A long long time ago, I tested out a dyna wide glide. Really liked it and it fit like a glove. Never pulled the trigger but yesterday I picked up one these breakouts. Couldn’t be happier. This bike is absolutely perfect for me. I’m 6’2” and it fits me just great.

I'm really happy about standard size tank. It really returns the proportions of the Breakout back to the pre-M8 bikes. It's awesome!

Love your reviews man, complete info, honest opinions, and great video quality. Keep up the good work, and thanks for all you do. we’ll be watching.😎👌

I have this exact bike and absolutely Love it. I’m 5’-11” and it fits perfectly. Super comfortable even on long rides. It handles great in the back tire is no big deal if you know how to ride, it looks bad ass and it rides fantastic and it’s super fast! Stop beating up the breakout bro lol

Cypress9090

8 ай бұрын

I was looking at getting one thanks for your post

Steve

7 ай бұрын

Agree with you - first thought that comes to mind when people cry about the 240 rear is "way to tell everyone you can't ride"

Roland Josef

7 ай бұрын

what upgrades have you done to it so far? Did you changed the bar?

SONIC SCOOTERS

7 ай бұрын

@Roland Josef I have install the 120th anniversary orange grips, front and passenger foot pegs, shifter lever, brake pedal pad, I put on some nice black mirrors low profile mirrors and I’m in the process of relocating the license plate down on the swingarm, let me see if I can figure out how to upload a pic

SONIC SCOOTERS

7 ай бұрын

@Roland Josef and I did a rear fender tell slash brake light by custom dynamics looks really fantastic I took that reflect her off

I'm glad you included the riding video. From your description, I imagined a far worse and less comfortable riding position. I only have a 31 inch inseam at 5'10", so the drag bars and forward controls were a big concern with this bike. I get nightmares thinking about polishing all of that chrome, but I don't have much choice. Harley Davidson's are my preference, even though I don't like the styling of their new bikes. The Breakout at least looks like a Harley Davidson should look. A blacked out version with a skinnier rear tire would be the shit, in my opinion. I like classic, American, cruiser style motorcycles; and I enjoy riding them, far more than I do washing and polishing them. It's either this or the Fat Boy, for me.

I'm with you on the black preference, followed by Orange. This bike oozes quality and attitude. Good decision to bring it back. I bet they sell a bunch. Great review!

ZildjianMan30

7 ай бұрын

I'm not so sure. Talking with my local HD shop (a big 2-story), a lot of customers are rejecting a few bikes because of the price tag. Like the Sportster S, Nightster, and a couple of others. Yes, some are selling, but not to their expectations. That's missed sales. It will be interesting to see how this sells.

Angel

2 ай бұрын

@ZildjianMan30Looks like I’ll get this at a discount after deployment then, haha!

Excellent review as always man. This new Breakout looks a little shorter, am I right? They probably did it to make it turn a little quicker with that tire. Definitely a cool looking bike, especially with that chrome.

I own a 2014 breakout that I did a 120R swap on when I purchased it from the dealer. Which had the original 5 gallon tank. I'll be honest with you I took it for decently long rides and I enjoyed it. I guess it depends on the person. I also put the "chop z" real license plate bracket and light kit which gets rid of the side lights and the side plate mount. Makes for a really nice addition. I still enjoy it to this day

Congrats on 30K, Blair! Still my go to channel for all things Harley. Could you do a review and walk around of the '23 Road King Special? I feel like the bike doesn't get enough love and I'm looking at purchasing one in a few years. The current model at the time of course.

In 2020 my fitment specialist said the Breakout wouldn't have been a good bike for my long distance travels in terms of comfort and handling. They brought it back this year so I'd like to test ride the changes. Either this or the Low Rider ST. I like the looks of this over the ST; a sissy bar could be added to strap a baçkpack on for multiple day rides.

Gman

3 ай бұрын

It’s definitely not a long range tourer. It’s a cruiser designed for short rides.

I have 2017 Breakout and love it. Didnt get the later years because they reduced the tank size and the wheels...so glad they brought the turbine wheels back, it looks stellar.

Sick man, I chose a 21 SGS in chrome engine with black mods and accessories. I refer it to the chrome engine as the NUGGET and it looks great. This breakout model ive always loved and just may have to try it. I think it will deliver the sport bike feel im looking for like the 01 duece i had prior. so fun to ride

I'm glad they came back out with the breakout in U.S. I was gonna buy one, then they disappeared. I just found out they released them again this year. I just don't care for the color options, I hope 2024 will have better, like blue. I originally had a 2002 nightrain and I loved the looks and riding position didn't bother me, what I didn't like was the skinny back tire and it really was a dog power wise. This breakout looks to be a lot better.

The saddlebags , backrest , reach seat that harley offers actually looks good on this bike.

This bike that Harley came out with looks good all my bikes were the vivid black the 2 things that bother me are the handle bars my Street Glide had great handle bars very comfortable on long trips.The other not as bad for me are the digital read out guess I am old school like the regular gauges but looks like a nice bike like the117 cu. Engine had the 103 so this is nice

A very good review. I agree with your pros and cons. I also need a larger digital readout.

The headlight does it justice. We should all be tired of round lights by now, unless you are into classic designs. LED’s are the future. The pipes look great. Back tire a bit too big for my liking. Not a fan of the handlebars. Lots of mounting space though. I love the digital gauges. Lots of info possible. Just too small. I’m a big fan of dual gauges. Harley still needs to put more effort into knocking some of the weight off. Overall, nice bike.

Great video! I have a 2015 BO that I built up with a 110" and love it!! It's not for everyone but dang it's fun to ride 😊

That is a Beautiful Bike! Unfortunately at 5'6" I went with a Low rider with mid controls and even that is a little stretch to the bars (new pullback bars coming).

Great review and always honest. Thank you, brother.

So, I've owned Breakouts since 2014. My 2018 is 117 Stage 4. Too many upgrades to list. But basically the same as the 2023, including the new 5 gallon tank, cruise control, etc. I kept my Sundowner passenger pillion when I sold my 2014. That and the quick disconnect passenger backrest. When taking solo trips I strap my Harley luggage on the back facing me and I lean back on it. No more back pain! I recently put 17" apes on short black risers. The whole bike is blacked out. Anyway... just wanted to say that I have toured on Breakouts (94k miles on my 2014) and I still tour on my 2018. The new quick disconnect, locking hard bags from Harley are awesome and don't detract from the look of the Breakout. The versatility they add is worth it in my opinion. Believe me, I love the stripped down look of the Breakout. However, on a multi-state trek it sure is nice to have those bags. I can put my firearm in them and lock it up. And when I get to a motel for the night, the bags pop off in less than 10 seconds (when unlocked). Then I can ride my stripped down Breakout around town. Best of both worlds! Just sayin'.

Love the back tyre and headlight is great looks up to date. Must have one 😎🌴

I love the Vivid black and I like the headlight.. also like the digital display it's streamline and classy looking.. if I want the older-looking display albino holder bike with it.. I want one..lol..great review..best one I've seen...

I do miss the analog instruments, but it is a fine looking machine.

Yes it is a bike of all looks so big saddlebags does kill it . Ive takin a back pack with me and it's not bad at all as long as I don't pack heavy . I'd say it's a second bike to have and not to show boat it either . I bought a 22 RKS for them long stretches and luggage capacity

Truly love this Amazing bike just The way it is, so its really a Master piece !!!

I do like the looks of the Breakout. However, I tend to agree with you. The Low Rider ST offers so much more at this price point. Love mine. Take care.

Throttle Blip

8 ай бұрын

Yeah man although it's not the style of bike I ride, the Breakout has some great lines.

That's the closest thing to a modern "Black Death" I've seen yet. Beautiful. She'd look better with traditional spoke wheels though and pudgy tires.

I love this bike so damn bad. I have 20 road glide limited , and this would be my tt bike. Bad ass bike !!

Throttle Blip

8 ай бұрын

That would make a great combo.

The chrome looks cool, but harley should've came out with a choice of black on this beautiful Breakout.

Just another top quality video with a really honest view. Thanks from the UK👍

Amazingly beautiful machine ❤🎉👍

Love the new Breakout!!

Throttle Blip

8 ай бұрын

Definitely improved over the last one we had!

Perfect Head light for design, also digital vs analog.....digital all day long and smallest possible for that design is perfect! Its bit futuristic / apocalyptical design....100% Spot on !

Novaradius

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, the headlight and speedos are actually neat and blend very well with the design and all that chrome, exactly as you say. The chrome looks fantastic on this bike as well as the bigger tank.

I do love the looks of it, but wouldnt trade my SGS for it. if i can ever afford a second bike that would be a fun choice. thanks for the review.

Man the speedometer does give the bike a personality Also the digital screen is really small dunno how can a rider sees it when there's a sun in your face

If you have any info on mid controls for the Breakout, please let me know. At 5'6" and 29" inseam, forwards are the deal killer for me on this bike.

Great looking bike!

Great video. Great review. Sexy bike. Hate the lack of a big gauge, too small and seems like you would have to take you eyes off the road for too long to see what's going on. The headlight is hideous

I just bought this exact BreakOut. It’s getting delivered to me on Tuesday. First time rider, wish me luck haha

Harley should have built a matching Breakout backpack.

BobMarley

7 ай бұрын

And sunglasses.

M118LR

3 ай бұрын

..whaaat?!

Meters integrated on the handle bar is awesome...

On deployment atm, I’ve rode the Sportster 1200. How does that compare to the breakout?

So many videos on the Breakout it must be the only bike Harley brought out that is worth anything.

I would be overjoyed with the V. Black or B. Orange. I like the headlight.

Throttle Blip

8 ай бұрын

Hard to beat a black or orange HD!

David Breckenridge

8 ай бұрын

@Throttle Blip Indeed.

One of the most beautiful bikes I have ever saw. How are they selling?

Great review of a very cool bike.

Totally at one with you comments, great looking bike but not the most practical - but hey. Wheels look fantastic on the move but haven’t got the front light quite right.

Finally the 2023 breakout review 🙌

I bought this bike a few days ago! Wasn’t easy to find!!!love this bike! Sux I traded my Dyna for it! But it’s pretty sick!!

I saw a render in red denim with black logo and it looked incredible. Too bad it wasn’t the fifth choice.

Looks like the bike has "TC" symbol on the right turn signal - is that the "Rider Safety Upgrade" option? Great job w/ the review!

SONIC SCOOTERS

8 ай бұрын

Traction control

SONIC SCOOTERS

8 ай бұрын

Comes standard on the bike

Cracking good video mate. Well done!

Throttle Blip

3 ай бұрын

That means more than you know. Thanks for the love.

I live in Horry county and yes no inspections like up north.👍👍 great review, happy with my Rival 👍🇺🇸

Starts at $21k, ouch! Compared to other HD bikes at or near this price point, I'm not sold on the new Breakout. Just a niche reissue bike, maybe? 49 State compliance is a great marketing phrase. Think about what sense it makes. Customers don't go, "ohh I can't wait to get that 100% California legal mod for my Harley." Lol, 49 State legal. It's genius!

I wish they would have offered a black motor option. I don’t really like the chrome too much

I had the 2019 break out nice looking bike but the wind will beat you up on a long ride I end up selling it and getting a street glide

Noob question: Is that the air filter? Won't it be too exposed especially when it suddenly rains?

Throttle Blip

6 ай бұрын

No that's a good question. They make a silky feeling sock that you put over it. Some of my bikes I've left the sock on full time so I don't have to worry about it. Didn't notice a huge drop in power although I'm positive it does drop it a little.

I'm heading to my local HD dealer tomorrow! I wanted one of these after I sold my Street Glide but they quit making them.

Great review!! I would love to see 2023 breakout vs 2023 fat boy

Kinda partial to the orange 😅 but I’d myself would like to see dual discs on the front wheel but ok

Live in uk got a 2021 breakout 3.5 gallon tank ok for me 150 mls + that new tank looks good ,why a bigger engine they only 1 disc brake at front ,love the riding position 6, 3 62 years old now ,just stopped riding sport bikes

Would you consider this a good 1st time rider bike?

V1ll

2 ай бұрын

Nope it’s over 1900CC. If you have some experience riding you’ll be fine. It takes off ride away, so have to be careful on the throttle.

HYB. you guys with a 20 year old back and a 40 year old wallet are in luck! 😁 it is a good looking bike though. wish I had a 20 year old back. put me down in the love the headlight column 👍

35 years with a bad back 17:27 My god the modern world is really terrible to us. In my experience a foam roll and ball helps. Roll slowly over the lower leg side then back, Upper leg front and side. And use the foam ball on your hip and butt. If you roll every week you will see positive changes in a few months 👍

Throttle Blip

7 ай бұрын

You know what's sad, I have all of that stuff and a lot more I just don't use it enough. I gotta do better. Thanks for the push!

T W

7 ай бұрын

Its the same for me! Its just hard to do it regularly 😓.

Why can't they mount the LP holder on the fender? Is there a relocation kit for this

Too much chrome, already a nightmare keeping my chrome engine “shiny” now theyve gone and added more Spend more time polishing and keeping rust and smudges away then riding😅 Only descent looking saddle option is a swingarm bag, good for short day trips or bar hopping and thats about it yet australia still loves the breakouts

WHAT WOULD YOU ESTIMATE A STAGE II UPGRADE WOULD COST? PLUS TUNER FOR A STAGE II

WITHOUT actually seeing them in person, ‘black’ is JUST too hot, especially summertime. IF I was interested in the black..I’d want to see the “Denim black” too..THEN decide. That Atlas Silver looks pretty sweet too though. Orange..FIRST impressions are “nahhhh”. Highly doubt I’d want to see that EVERY day. Edited to add: WHAT A JOKE when I even heard this bike had previously had a “3.5 gal” tank on it! BLEW my mind. What the heck are these guys thinking?! GREAT call on the 5 gal…

Looks cool but need the 135

Is 2023 breakout fuel tank is same as 2022 lowrider’s?

Big tank, like the very 1st one had,,,

I fairly love the headlight face and the statement it makes with the bike but I hate the housing. It looks stamped from behind and the lamp does not perch well on the bike. The housing should be larger perhaps and possibly the lamp, as well.

When in the standing position the seat digs into your groin and the air intake is right we’re your knee goes , couple things I don’t care for , the rest is great

Tanks for a nice demo . Does this model has a usb charging?

It's bad AZ. I have a black 2016 with a swingarm bag . I have the same style of heavy breather that's a screaming eagle. I wouldn't part with the bike . I've rode the bike to and on the Colorado mountains. The only reason I didn't buy the 2018 at the time was cause the small tank . The rs look really good on the bike . I like almost everything that Harley did to the bike just go with a smaller front rim .

I have a 2013 Breakout CVO 110 Crimson Red. Oct 2, 2023 rode to Glendale AZ then McAllen Texas. Currently on my way home. No windshield. This is my touring bike. No way I could saddle a Bagger.

Honestly, I prefer the old ones.

Qué brutal.

A bar change would be a totally different review. Your legs look a good angle. Just bring the hands up and back a little. It would be better (imo)

Good looking bike, but, that back fender would have to go.Needs a wide-glide rear fender.

I REALLY thought on that ‘voice-over’ you’d TALK ABOUT “THE BIKE’S SPECIFICS..like instrumentation and ‘read-ability’ or viewing day/night, etc. Just more specifics. Granted, someone interested HAS to or SHOULD ride it first..

Abit different here in Australia compared to America. 90% of Harleys you will see are Vrods or Breakouts

Throttle Blip

8 ай бұрын

I was talking about that with a friend. It's the same in Germany. I've seen some nasty Vrod builds from Europe.

Denim Black. Waiting on the delivery.

So my take-away is that the breakout is a good looking motorcycle that is painful to ride for long distances and does not corner well. You forgot to mention that the breakout doesn't have a cup holder, an important feature for those posers out there. So the target customer is some dipweed who has $30k that he doesn't know what to do with who just wants a flashy bar hopper to show off to his poser friends, right? We already know that the M8 is a poc compared to late model TCs and Evos.... pushing the displacement numbers is meaningless marketing bs. My 80 CI Evolution with stage 1,2 and 3 upgrades will blow the door off any stock M8 out there. Sadly, the 2023 Breakout is the only H-D model that even interests me but I am not paying $7k+ over MSRP for anything. I typically pay ~ $2,500 below MSRP on new Harleys I've purchased. At ~ $18k I could see having a Breakout in my garage as my 96 CI twin cam is getting a bit old although it still runs and rides great. With the MoCo going 100% electric "soon" (which means that the MoCo will be going out of business soon) the Breakout may be the last half-way decent model HD ever assembles. We shall see how they sell. So far, I have yet to see one in any McDealership so the sales numbers are likely to be really poor. If the Breakout sells poorly in 2023 it will likely be pulled from production so if you find yourself stuck with one you will have all sorts of problems finding parts for it. Well, at least you didn't promote the lie that a Harley is a "premium" motorcycle and that the McDealerships provide a "premium" customer experience... did you?

There is still a brake disc missing from the front wheel

Look, Harleys are like coaches, they're beautiful and at one time in history for a long period were used as luxurious transportation, now they're museum pieces, the same with Harley, it's not meant to be ridden because nothing about it makes sense as a vehicle in 2023. For a fraction of the price you can get a Japanese bike that is super practical, super dependable, super fun to ride and super fast. Why would I overlook that for a heavy hunk of metal that's the same as riding a tractor?

I like the new breakout...except I wish they would ditch the cheap graphics. Or at least give the option to not have graphics.

Harley Davidson breakout 117 can available in India also sir?

Dude man you are not give me a good feeling about this bike okay the big gas tank okay cruise control but the rake the fat-tire the pork of the engine. I hate all of the Harley newer you know minimal minimal speedometers on the handlebars that's awful they are totally obviously you know using that for saving money across other lines I hate that. that's the worst to put those little speedometers on the handlebars that's crap anyways yeah so if you already got a bike that you like to ride long distances and you like u got a bike you like to ride fast sure. if you got enough money by this and it can be a garage Queen

What’s the top speed?

I prefer the atlas grey but to be honest overall I think the styling has gone downhill in comparison to the previous model.

Finally, done right!

Reminds me of the Nighttrain

sad to see all color options come all chromed out! at least one color option should come blacked out.

🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍

What happen to the big fat tire it used to have

Me gusta mucho. Cual es el precio.?Plissss.

Im fixing to get me a set of those wheels, for my fatboy!!

Good information 👍