I want to put longer fork tubes on my breakout. Does anybody know the stock length of the fork tubes now?

 

Hey guys new member here that almost bought the 2017 Breakout this Spring but word has gotten out that the 2018's might come with the Milwaukee 8 engines. Any thought?

 

Very nicely done on the rack!

 

Get fork tubes for a Dyna Wide Glide (FXDWG) - straight swap and will be 2.5" longer. but you don't need to do this if you simply upgrade your fork springs and dampers, per my DIY write up at top of softail forum.

the reason you want longer fork tubes is because you hate the early peg scraping in corners and nose dive on braking right? the suspension upgrade fixes all of that.

Anyway see this website for someone who already did the wide glide fork tubes mod. http://breakoutowners.forumotion.com...ension-upgrade

 

don't know about 2018 but eventually all softail / dynas will come with the M8. it's HD's next evolution. Wonder what the sporty's will be getting? that motor is really hard to improve on...

 

Man, that looks great. Nice job.

 

I want more of a 'chopper' look but also better cornering. I am unsure what the longest I can go is without really messing up the ride.

 

If you want more of a chopper look, you'll need to change the triple trees and add rake, adding longer tubes will just raise the front end and screw with the handling...

 

I'm thinking of installing these:

https://www.denniskirk.com/cycle-vis...akout-fxsb.mmy

The site says these don't fit the BO but having already been inside my 2014 BO forks, I respectfully disagree.

For the look you're after, these plus a 3" tank lift will give you that look IMHO.

Here is a pic of my ride with the 3" lift but without the extensions:

 

Unfortunately, if you chop it, as Rocker B said, it will screw with the handling.
FXDWG tubes will raise the front up a bit but it will also mess with the handling. there is really no need if you get rid of the cr@p stock innards in the forks.

Good news- we have already done the thinking and hard work for you on what works well. See the DIY suspension upgrade thread at top of softail section for the parts and process- e,g, new dampers and springs. and then get some decent tires like Pirelli, Metzeler and a 120/70 front . the stock tires are a major part of the handling problem.

if you do the front suspension upgrade drop the rear end 1.25" with some adjustable shocks, install good tires, your bike will rip as good as any softail can and you'll get rid of the common handling / early scraping issue inherent with all stock Breakouts.

don't forget to unscrew the useless peg feelers