You owe me £25K as your video made me buy a breakout (in Baja orange)!!!

@MrDarcy-OlMan

Жыл бұрын

Ahh sorry! Money well spent though! 💯

@danthechippie4439

Жыл бұрын

You can't but a rolls will the budget of a mini. Best of look with the bike

@renoire1245

Жыл бұрын

An awesome machine. Handling and comfort. Surprisingly good. Really really really really really really really really really really pleased. The best Harley yet!

@renoire1245

Жыл бұрын

Forgot to say, now that I’ve got my break out and done couple of hundred miles, I must say I thought your review was pretty fair and accurate. Cheers

@jhhd1

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome, as someone that wanted one in Baja Orange it’s nice to know someone else can. Have fun and stay safe

Got one from 1st of April, it's not Bad Ass it is phenomenal !!! Breaks and front suspension to upgrade but it corners very well and goes like bullet!!! Owned 103 and had have an experience on 114 but this is something ELSE!!! Have done over 2000 miles within 3 weeks with my Lady and we absolutely LOVE IT!!!

I traded up my 114 Breakout for the 2023 vivid black Breakout and I have to say Harley got it perfect with the taller risers, bigger fuel tank and 117 engine. Absolutely love it! Great review as always guys!! Ride safe my friends and looking forward to next video ✌️

Mid August I walked into a Harley dealer simply because I was bored. They had this exact same bike and I took it for a spin. Returned to the dealer and bought it on the spot. Already bumped it up to Stage II. She’s a beast. Very planted and hot off the line.

@MrDarcy-OlMan

10 ай бұрын

Enjoy 😉

Lovely bike and another great review 👍

“The Leica” of motorcycles…….if the sales guy at the Harley dealer had used that expression I would’ve plonked down my deposit on the spot! Thanks for the review, great solid info and very nice footage.

@MrDarcy-OlMan

Жыл бұрын

We’re definitely on the same wavelength there 👍🏼👍🏼

@chirag4

Жыл бұрын

​@@MrDarcy-OlMan & BinBin .... I have the LEICA M10-P *White* Limited Edition + 50mm f/1.4 Summilux Lens, since January 2020, but yet to own a Harley, and I love the Breakout-117 ... wish it was available in my country, India. Though, the Fat Boy 114 is in our local HD showroom. I bought 4 new bikes in 30 months : KTM 390 Duke (2020) Triumph Trident 660 (2021) Suzuki Hayabusa Gen 3 (2022) Ducati XDiavel 1262cc V2 (cruiser, 2023) my next bike could be an Adv. (Africa Twin) or the BMW R-nine-T i agree, Breakout is the Leica of Motorcycles, a Mechanical Masterpiece, you stole my heart with that statement. Thanks.

I just want to add to your review, when you stop at a traffic light next to a “electric fan boy” the look of disgust on them face as your 117Ci engine rumbles just add to the pleasure of riding it ❤ I went for the Baja Orange! Love it

That engine sound and pipe music is intoxicating.I had a old VFR800 gear driven engine no cam chain and that sounded amazing.HD reminds me of that bike.I am 59 and to me at this point in life riding is not about going point A to B.You can do that even on a moped but its about the experience of being Alive! and that is worth buying!

This would be a great pick-up if you could find it secondhand. These are expensive from the dealer, but In a few years it will drop in price and still ride like a dream

Great Bike ! with a proper and real world review ! Love it ! Looking forward to the next one !

The Breakout is my dream bike, it's just pure perfection and beauty

I ordered one in Baja Orange back in late February :) Ships to my local dealer on the 28th of April. Hope to be riding first or second week in May, can't wait! Thanks for the review!

@MrDarcy-OlMan

Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍🏼

Not for those weekend adventure bikers with their tupperware panels and sat navs just incase they get lost 50 miles from home.

A mate of mine has a Breakout ( I have a Honda F6C), I’d never come across them until I saw his. It’s a cracking bike, he has a few extras on it and some fabulous sounding pipes. If. Had the money and the room in my garage I’d love to have one 👍

It’s not for me but if others like then brilliant. Wouldn’t it be boring if we all liked the same things? Good review though. It’s obvious you two are ‘cruiser men’ (if that’s not an insult).

What a brilliant idea, putting the bike's name on the tank so I can remember what's it's called in a pinch! From your crank tq figure, the bike makes 82 hp @ 3500 rpm. The old two valve HDs would have been suffocating in another 500 rpm. That this one runs up to 100+hp at over 5k rpm is the genius of putting a 4 valve head on the M8s. They should publicly thank Victory for giving them that encouragement. Far superior power plants these days. My 107 RK does 40+ mpg US. Your UK gallon is 20% bigger, so that would be ~48 mpg UK. The fact that this bike is considerably lighter and more aerodynamic than my tourer with a barn door windscreen, makes 50 mpg UK seem on point. That's a ~41 mpg US. Rejoice, if your Streetbob gets 42 mpg US, you still win! With all that chrome, I'd go with the black one for the most striking contrast. Personally, I find black paint on HD engines to be heresy. That beautiful, uncluttered jewel of an engine should be prominent IMHO. OTOH, putting so much chrome behind it in that faux oil tank covers and fender brackets is a little overkill to my eye. I liked the way the last gen Breakout blacked those pieces to keep the eye drawn to that engine. I'd also toss that air cleaner for an oval one. I'd get tired of knocking knees with that thing pretty quick. I think the bike is way too cool for me though. My HD get ridden like a tank through the rain, salt, and road crap. Fenders already rusting. Doesn't matter, I'm not likely to get rid of it until I'm too weak to move it. Too comfy and practical. I think this one looks tits, but I'd have to treat it like a Fabergé egg. And given that I ride around in textile gear, I just wouldn't lend it the cool factor it deserves. The old man in the old skool biker jacket looks fabulous on it however.

I finished riding classes (on 250cc Suzuki GW's) the weekend before, and got my full license 2 days before taking one of these for a test drive at my local HD's charity "Demo Day" I nearly lost the bike on the first shift to second gear...

Just bought one and I’m never getting rid of it. People told me it would be uncomfortable to ride for long trips. They were so wrong. I got gloss black. Not du to price, but I liked it best.

I like the way you dovetail the narration of the commentary between the two of you. Nice riding around there when the weather allows, I think yule miss the scenery but EU will provide good scenery too I'm sure.

This is the first Breakout I have seen in Silver. Love this color. This is the one I would buy.

Great review - thank you (the difference between UK & US mpg is due to the US having a smaller gallon , UK gallon is 4.545 litres US gallon is 3.785 litres.

*AWESOME* presentation of this SPECTACULAR bike!! Job well done, mates 👍

Just ordered mine in Vivid black with stage 1 tune (V&H Slash cut Slip Ons with tuner), loud enough with slip ons and torque is so usable how it can get delivered. Love this bike.

Hi 👋, I forgot to mention I was on a 500cc motorbike when I was 10 years old, Most of the guys in the village had motorcross bikes, how old vintage motorbikes that they have acquired from my fathers, And I passed my test just after I was 17 years old, I’ve passed my test on a Suzuki 250, and in less than four months, I changed it to a Norton commando, 750. I’ve had 3 Nortons, one very old dominator which was chopped, and two Bonnevilles, then in the early 90s, I started off with a 1200 sportster HD , FXR 1340 , SOFTAIL DEUCE 1999 1450- 1550 . Ride Safe, PHIL FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOULIN FRANCE.

Multi-function rear lights....cool. I love it but it's twice the price of my Speedmaster....

@user-tm9ho3bm4v

Жыл бұрын

The speedmaster is a better ride and looks better at half the price. I never appreciated how good it looks until I saw one in person and it was love at first sight

I wasn't designed properly at the factory those so many years ago for this type riding position. The further back my feet are, the longer I can ride. My rule of thumb is : "The upright nerdier you look, the more comfortable you'll be in the long run" I have a FXDP & the position isn't too dissimilar to the Breakout. Had a Ninja 1000 R & suffered from carpel tunnel syn. in both hands (It goes away on it's own if one stops doing 3hr handlebar push ups) Also had a Suzuki GT500T which put you in a riding position like a plastic toy cyclist ; Knees a little lower than hips, arms slightly bent, back straight. For me the best. If I were sensible my next ride would be a adventure bike or Triumph style but one never learns. The R18 is just too beautiful.

Reviews should be about what it feels like to ride, opposed to just figures, which is why I love the Ole man and Darcy.... they give you more of a feel of the riding experience, compare to many reviews that are so focus on specs

I suspect that in a world where everybody with a phone believes they are a photographer, many will not get your Leica reference. As a photographer I'm a Canon man myself with an old 5D MKII which I've owned for going on 12-13 years, but which you can still buy new for, as you said, a third the price of a new Leica M 262. Objectively, the old Canon does everything the new Leica does and perhaps a bit more (higher ISO and full-frame sensor), but for pure tactile delight nothing beats a Leica, just like no cruiser beats a Harley-Davidson in feelings and sensations. And this is coming from a Moto-Guzzi owner.

You owe me too, but in EUR, vivid black with TC. I was hesitating with the new 121 with VVT, but I quickly understood I wanted as little electronics as possible for very little more. Classic is Classic.

I think that is a very good looking motorcycle, it’s silly money of course, I bought a Scrambler 800 in 2015, whilst I was with the salesman I caught a glimpse of his screen, it said “unit price £4250”, I paid £7036 OTR, I’m not sure but I think the 4250 was what the bike cost the dealer from Ducati, now obviously that Harley would cost more to make than a scrambler 800,but how much more?, double, let’s be generous and say it cost 18k for Harley to build (I very much doubt it did!), they are taking the piss at £24000 aren’t they?

@ilikelampshades6

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. Next to zero for R&D costs as the tech is the same tech that's been around for 20 years. It should cost no more than £10,000 and that would be difficult to justify over buying a bonneville

Loved the two of you collaborating on this review, thank you. As far as the Leica analogy, totally get it.

The wheels on this bikes are a masterpiece! This model make me think its time to start thinking of a second bike in the garage...

Love it! Sadly due to size, we don't get along I've ridden such bikes they are dream, but I have a rule to not buy a bike that I cannot lift from the floor if dropped :D

Everything you said about the bike is true I love mine vivid Black

Give it a bobber seat, and black satin paint job with some red highlights and a chopped rear fender and boom! Best looking bike as well!

@gerardmontgomery280

Жыл бұрын

It definitely needs a single seat but I think I'd still want to keep it moulded into the bodywork.

Great review, guys! I understand your point about just road, man and machine. I have that with one of machines. That being said, I like the new technology, performance and safety features of the modern bikes. We're living in 2023, not 1973, and I appreciate the technology advances that have been made and like those incorporated into my machines. To each his own.

Great review, stunning motorcycle!

Im 6'1" and my 2017 breakout fits like a glove. Just commit to leaning and its perfectly handle-able lol.

You guys are so blessed and fortunate to have each other. God bless you!

A UK gallon is about 20% bigger than a US gallon which is why the MPG is different, thanks for another superb review, I just love the bikes and the sympathetic style that you use, keep 'em comin'

Another great review of a Great bike , thanks guys 👍 it’s Beautiful and a Beast but it won’t replace my R18 😎

Finally, with 117 this is what Harley should be.

They did a good job on this bike, especially that they chromed it all out. I also prefer analog dials. In theory, you could take a Fat Boy tank with the analog dial, and get a paintjob done on it. I would mod it out properly if I had it, with chopped fender etc.

Absolutely gorgeous bike! Thanks for the class 🤙🏻🥂🤙🏻

Just recently took one out for test ride and we’ll, what can I say. I’ve traded my old bike in against it and ordered one in denim. Beautiful bike and brilliant ride. Get out there and test ride one❤

Another great review guys. I am more and more convinced, this is the Harley I would purchase. As for the US versus UK gallon, as a Canadian who pumped gas in the 80’s I can verify that the imperial gallon is 20% bigger than the US which is 4.645 litres. Cheers Dean “standard exhaust sounds suffocated like holding a tea towel over your face” - best description ever!

USA gallon is smaller then a UK gallon. 🇺🇸 gallon 3.8 liters 🇬🇧 gallon 4.5 liters.

@simonchilli2088

Жыл бұрын

That's handy to know.

@stevenjonestriumpht1207

Жыл бұрын

@@simonchilli2088 I've been around lol the things you learn

Thank you, Darcy, for using the word "oodles". It makes old men like me feel at home :-)...God bless ya, my friend! Keep up the good work guys!

Another nice video fro both of you. Enjoy your new life in Spain Big Fella, whenever it is you get there, I'll miss the beautiful Welsh countryside of your present videos though. Take care guys. 🇮🇲🇮🇲

The way that thing looks in that colour is just gorgeous. I'm going to book a test ride. This could well get expensive.

Great review and great bike, ok it’s got the 117, apart from that I prefer the looks of the previous 114, wheels, smaller tank and too much chrome. But still a fantastic bike.

Just look at those views Wales is a stunning country

I have the same bike.. just added cams and exhaust. I love it.

I rode this bike during a Harley demo a few weeks ago. I rode this last, and I was surprised how much I liked it and that the riding position was enjoyable being 6'2". I just didnt like the amount of vibration in the handlebars and I would need a windshield option for my freeway riding. It is such a pretty looking motorcycle. I'm a BMW riding too :)

Love that review. Brilliant. Makes me want one! The £24K price point is far too high though, so I'll watch from the sidelines.

Beautiful bike, but it would need to be half the price for me to contemplate it, so i’ll stick with Triumphs!

Great review as usual

1 US gallon = 0.83267 UK gallon. Well done remembering all those figures 😄 Great review of a beautiful bike.

Never had a Harley but really love this bike. Come on Lottery!!

Beautiful bike, but I love my Softail Custom too much to change it for a Breakout. Don't know why people expect sports bike handling or performance from a cruiser! It's all about the ride. I dissed Harleys until I bought one, no going back to bland Japanese bikes for me!

@crescentmoon610

Жыл бұрын

I miss my FXSTC, one of my biggest regrets selling it. The sound of the Twin cam with the big radius was thunderous, and it just looked old school cool. A proper Harley.

What a beautiful bike....❤️ Fantastic review 👍🏻

Awesome looking bike. Looks like it is running flat out when it is parked on the stand!

With that rake and fat rear you would expect it to be very stable. There is always a trade off when it comes to handling. For me this is not a good “handling” bike on any measure but it is a good cruiser. I get the subjective point but I’d say handljng is always about agility and nimbleness, turn in etc. This is a bike for the long straight roads and that rake and trail perfect for. Comfort then more a product of suspension travel and preload. I enjoy my British b roads a bit too much for this but it’s a cracking machine in its own right if a little too ‘Murica for me. I agree re the attraction of the analogue .. and another top notch if slightly partisan review *but I can’t blame you for that. 😊 All the best for the house move old boy. 👋

You're simply a genius and Legendary Person.I like your motorcycles reviews because your experience and knowledge on motorcycles are very good dear Ol'man and Dear Darcy

Never been a fan of cruisers, especially Harleys but that's a nice looking bike, shame I don't have the loose change to buy one.

I think they have made it more like the CVO Pro Street Breakout from 2016, which is no bad thing in my opinion (as I own one lol). The Breakout is great, people seem to be a bit intimidated by them with the chopper type rake, but other than the ground clearance(on mine, scraped heels on the boots) they are really easy to ride, steering feels heavy to start with at low speed but you get used to it (the front wheel on the Pro Street is smaller I think, which may contribute to that also). I think the analogue dial on the Pro Street is better than the digital one on the bars on the new one (my opinion, and something mentioned in this review). Glad they sorted the tank capacity and the cruise control (both on the Pro Street). I saw a new one in the showroom and thought it looked fantastic. Great review of a great bike. (Swapping the R18????, Breakout be great in Spain!). The exhaust on my PRO Street is standard and sounds amazing, get an advisory on MOT every time even though it is standard. Still wakes the neighbors lol (they love it too!).

I have a VIVID black breakout and i love it.

Love it in orange but H-D prices arent for ordinary punters anymore....

Happy to see you together make a review again. Its been a long time.

spites corner hates it for all the reasons you 2 like it , it suits uk roads better than us roads if the macho riding input is part of the fun ;; what a strange world we live in ;;; when this bike first came out i loved the orange paint job so much ,,, now i have grown into the silver which looks so classy with the chrome ,, great to see you two together again ;;

@MrDarcy-OlMan

Жыл бұрын

Not watched that channel. We know best 😉

Esta hermosa esa moto harley y que felicidad verlos a los dos hacer el video saludos

I put a deposit for a baja orange one this week. Now the waiting begins .

Stunning... cheers.

What a beauty! Passed test friday, prob getting a Himalayan to plod about on.

Excellent great review. Suits the Old Man but still no reverse. Will he change his R18 for this beast.

@MrDarcy-OlMan

Жыл бұрын

It is one of the very few bikes that would make me want to change but it also would cost me more money to do so 👍🏼

Side reflectors aren't a UK law requirement, only a rear red reflector (which has to be a longtitudital centre and squarely to the rear) great content guys - Thank you so much for the content 🙂

Awesome video, thank you .... Shame you guys don't live closer. I would let you have a go on my LRS 117 as it's got forward control's twin break disks & has a V&S high output exhaust and a remap ... lol almost the same as the break apart from steeper fork rake ... everyone say's it handles better in the bends, My mate has just got the breakout picks it up end of the month from Leeds HD ...

The same mirrors are available with longer stems, giving about an additional inch outward . . . which makes a significant difference. Worked for me. The Breakout is definitely my favourite current HD model. Just waiting to win the lottery ! P.S. Agree about the Leica - I have the original M6 and will never give it up.

@MrDarcy-OlMan

Жыл бұрын

OK that’s good to know! Thanks buddy. Awesome 📷

@enricohagn

Жыл бұрын

Why wait for the lottery win, though? We humans do have 2 kidneys 😁

@bernardlesperance742

Жыл бұрын

@@enricohagn Actually, I may have just one soon - according to a recent blood test. So . . .

i'm not a Harley fan, but i have to admit than this bike is superb. good review guys !👋and a ✌from Burgundy. Could i say anithing else than Baja orange for me? that's the colour of my Speed Twin 😉

Just tried one at a MC try out day here in Stockholm. Much better handling than the BMW R18 I also tried. Lighter front. Great fun but man the levers were stiff. You’d need to strengthen your hands a bit

What a beautiful looking bike & it sounds nice & deep & not stupid loud....it's still the fat bob for me though I love the look of that bike but this is very nice....another great review guys thank you & hurry up with the next one....diolch

"Do you know how fast you were going Sir?" "Absolutely not officer - 'ave a look at that tiny thing" "Cripes! Fair enough. Have a nice day Sir."

That bike was made for you. Great video as always.

Outstanding review, a dream of motorcycle

Great review, thanks. Any chance of you doing a Heritage Classic? really interested in these and would love your perspective.

@MrDarcy-OlMan

11 ай бұрын

The Ol Man here I used to have a Heritage Classic so check out some older videos 👍🏼

I Like the wheels on the new Breakout, better than my Agressor wheels on my Black 2016 Pro Street. I've had it 3 years now and still deciding on what to do with the wheels. I originally thought the Lyndall B-52 wheels in black was the way I was going, and I have purchased the Black bowtie B-52 rotors. I'm now thinking of changing the front to chrome and buying the Harley Chrome turbine wheel for the rear- she's a hot rod, and the front wheels don't have to match the back ones, like on GASSER'S. The Breakout is a GASSER. Fat tire in back skinny one up front. I think black rotors on chrome wheels will look killer. After 3 years, I think I'm done thinking about the wheels. I love the Harley Turbine wheel and it may look even better when surrounded by BLACK. I have plans of blacking out the lower forks with a custom made leather boot engraved with CVO, and blacking out all the fasteners, to make the chrome wheels pop like a 40 year old virgin.

That is a beautiful bike. I think at 5'4" I'd only be able to ride it in a straight line, I'd never get it round the corners. If someone picked me up on that, fairly easy to do, I'd need a sissy bar or I'd come off the back. Lovely looking bike though.

Classic review. Great double act.

Beautiful looking bike. Glad they increased the fuel tank size on the latest ones.

Everyone complaining about the price, last year's cost was 4k less, what's the problem? Do you think they give you 117 as a gift?

The best ? Probably not. The coolest ? Absolutely yes!!

I really think this is a beautiful bike. Like a piece of art

Mines a 2014 Baja orange tank with black fenders....cos I can! the only thing i want to change now is the black handlebars for chrome.

It's a very pretty motorcycle. The feet-forward riding position and fat rear tire would keep me from buying it, but doesn't stop me from admiring it.

Great video guys.. I just bought a 2023 Breakout In Baja orange , In the USA out the door cost me $22,400 ( 18000 pounds ) In the UK It would have cost me $31,000 you guys are getting screwed . Ride safe .

@sandydennylives1392

9 ай бұрын

That we are, but we have Triumph's to take up the slack, and the 2.4 litre is £2-3K cheaper.

I think it’s difficult to say that a brand new bike is the best. Is it still the best after years of riding through rain and dirt? Parked on the street all year long with only a cover on it? Surely I like to have a Harley like that, but since I don’t have a garage, I think I have to stick to my trusty dirty BMW R100R which I ride since 1995. It maybe looks rusty but for daily commuting and holiday trips to France and Spain it’s the best for me.

It looks stunning, like a Rolls Royce. My only fear is that, having seen most models of 2 or 3 year old Harley’s for sale at a coastal dealer in Wales, the chrome is not particularly resilient. Covered in white spots and patches of corrosion over the forks, wheels and handlebar. I think you’d have to keep it to a May to October bike for that reason which suits many of us. I like your comparison with Leica. I have two old M3 film cameras and they’re worth £2k each. I also use a Canon EOS with five lenses, but nothing beats that old analogue Leica for someone who knows how to use it. Takes a tonne of practise.

Love the posing positions specially the feet on the bars one, that's what harleys are all about 👍

Hi guys, I honestly believe the best motorcycle in the world is the one you like or affordable for u😅, however I do agree is impossible can't help falling in love with the breakout .Great video and explanation as usual , kindest regards from an argentine living in Mallorca!!Martin

@rubo1964

Жыл бұрын

Not true.Its like saying best meal is at McDonald's becouse that's all you can afford.

Gorgeous bike. Personally, I find the sound with the stock exhaust to be spot on.