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Street glide any day......my buddy has a breakout and every time we go riding he tries to pawn it off on me. I rode it a bunch of times and am not a big fan of ride characteristics. It's a great looking bike but that alone doesn't do it for me. The only person who can answer this is yourself. You need to decide what kind of riding you are going to be doing and go from there.
Good luck
Chris G
Here's my street glide
Last edited by chrisg81983; Jun 28, 2015 at 10:20 PM.
I traded my breakout for a 15 SG. No regrets. Hands down a better bike
I would probably want a custom streetglide for a second bike before I own another softail...
I really liked my breakout, but I love my streetglide. No comparison
I had my Breakout for a few years and absolutely LOVED it. I came off of a GSXR1000 and at least a dozen other sport bikes over the years and I also had 1 Big Dog Pitbull. I can tell you that while I loved the Breakout, my wife was not a fan at all. I liked the lower bike with the more forward leaning seating position. It was much more akin to a sportbike rider for thier first Harley. The Street Glide I have now is not even remotely the same ride as the Breakout was. The Street Glide is a MUCH more tame ride...practically boring compared to the Breakout. I understand why my buddies tease me riding the "Geaser Glide"....LOL. But that said, the SG is MUCH faster in the turns, handles a lot better, is a MUCH smoother ride...MUCH more modern ride when compared to the Breakout.
You are talking about 2 COMPLETELY different rides....the Breakout is very low, very rough, and is the epitome of the "evil biker" vibe to it. I loved the way it rode when I was solo....once the wife was involved then I can tell you that she loves the bigger seat, the backrest, the storage, the radio, etc...none of which even remotely looks normal on a breakout. She was always mad at me for not wanting a back rest, bags, and huge pillion pad...so thats how I ended up with the SG...granted there was no way I was riding the Breakout even solo for 300-400 miles in a day...just wasnt gonna happen...
and one of my Pitbull for good measure...
Last edited by RedRider0151; Jun 28, 2015 at 11:45 PM.
I just purchased a Breakout to replace a Deuce that my wife was riding. She loves it and we are planning a 700 mile round trip this weekend on it to break it in.
I understand there is discussion that touring bike would be better for long rides. Though I have two close friends that have done 800 mile days on a Dyna, and a Springer. So it really is up to the rider. There are going to be features that the big touring bikes have that are really nice...if you want them.
Granted I ride a Road Glide Ultra. I have ridden several bikes and to me I only fit comfortably on a touring bike.
whenever I am asked about a particular bike by someone buying a bike, I always respond by asking them how do you plan to use the bike? that's the first and probably most important question you have to ask yourself. if you plan to do ANY touring then a SG, if you are going to bar hop then maybe a breakout. now I know you will probably say multiple things, touring, bar hopping etc etc, but if any of your responses say you plan to take the bike out of town, then get a touring bike.
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