuts through its insulation, and "snaps" closed, don't do it.
Such a connector is not waterproof, and is prone to causing a circuit failure, as the vibration on a Harley causes the "knife" in the connector (which cuts through the wire insulation) to eventually cut through the conductor wire.
You'll find many online references to this problem and advice not to use those connectors.
Jim G
Such a connector is not waterproof, and is prone to causing a circuit failure, as the vibration on a Harley causes the "knife" in the connector (which cuts through the wire insulation) to eventually cut through the conductor wire.
You'll find many online references to this problem and advice not to use those connectors.
Jim G
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Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 3,185
Likes: 189
From: 90210
Hey guys, I figured I'd post this here seeing as everyone here is pretty familiar with working on their breakout. I bought the Cycle sound speakers and wired them up yesterday. I'm having trouble locating an accessory wire that I can Splice into with the provided clamp. Maybe someone could post a picture of a suitable accessory wire.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Welcome to the forum- post some pics of your ride here.
That's odd.. my Breakout came with speakers already installed, they are the two large pipes on the right side of bike.
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Elite HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: San Diego
Hey guys, I figured I'd post this here seeing as everyone here is pretty familiar with working on their breakout. I bought the Cycle sound speakers and wired them up yesterday. I'm having trouble locating an accessory wire that I can Splice into with the provided clamp. Maybe someone could post a picture of a suitable accessory wire.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance