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There is no way a stock Breakout can hit that speed. It takes some engine work to be able to do so.
Jim G
Bro, I'm a senior citizen and a new rider. If anyone sees me on a MC going over 100 mph they should call an ambulance. I've had a stroke and can't let go of the throttle.
More seriously though, that whole wobble deal is something I'd rather not deal with, of course, so I thought I'd check here to see if any fellow BO riders had ever encountered the problem. I'd slap one of those True-Track units on my ride if one for the BO were available and it was reasonably well justified. I'm guessing the answer is not.
Bro, I'm a senior citizen and a new rider. If anyone sees me on a MC going over 100 mph they should call an ambulance. I've had a stroke and can't let go of the throttle.
More seriously though, that whole wobble deal is something I'd rather not deal with, of course, so I thought I'd check here to see if any fellow BO riders had ever encountered the problem. I'd slap one of those True-Track units on my ride if one for the BO were available and it was reasonably well justified. I'm guessing the answer is not.
the wobble you speak of is more with the rubber mounted dyna / fxr chassis, worn or old bushings can cause lateral dis-alignment of the drive train, shifting under load, etc.. AFAIK this is not a problem with the softail platform in general. My other bike is an FXR style chassis and I'm running CCI spherical bearings in the rear swingarm pivot mounts. a bit more vibration but laser tracking on the road.
The biggest issue BO owners are going to have is with the stock crap tires and washy stock front suspension. change both of those, problem solved. but even if left stock, should not cause any wobbling. Although I'm hearing reports that the 2016 BO is less prone to nose diving so I'm wondering what's different inside the forks vs earlier models.
Well it was one of those days at work but I was rewarded by the UPS guy leaving me a couple sure fire smile makers.
Only down side is my new Screamin' Eagle air breather won't be in until next week. It's finally gonna be nice this weekend but it'll be hard to listen to my stock exhaust knowing my new pipes are sitting in a box til Tuesday. Oh well, soon enough. I did hook up the Fuelpak though and boy is that thing easy to setup. Very pleased with it outta the box.
Well it was one of those days at work but I was rewarded by the UPS guy leaving me a couple sure fire smile makers.
Only down side is my new Screamin' Eagle air breather won't be in until next week. It's finally gonna be nice this weekend but it'll be hard to listen to my stock exhaust knowing my new pipes are sitting in a box til Tuesday. Oh well, soon enough. I did hook up the Fuelpak though and boy is that thing easy to setup. Very pleased with it outta the box.
nice- slap those pipes on, what's holding you back? do the A/C later when it shows up. just do a quick tune now with the FP3 for the pipes, then do it again later with the A/C.
nice- slap those pipes on, what's holding you back? do the A/C later when it shows up. just do a quick tune now with the FP3 for the pipes, then do it again later with the A/C.
Well I gave it a go after work. Had a few hiccups along the way as I've never done it before so it was a bit of a learning experience, which isn't a bad thing. Anyway it's about 75% done. Here's a pic.
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Feb 13, 2015, 01:41 PM
