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The Everything Breakout Thread
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2013
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From: Great State of Canada
Originally Posted by JimGnitecki 
Can't do that, since I was asked to serve on the condo council, and have to set the right example.
Jim G
Can't do that, since I was asked to serve on the condo council, and have to set the right example.
Jim G
Keep it real bro, stay Texan !
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Joined: Feb 2014
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From: Lethbridge, Alberta Canada
Welcome to Canada Jim, (from Texas), and the magical "we-we" society of the Canadian West. Now, if you climb a tree and sit there for a month, listening to the chainsaws, then join a candle light vigil over a washed up whale carcass, you'll be allowed to buy yourself a Cowichan sweater and become pathologically and irrevocably righteous.
Keep it real bro, stay Texan !
Keep it real bro, stay Texan !
But for retirees, this IS the place to be. Full medical coverage is $75 per adult per month, with NO deductibles and you never ever see a medical bill. And the provincial government has promised to eliminate even the $75 per month sometime soon. People over 65 years of age get REAL discounts (like we USED to get in The U.S.). The Federal and provincial governments and political parties actually address and solve real problems instead of trying to embarrass each other.
My wife and I were born in Canada and acquired U.S. citizenship, so we have dual citizenship and can live and work in either country. For retirement, Canada is notably better, especially when you consider that even if you get really,really sick, you can't lose everything you own paying doctors and hospitals.
And on Vancouver Island, both the roads and the coastal Mediterranean climate make for FANTASTIC motorcycling!
Jim G
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From: Lethbridge, Alberta Canada
Finally, you know that HD parts and accessories are relatively costly, right? For the same price, you can probably get a really nice aftermarket seat. Myself, I bought a really nice Corbin seat that even includes built-in electric heating AND which Corbin customized for me at no extra charge to put me 1 inch more forward on the bike to better reach the handlebar!
Jim G
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Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Stuttgart, Germany
Why are you looking for the CVO seat? Is it because of the nicer texture of the cover? In this case you should find a local upholsterer and have him do the cover you like. He could also modify the seat to make it as comfy as you like and reshape it for the looks.
The 2013 and 2014 CVO Breakout have the same seat as the standard one except for the cover. In 2015 there was no CVO version of the BO and in 2016 the MoCo introduced the CVO Prostreet Breakout. The Prostreet seat has a different shape with a small U-type gap in the front section. Not knowing if the mounting is still the same (but I doubt it for the different front part) this gap would expose the frame and the rear/mounting section of the tank and console if used on a standard BO. IMO this wouldn't look good at all.
Plus, the CVO seat will cost you premium dough w/o offering real benefit over the stocker.
The 2013 and 2014 CVO Breakout have the same seat as the standard one except for the cover. In 2015 there was no CVO version of the BO and in 2016 the MoCo introduced the CVO Prostreet Breakout. The Prostreet seat has a different shape with a small U-type gap in the front section. Not knowing if the mounting is still the same (but I doubt it for the different front part) this gap would expose the frame and the rear/mounting section of the tank and console if used on a standard BO. IMO this wouldn't look good at all.
Plus, the CVO seat will cost you premium dough w/o offering real benefit over the stocker.
Last edited by EagleRay; Aug 3, 2017 at 08:27 AM.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 563
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From: Indian Creek Village Florida
I sat on a CVO a few months ago and the seat hugged me in - it was really comfortable i didn't have to lean forward as i do on my bike when i accelerate hard 
I think you are right i should get someone to mod my seat for me it will be cheaper than getting the CVO seats. They quoted me $1500 for CVO seats
By the way has anyone converted their Breakout into a Bagger for long distant trip? Please post some pics?
I think you are right i should get someone to mod my seat for me it will be cheaper than getting the CVO seats. They quoted me $1500 for CVO seats
By the way has anyone converted their Breakout into a Bagger for long distant trip? Please post some pics?
Last edited by Jessica Sinclair; Aug 3, 2017 at 09:19 AM.
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Stuttgart, Germany
I sat on a CVO a few months ago and the seat hugged me in - it was really comfortable i didn't have to lean forward as i do on my bike when i accelerate hard
I think you are right i should get someone to mod my seat for me it will be cheaper than getting the CVO seats. They quoted me $1500 for CVO seats
By the way has anyone converted their Breakout into a Bagger for long distant trip? Please post some pics?
I think you are right i should get someone to mod my seat for me it will be cheaper than getting the CVO seats. They quoted me $1500 for CVO seats
By the way has anyone converted their Breakout into a Bagger for long distant trip? Please post some pics?
If you have problems with the reach why don't you consider different bars and/or a OEM reduced reach seat?
There are some guys on here who use their BOs for long distant trips with bags and everything. I think there might even be a dedicated thread about it.....just try the search function....or maybe one of those dudes may chime in here.
Last edited by EagleRay; Aug 3, 2017 at 10:43 AM.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 405
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From: South Louisiana
I sat on a CVO a few months ago and the seat hugged me in - it was really comfortable i didn't have to lean forward as i do on my bike when i accelerate hard
I think you are right i should get someone to mod my seat for me it will be cheaper than getting the CVO seats. They quoted me $1500 for CVO seats
By the way has anyone converted their Breakout into a Bagger for long distant trip? Please post some pics?
I think you are right i should get someone to mod my seat for me it will be cheaper than getting the CVO seats. They quoted me $1500 for CVO seats
By the way has anyone converted their Breakout into a Bagger for long distant trip? Please post some pics?
Last edited by UHDhog; Aug 3, 2017 at 01:21 PM.
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Texas
I sat on a CVO a few months ago and the seat hugged me in - it was really comfortable i didn't have to lean forward as i do on my bike when i accelerate hard
I think you are right i should get someone to mod my seat for me it will be cheaper than getting the CVO seats. They quoted me $1500 for CVO seats
By the way has anyone converted their Breakout into a Bagger for long distant trip? Please post some pics?
I think you are right i should get someone to mod my seat for me it will be cheaper than getting the CVO seats. They quoted me $1500 for CVO seats
By the way has anyone converted their Breakout into a Bagger for long distant trip? Please post some pics?
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Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 133
Likes: 3
From: Coquitlam B.C.
Welcome to Canada Jim, (from Texas), and the magical "we-we" society of the Canadian West. Now, if you climb a tree and sit there for a month, listening to the chainsaws, then join a candle light vigil over a washed up whale carcass, you'll be allowed to buy yourself a Cowichan sweater and become pathologically and irrevocably righteous.
Keep it real bro, stay Texan !
Keep it real bro, stay Texan !
where the hell are you from? i feel like you live in van-dal-cou-is-ver...
on the breakout front, only a year and a few months after starting, i finally (yesterday) ordered the rest of my stage one (intake) went with the kuryakyn mach 2 in contrast cut i think it was.
also met a chick last night, she saw me on my bike, we had mutual friends, we started talking today, she thought my bike was sexy (radiactive green breakout with big radius exhaust) she tells me that her goal was to own this bike by her 30th birthday.
she kinda lost it when I told her mine is virtually identical, other than bolt on parts, and paint, including the identical intake, which i ordered the day before
this should be fun