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The Everything Breakout Thread
6th Gear
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 12
Likes: 1
From: Pineville La.
Who has a fork brace on their breakout
Did the race tech spring and ricor intiminator to mine and also added 2" fork extensions, well worth the money totally different ride but i have been reading where others have added a fork brace with extensions and wondering if its really needed or not, i ride two up about 1/2 the time and im wondering if its needed. roads in louisiana are rough just not sure heard a lot of yays and nays and wanting to find out from other breakout riders before i drop 200 plus on one.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 6,174
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From: Great State of Canada
Did the race tech spring and ricor intiminator to mine and also added 2" fork extensions, well worth the money totally different ride but i have been reading where others have added a fork brace with extensions and wondering if its really needed or not, i ride two up about 1/2 the time and im wondering if its needed. roads in louisiana are rough just not sure heard a lot of yays and nays and wanting to find out from other breakout riders before i drop 200 plus on one.
Adding the brace cured that but, after the fact, I noticed something even more obvious. My forks had been flexing and had been doing so even before the 2" extension or any other mods. The flex IS there. You just don't notice it until you take it away by installing the brace.
The handling after the brace is installed is well,,, awkward for the first few hours. Cornering is rock solid but less forgiving and it takes some muscle memory adjustment before you get used to the change. After that,, yesss ! you'll naturally corner more aggressively and with more confidence. Nothing affects your path while cornering but you. Its like you are riding on a rail compared to the unbraced forks.
Bottom line is you shouldn't need to add a brace if you don't experience the wiggle,, or even then I doubt its entirely necessary. If, for any reason, you put the brace on. You'll never take it off I assure you.
Another HDF member I like to compare notes with, braced his Dyna on spec and was similarly impressed. Dyna fronts and BO fronts are quite similar.
Hope this helps.
Oh, If you check out the one brace that fits the BO on the SuperBrace site, and you're contemplating the bright colored one, know their photo doesn't do the thing justice. The bright brace is very shiny and matches chrome parts very well. If you're considering the black one, no issue.
Last edited by HKMark23; Feb 21, 2018 at 05:36 PM.
Novice
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 15
Likes: 1
From: NJ
Will these footpegs fit the Breakout? They look to me like they should but I've seen them listed some places as not fitting our bikes.
https://www.performancemachine.com/m.../pegs/XLS.aspx
https://www.performancemachine.com/m.../pegs/XLS.aspx
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 1,626
Likes: 310
From: "Old Hangtown" Placerville Ca.
Will these footpegs fit the Breakout? They look to me like they should but I've seen them listed some places as not fitting our bikes.
https://www.performancemachine.com/m.../pegs/XLS.aspx
https://www.performancemachine.com/m.../pegs/XLS.aspx
6th Gear
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 12
Likes: 1
From: Pineville La.
Thanks for info dont guess too many people have done this to breakout but what your saying makes sense, dont have any wobble yet but probably going to go ahead and do it better safe than sorry and when you have spent so much already whats a couple hundered more. LOL
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,925
Likes: 946
From: Texas
Considering changing my fender up. I keep eyeballing these strutless fenders I'm eBay and at the price think it's worth the gamble. I could take it to our local metal shop and have it cut down. Anyone use these before?
https://m.ebay.com/itm/NEW-REAR-CUST...cAAOSwyXNZ94Dp
https://m.ebay.com/itm/NEW-REAR-CUST...cAAOSwyXNZ94Dp
Considering changing my fender up. I keep eyeballing these strutless fenders I'm eBay and at the price think it's worth the gamble. I could take it to our local metal shop and have it cut down. Anyone use these before?
https://m.ebay.com/itm/NEW-REAR-CUST...cAAOSwyXNZ94Dp
https://m.ebay.com/itm/NEW-REAR-CUST...cAAOSwyXNZ94Dp
Last edited by Da-Rza 21; Feb 22, 2018 at 11:07 PM.