brother bought 2014 breakout
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brother bought 2014 breakout
My brother just bought a 14 breakout on saturday. Anyone know if headpipes from a 2007 night train will bolt up the same? I have a nice supertrapp 2-1 I took off of my bike a few years ago that I would like to give him since his budget is blown with the bike itself.
The stock exhausts look like they're similar. They look like they use the same mounting bracket off that passenger peg anyways.
The headpipes look to run a bit different though.
Is this a full exhaust or slip on? It should work either way from the looks of it.
The headpipes look to run a bit different though.
Is this a full exhaust or slip on? It should work either way from the looks of it.
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Since you're giving him the exhaust free of charge, why not tell him to bring his bike to you?
^^ I agree. The o2 adaptors aren't too expensive so I think it'd certainly be worth it to try. I wonder if the support brackets will line up though?
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And cheat myself out of a good ride? Haha. I assume the pigtail/plug is just different? Where would I find the adapters? Thanks
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There are many places to buy them. Just search for 12mm to 18mm o2 sensor adapters.
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I am very new to be comemnting, BUT I just bought a brand new Breakout, and when discussing the aftermarket exhaust options, the dealer parts manager and I discoevred that D&D Exhaust specifically says that their 2 into 1 system that fits SoftTails does NOT fit the Breakout, and they instead offer a Low Cat version that DOES fit the Breakout.
Their website did not identify the specific reason for the incompatibility of the normal SoftTail version, but the parts manager is pretty sharp and noticed that the rear exhaust pipe from the head to the muffler is noticeably different on the Breakout version.
Our speculation is that the Breakout is a very, very low bike overall (25" seat height approximately), and perhaps to make evreything fit in the lower profile, the gap between the rear cylinder head and the oil tank is smaller?
The parts manager told me he would try to find out specifically, since I liked the horizontal placement of the muffler on the regular Softtail version versus the slightly tilted upward placement of the muffler on the Breakout version.
Jim G
Their website did not identify the specific reason for the incompatibility of the normal SoftTail version, but the parts manager is pretty sharp and noticed that the rear exhaust pipe from the head to the muffler is noticeably different on the Breakout version.
Our speculation is that the Breakout is a very, very low bike overall (25" seat height approximately), and perhaps to make evreything fit in the lower profile, the gap between the rear cylinder head and the oil tank is smaller?
The parts manager told me he would try to find out specifically, since I liked the horizontal placement of the muffler on the regular Softtail version versus the slightly tilted upward placement of the muffler on the Breakout version.
Jim G
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The difference is that the frame of the Breakout is slightly wider where it meets the swingarm. This causes the rear exhaust bracket to be moved outwards just a small amount. Most exhausts have enough clearance to deal with this. The other possible clearance issue is the top oil line near where it enters the engine. Most of the exhaust manufacturers will say the regular Softail fitments don't work, but the reality is, most will fit. You just have to try it and find out, or search to see if anyone else has done it yet.