Demo Ride: 2023 Harley Davidson Breakout 117 FXBR
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I just bought a 2024 breakout, my first HD.
@@Velazco77 congratulations! Ride safe
Me too bro! Billiard Grey
I own a new 2023 breakout. My first bike ever!! Love it. Rode it 4000 miles in 2 months. Pure power and wind in your face!!!
Wow that’s awesome. Congrats!
I definitely like the oval light. I really dig what Harley Davidson has done with the Breakout, Low Rider ST, Sportster S, Pan America and now the Road Glide ST.
this is the only bike that i ve ever liked from HD.
It’s an awesome looking bike
Beautiful!!! Almost perfect. The only thing missing is the dual disc front brakes from the CVO Breakout.
Yeah dual disc brakes would pair nicely with thr 117
Genuine question: can you upgrade the single disc to a dual disc?
Did up my Honda 90 -- straight piped it. Sounds just like yours. Brutal! Getting looks from the babes; as well as a surprising number of dudes. Feels good to be a member of the exhaust community. see all y'all on the road
I actually like the headlight on the breakout
Maybe it'll grow on me
I agree, I love that headlight.
I do too, I think it goes well with the bike style.
Dude. The Breakout suits any height. I am 170cm and from the factory it's perfect for me.
I can ride 200 plus klm and feel great.
Maybe it did suit you, but it sure didn’t fit me as much as I was hoping. I didn’t find it as comfortable as some other softails
If you were going to check out a bike on some curves, you need to just do a little bit more than turning right and left at a street corner don’t you think. I thought you might actually be able to get to a curvy road somewhere where you could get some throttle in on the curves. Just a thought.
It’s a demo ride organized by Harley. I don’t get to pick the route
Im close to pulling the trigger on a 2024 but can't decide between the billiard grey, vivid black and white. They all look so sexy and I prefer the graphics colors of the billiard grey and white over the black with orange. But man, I don't think any of them are the wrong answer but I can't believe how much I like the billiard grey option and it's the cheapest so that doesn't hurt either. It's like the best of black and white, a good middle ground between those colors but with its own personality. I love the chrome with the black backdrops of the entire bike. Chrome looks so good on this bike and I usually never go chrome but the chrome is what really attracts me to the new Breakout!
I agree. The billiard grey and chrome are a good pairing.
@@IronBornRider Hey, do you know if the new Breakout comes with a usb port? Forgot to look and ask. Small thing but it would really be nice to have built in already.
@@Nucklehead-mm9gf it comes with a usb port
@@IronBornRider Awesome man, thank you! I can't wait to get it! Think I'm going with the black.
Dream bike of mine 💪 thanks for the review
It’s a great bike for sure!
I was initially disappointed with this one because it’s nothing but an exercise in style points. But once I realized, that’s exactly the point of it. I realized that Harley nailed it with this one. The 117 was a master stroke! The big 21” front wheel, the raked out forks, the chrome, forward controls, the bigger tank. The only thing that could hurt sales of this bike is that price tag. Ouch!! If I had $$$ to burn, I would definitely grab one up! I love the black one, but that orange is hard to beat too.
Handling is what will hurt sales
I just got one yesterday. if you want it bad enough...
Excellent video and review! (bonus: it was super nice to meet you in person on Saturday, particularly after that Can-Am video review you did - what a coincidence!). Keep up the great work!
Hey it was great meeting you! Thanks for the kind words
To prevent or lessen the handle bar vibration is an easy fix.A slight adjustment of the Johnson rod will do the trick.
That's interesting because nobody I've seen review this bike has mentioned any vibrating.
@@vanhaver5150 I think the vibration issue was mentioned in the clip. Everything vibrates mechanical wise.Its just a case of how the engineers can dampen the problem. Cheers 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺😵💫
@@stuwhyte479 Ya I mean other than this review I haven't heard anybody else mention vibrating :)
@@vanhaver5150 Sportsters were notorious for vibration. The motor was bolted directly to the frame,.Now for example my 1988 fxr the motor is rubber mounted which minimizes the the vibration. The first twin cams had vibration issues so I'm told. Then they brought out the twin cam "b" which had balancers in the engine minimized vibration. Of course all the older models ie shovels would've vibrated like a dog shittn razor blades.l would imagine the m8s are sorted out?
I appreciate the comparison to the Fat Boy. I am stuck trying to figure out which one to buy. It won’t be until later this year, so I have time. It will most likely come down to a test ride on the breakout.
They're both great Harleys, but I think it's going to depend on your style of riding. The Fatboy cruises so easily and is insanely comfortable to me, and the Breakout is just more aggressive and begs to be ridden hard. Just my opinion.
I'm in the same situation as you, I can't decide between the fatboy and breakout. I need to test ride both of them.
They are not a long distance rider unless you change the handle bars I have a 2018 but it's a beast !
Agreed
Great straight line bike.
Absolutely
SUBARU STI GO BRAAAAAAAAAAAAP. I’ve been looking at these breakouts for some time now and I have an 2019 STI so seeing that subie was cool 😂 great video can’t wait to bring home a breakout sometime soon
Thanks man. You’re gonna have a blast
I also got the black denim and I agree bars vibrate so much can’t even see what’s in the mirrors
Just traded my BO for a 2023 Road King Special. Was a great bike but I’ll never look back.
Congrats on the rk!
Looks & sounds good - glad to hear the 117 has some extra torque compared to a 114 :D
Yeah no kidding. I could really tell the difference when test riding 114s vs 117s.
handle bar vibration after 30min? Not sure about this.I prefer not have my hands go numb.Its a conflicting bike.Not a true cruiser comfy for miles of cruising and I guess might fit as power cruiser for short rides.Vibration position of the handle bars may become tiring.
Did u adjust the suspension before riding it? You’re the first test rider of over 30 test rider reviews I’ve watched and you’re to only on talking about handlebar vibration.
I left it stock. The vibration isn’t obnoxious but it is there, at least on the model I test ride.
Is that 117 rubber mounted? Is it balanced? Those two factors eliminate handlebar vibration, and if not, rubber bushings in the handlebars where they're mounted should help.
I've got an unbalanced Merch 120 in a non-rubber mounted Reily oil-in-frame chopper, and it's shaken off no less than 3 sets of mirrors! Just a mental note for any future scoots I might own when I hit the lottery! 😅
8 grand more than a Sport Glide which handles better and is more than fast enough for the heavy traffic roads here in the UK. I'll keep my Sport Glide.
"That's what she said!" - 😅
Haha 😂
The turns you took don't represent the criticism people voice about the fat tire motorcycles. If you take way sharper turns, let's say turning into a side street, then you will feel the massive difference between let's say a Street Bob and the Breakout/Fat Boy.
I’d agree its not as nimble as the streetbob but to me the breakout seemed to handle the turns just fine. Sure it takes a little more effort but it wasn’t as exaggerated as I thought It would be
@@IronBornRider I didn’t say it was bad. You can take any turn with it, but it’s very different taking a ‘turn’ into a junction vs a turn into a side street.
I have a v rod muscle. Do you think this has more power? The v rod rides pretty smooth. Im 5'7 and fits perfect. Do you think the same would be on this new breakout.
Not sure I’ve never ridden the vrod
@IronBornRider I see thanks for the reply. I'm looking into the 🍊 color. It's nice.
Does it's still have the mono shock and it's issues of the softail range...?
What is it with the 🧤 gloves?
Huh?
What can you buy two from 0 to 60?
how tall are you if you don’t mind me asking
I’m 5’6 and am really considering getting this
I’m 5’8 and I didn’t find the ergonomics ideal. With that said you can change things up to be more suitable
thanks man
I’m watching your video again and you’ve answered my question in the video 😹so thank you for explaining again 🤍
Same boat as you, 5'7 here and considering it. HD said there's a different seat they can put on it in lieu of getting risers on the handlebars
Should be called the breakbank
This or Fat Boy??
If this was my only Harley I’d go breakout
If you are talking Harley and you say “this thing rips” you need to finish the statement with “for a Harley”. I did a demo on one of these and its anemic compared to my cruiser. Just sayin.
Lol no I’m not gonna do that, otherwise you’d have to put everything in relative terms. Just sayin
It rips but it handles like shit… 21” front and 19” back= Horrible handling
I own one of these and also a road glide special and I can say that this bike handles pretty damn well. Is it as good as my road glide? No, but it's no slouch and I can actually rip into every corner with no problem. I did at one point have a 2021 Fatboy and that bike certainly was not a good handling bike. I ended up selling the Fatboy because I thought that it would give me in trouble in a corner one day.
@@steveg56 I ride a Sportster when I want to rip and take corners on a Harley! I own three and I’ve riden this bike and it’s by far one of the worst handling Harleys I’ve ever rode.
Bla bla bla the only problem is that is an Harley Davidson and that by itself simple sucks, thanks but not thanks, enjoy your ride!!!! There are way way way better Japanese made motorcycles out there, nothing like having a 4 or even 6 inline engines, like the very good old days!!!! They are just amazing, just music to the years to hear those engines, Harley Davidson they make that disgusting extremely annoying loud noise!! I absolutely hate them!!!!! They sound like last century old harvesters!! Truly disgusting!!!
Very intelligent argument. Very compelling