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Everything Breakout! Find out everything you need to know! Some topics include:
• Customizing you bike
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• Customizing you bike
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• And much more!
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The Everything Breakout Thread
Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2014
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From: North Jersey, USA
That temp gauge/dip stick mod is really cool. Nice job.
How are the temp gauge and the cap joined/sealed together?
How are the temp gauge and the cap joined/sealed together?
Tourer
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From: New Brunswick, Canada
Road Captain
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From: Blacksburg, VA
Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 533
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From: Blacksburg, VA
Alright fellas, need some input. I was thoroughly cleaning my bike after Thunder Beach, and noticed that a drain tube dumps out behind the primary and drips right onto the frame rail. The paint has started to peel, so I'm assuming it's the fuel vent drain line. I pulled the seat off and the line follows the frame rail up under the tank, so that's really the only thing it could be. Has anybody else noticed this, or rerouted that hose to dump straight to the ground?
Has there been a thread for "gotchas" for new Breakout owners??? That would be nice to know about stuff like this before it happens, i.e. tightening the stupid ignition thumb **** set screw before it falls off. I found multiple threads about that stupid thing falling off, and most people comment AFTER the part fell off. It would be handy to have a preemptive thread for this stuff....
Has there been a thread for "gotchas" for new Breakout owners??? That would be nice to know about stuff like this before it happens, i.e. tightening the stupid ignition thumb **** set screw before it falls off. I found multiple threads about that stupid thing falling off, and most people comment AFTER the part fell off. It would be handy to have a preemptive thread for this stuff....
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Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2017
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From: Blacksburg, VA
Ya, when I reached down to turn off my bike, I was livid!!! I have over 21k in my bike now, and a stupid $17 part falls off because HD decided not to Loctite it. It's the principle, but whatever. So it's up to us to help educate others on their new purchases. Honestly, I've owned my Breakout for little over 3 months now and am figuring some stuff out on my own the hard way. I also lost the damn passenger seat mounting bolt...it came off during a separate ride. And the LO RNG thing... People on this forum are awesome for help, but ya, if we had a central thread or sticky to go to for known "issues" that new bike owners could go to, I think it would save some headache in the long run for people, like myself.
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Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 53
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From: Indiana
Alright fellas, need some input. I was thoroughly cleaning my bike after Thunder Beach, and noticed that a drain tube dumps out behind the primary and drips right onto the frame rail. The paint has started to peel, so I'm assuming it's the fuel vent drain line. I pulled the seat off and the line follows the frame rail up under the tank, so that's really the only thing it could be. Has anybody else noticed this, or rerouted that hose to dump straight to the ground?
Has there been a thread for "gotchas" for new Breakout owners??? That would be nice to know about stuff like this before it happens, i.e. tightening the stupid ignition thumb **** set screw before it falls off. I found multiple threads about that stupid thing falling off, and most people comment AFTER the part fell off. It would be handy to have a preemptive thread for this stuff....
Has there been a thread for "gotchas" for new Breakout owners??? That would be nice to know about stuff like this before it happens, i.e. tightening the stupid ignition thumb **** set screw before it falls off. I found multiple threads about that stupid thing falling off, and most people comment AFTER the part fell off. It would be handy to have a preemptive thread for this stuff....