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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 03:09 PM
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so im a big guy (6'3"ish) and prefer to lay out a little more than stock... i cant seem to find anything but the arlen ness 3" kit though. not necessarily looking for more... just trying to find other options. really prefer a harley kit but i dont think one exists.

anyone done an extension kit on a breakout? what did you use?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 03:34 PM
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What's wrong with the Arlen kit? Cheap, quality product that keeps it looking factory. Are you after a custom billet look or something?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 04:41 PM
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ive seen a few people complain about it. i take it all with a grain of salt, but just scoping my options.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 05:10 PM
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Oh ok fair call. There's a hell of a lot of people out there using them and I've never heard or read one complaint myself, not to say no one has had a problem with it, but it seams as though the percent of people out there happy with this product is rather high. I've got the kit myself, just haven't been bothered to fit it yet
 
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Originally Posted by Microdoted
so im a big guy (6'3"ish) and prefer to lay out a little more than stock... i cant seem to find anything but the arlen ness 3" kit though. not necessarily looking for more... just trying to find other options. really prefer a harley kit but i dont think one exists.

anyone done an extension kit on a breakout? what did you use?

Yes, and love them. The only thing I don't like is how it looks.... extending past the lower part of the frame. I think for the bikes that HD does have them for the controls themselves are extended - not just a bracket .. but I'm not completely sure about that. Either way though they are at least 2x more $$. I'm really happy with mine and getting used to the looks part of it. I'm 5'9".
 
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 07:02 PM
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I run the Arlen Ness kit. My only complaint was that it didn't work well without modifications for my jockey shift. Otherwise, you're spending like $5-600 on extended controls.
 
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