Is the Breakout still a back breaker?

Harley Davidson Breakout 2023 review, with a bigger gas tank, a more relaxed riding position and uprated 117ci engine and a lot of chrome, have Harley made the breakout a better bike?
Join me while we try to find out.

[@steveg56]

Great informative review. I own one and love it. Brute strength and handles surprisingly well.

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Steve, thanks for watching and your comments, you’re a lucky man 👍

[@FenTour]

Yes It really does handle far better than one expects.

[@charlesnwarren]

Handles well, huh? It better. What're you gonna do when a Kaw 1000 pulls up next to you at a redlight? You gonna tell the guy that it handles well? @@FenTour

[@Nucklehead-mm9gf]

As far as tech, it also has a usb port, abs and traction control and the minimalist gauge does give you all the info you need from gas gauge to rpms to diatance left and I may be wrong on this one but I think it also has tire pressure as well. So yeah it's minimalist in style but not that minimal in features.

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Knucklehead, I’d have to look into the tyre pressure gauges, but spot on for the rest. Thanks for watching 👀 please subscribe 👍

[@jefferypriest9057]

Beautiful bike, love the black and chrome! The exhaust is incredible looking!

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Jeff, thanks for watching and your comments, if you haven’t already please subscribe and this will help me to provide more content 👍

[@charlesnwarren]

Sluggish, but it handles well! @@sweetrides8418

[@peterruff9845]

Very good review , I like the exhaust, fits in perfectly and sounds great. Looking forward to the next one 👍😎

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Pete, thanks for watching and for your comments, I’m glad you enjoyed the review, more on the way soon 👍

[@FenTour]

Lots of info there, I feel rather lazy in comparison. Yea a stunning beastie, getting a lot of interest here on KZbin too. Great vid. 👍👍

[@sweetrides8418]

Thanks for your kind comments, I’ll be taking a look at some of your stuff ASAP 👍

[@FenTour]

@@sweetrides8418 cheers. 👍

[@renmus6603]

Great review, very informative and well presented. Love the bike too!!

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Renmus, thanks for watching and your kind comments, more on the way soon 👍

[@mjwello]

good review .. ive owned the sportglide and 2 ultra limiteds, plus heaps of other bikes .. sports and sports tourers etc .just traded my 20 ultra for the 23 breakout after reviewing the crap out of it .. never rode the earlier breakout as the reviews were pretty average to say the least.. i found this new one was just a tad hunched over which was ok for the shorter runs but pretty uncomfortable for any distance but ive got a bad lower back .. also i found a fair bit of vibration thru the bars and the mirrors where useless as all i could see were my forearms and the vibration made seeing anything behind a blur.. BUT ! ive just fitted 14" burliegh 2 " thick highball apes and the difference is bloody amazing .. the riding position is so much more comfortable and i could ride all day long .. the vibration thru the bars has completely gone and i can now under mount the mirrors for near perfect vision again with no vibration so clarity is now pretty perfect. .it also feel quite a bit better handling wise so i really cant complain about the money spent on getting these bars fitted ... my only real gripe i have at present is wet roads .. the front guard is to short and the wheel kicks shite up all over the bike .. tank included so i need to get a front fender wrap.. happy days !!

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi MJ, so glad you enjoyed my review, I was really surprised by the breakout and wasn’t expecting to enjoy it, but the small changes have made it a much better bike. Sounds like you’ve got yours just how you like it too. More reviews on the way soon so keep watching 👀 👍

[@Breakout2018]

Great Video!! I have 2018 Breakout it’s comfortable to ride. Everyone has their preference…

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Steve, thanks for watching 👀 and for your comments, I really enjoyed the breakout, much better than I expected. More videos on the way so please subscribe as this will help me to produce more content 👍

[@jefferypriest9057]

I love the Exhaust 😊

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Jeffrey, hope you enjoyed the video, please subscribe and this will allow me to produce more content 🤙

[@m118lr]

REALLY like the “Black Denim” too. NOT so much the ‘Orange’ though..MIGHT grow on me, Idk. The BEST thing they did was give it a 5.0 gallon tank!

[@sweetrides8418]

Hiya , glad you enjoyed the video, it’s a great bike! If you haven’t already please subscribe as this helps me provide more content 👍

[@ixibladeixi2639]

Best Breakout Harley ever released. With 117, 5 gal. Tank, Air Breather and lots of chrome. This is what Harley should look like and expected. Almost perfect, just hope it came with dual front disc brakes. IMO the Denim Black looks the best with all the chrome. Nice video!!!

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Blade, thanks for watching and your comments, if you haven’t already please subscribe as this helps me to produce more content 👍

[@stephencavrich5457]

Agreed. Rode it on a demo day and it was a blast. Riding position was reminiscent of my VRod Muscle, so I felt right at home.

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Stephen, thanks for watching and your comments, yeah the V-Rod thing makes sense, shame they dropped that bike

[@RagnarWarteeth]

Dual front brakes and inverted forks like the pro street breakout? The 2023 is the second best breakout Harley has ever released.

[@charlesnwarren]

Stylish, but too bad it can't run with the bad dogs.

[@morrisdennis]

Thats gorgeous 😮

[@sweetrides8418]

Yeah really enjoyed this one, Thanks for watching, please subscribe if you haven’t already 👍

[@sweetrides8418]

Not trying to sell anything Charles, just telling it as it is 😃

[@Big_DT]

Rode one last weekend. My impressions were that it's slow, loud and takes a mile to stop. That being said it is comfortable and does have great smile factor.

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Big DT, that’s the main thing, it made you smile 😃 could do with an additional disc on the front though. Thanks for watching, if you haven’t already please subscribe, it helps me to produce more content 👍

[@mjwello]

slow ?.. compared to what . its hardly slow mate but if ur used to a crotch rocket then maybe ur feel that way. getting of my 20 ultra limited with a similar size motor its worlds apart.. but hey .. ive also fitted burliegh apes and its transformed the bike comfort wise and handling .. and no vibration at all thru the bars .. loving it

[@Big_DT]

@@mjwello It wasn't the comfort, like I said above, I found it comfortable. As you rightly point out, slow/fast are relative terms. My comparison is to my Triumphs, both of which will do 0-60mph in well under 4 seconds. Not only that, but I can take them on track and fly through the corners. My real complaint was the brakes, they're terrible, worse than some of my quads. I even talked to the GM of the dealership, who is a racer, about the brakes and he agreed with my assessment.

[@mjwello]

what trumps are we talking about ? .. firstly i dont think ive ever riden any bike that i cant critisize ..none at all, every bike ive ever owned has had some sort of issue.. the thing is you buy a bike that suits you and your riding and this thing suits me perfectly at the moment. its not made for speed as such or handling so why put stuff on it that its not designed to do .. they have other harleys that have those things , having a bigger or smaller engine in it bother me not one iota.. the brakes pull me up in a heartbeat and are a massive improvement on some bikes ive own.. jap bikes mostly .. and clearly the breakout or any other harley are not track bikes so why even try and compare .. and for that matter neither are many triumphs. ive alway kept my bikes pretty stock except for some minor changes ..ie exhausts or visuals .as i dont see the point in spending thousands upon thousands when you can just buy something that has everything you need already.. so in essence the breakout has always caught my eye since the day it was produced but the reviews were never to crash hot , however they have apparently improved it quite significantly.. so it was time to give it a look and the only gripe i really had was that the vibration thru the bars was pretty bad and looking in the mirrors was pretty much useless.. and the front guard is also useless and shite gets flicked up from front wheel all over the bike and myself . Anyway , ive fixed the vibration issue with a set of apes and also eases my lower back problem drastically.. and im just gonna get a wrap front fender to solve the other prob. at the end of the day you either buy it or you dont and sure there are things that could be different or better blah blah.. but heres the thing for me ..i only really critize if i actually buy something and then it doesnt perform the way its meant to and currently i have nothing but praise for this breakout as the joy factor far outweighs any problem that i had and fixed anyway haha. having said that i took a ducati diavel for a test ride because i always like the look .. WORST BIKE I HAVE EVER RIDDEN BY FAR !!.. anyway mate each to their own i guess ..keep those wheels planted mate : )) @@Big_DT

[@barrybarnes96]

@@Big_DT its those Morris Minor car radiators hanging off the front what makes your Trumps fast

[@Jameskenomis3]

I got rid of my street glide for one of these and I will never go back to that compact car.

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi James, 😂 that’s funny, kinda the same reason I’ve moved to the low rider st, all that weight and bulk just became too much of an issue

[@mike748golfsmith]

Thanks for a very thorough review. Did the heavy breather interfere with your leg position and with using the rear brake?

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Mike, not as much as I thought it might, it’s not ideal but too be honest I got used to it and if I owned the bike I think I’d keep it for the looks. Thanks for watching, please subscribe if you haven’t already 👍

[@mike748golfsmith]

@@sweetrides8418 thanks and I have 😉

[@AriesManiac]

​​@@mike748golfsmithI have a 2013 cvo breakout the heavy breather stock air cleaner always hits up against my leg I notice the newer breakout have a shorter one than mine does

[@mike748golfsmith]

@@AriesManiac wow that was the first ever Breakout I think and the one that started the new line. Congrats and thanks for the info. I rode the 117 last week and loved it 😉.

[@andrewkitchenuk]

As always would reviewers please tell us their height and inseam measurement. No way anyone with long legs wouldn't crack their shin on that sticky out air filter. Thank you.

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Adam, my apologies, I’m 5:10 and the heavy breather caused no issues at all, I have a friend who is 6:3 and he has no issues either. Thanks for watching 👍

[@frankdegouveia3827]

Not surprisingly well .perfectly well I own one as well 🏆🇵🇹🥇

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Frank, you’re a lucky man, loved my time on the breakout, thanks for watching and your comments 👍

[@markjones3551]

Like yourself couldn’t get on with the older Breakout due to lower back pain in that stretched out position at 5’8” and trying to corner with it …havent tried this one yet

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Mark, thanks for watching and your comments, the new one is much improved and definitely worth a test ride 👍

[@markjones3551]

@@sweetrides8418 ….demoing a few next Friday hopefully in Chester Harley… Got the Low rider st,Fatboy and Breakout to try out

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Mark, sure you’ll have a great day trying those out, please let me know how it goes, and which one you prefer

[@jfro5867]

Great looking bike but that riding position does look awkward to me. Not a fan of forward pegs.

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Jon, thanks for watching and for your comments, it’s really not as bad as it looks, but I must admit I am much more comfortable on my Road Glide ST. If you haven’t already, please subscribe as this helps the channel to provide more content 👍

[@michaelrocole7174]

I like it but like my V-Rod Muscle way better.

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Michael, yeah the V-Rod was a great bike, such a shame Harley dropped it, it’s seems strange that only now they are reintroducing iwater cooled engines. Thanks for watching, please subscribe if you haven’t already 👍

[@Sam123QU29]

From 5gallon to 3 gallon then back to 5 again 😮

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Panda, yeah always thought moving from a 5 to a 3 was a mistake, thanks for watching 👍

[@Sam123QU29]

@@BeardedBavarianBiker. I must disagree. I love the 5 better

[@Sam123QU29]

@The Bearded Bavarian. probably less wars and killings. Too many disagreements causing too much chaos 😞

[@charlesnwarren]

Any Rice-grinder liter bike would put it to shame. What are they thinking?

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Charles, thanks for watching and your comments, on a track maybe, but 0 - 60 this thing would give it a good run ?

[@charlesnwarren]

Hello. Great bike, sure. Be proud to own one. I just hate to think that rice burns better than corn. @@sweetrides8418

[@charlesnwarren]

@@sweetrides8418 Can it rev 15000 rpm? I don't think so. LIke I said, I'd love to have one, but I''d hate to think that some kid on a Honda, or a Kaw-1000 would blow me away.

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi charles, you should take one for a test ride, its a whole lot of fun

[@charlesnwarren]

Yeah? How much? $19.000 to ride it off the lot. You wanna go there? @@sweetrides8418

[@eeepmeeep]

whats the stage 1 consist of? Just the full exhaust?

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi, yeah pretty much, an exhaust and a tuner, no need for a new air filter as it already has the heavy breather. Thanks for watching, more on the way soon 👍

[@eeepmeeep]

@@sweetrides8418 thanks

[@project.jericho]

Just wish it didn't have the Milwaukee Eight.

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Jericho, thanks for watching, what don’t you like about the Milwaukee 8?

[@AriesManiac]

If you get an older one has twin cam

[@buddy9577]

BETTER THAN A TWINCAM

[@majorfeelgoodrecords2740]

Put a reaper cam in a M8 🎼🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@majorfeelgoodrecords2740]

Basically, it’s how long you can hold on🤣😂🎼🤘🏻

[@mariuss.6607]

Get a used vrod and save yourself a bunch.

[@sweetrides8418]

That’s a fair comment Mariuss, although not too many left in decent condition these days. Thanks for your comments and please subscribe if you enjoyed the video 👍

[@robs9324]

I’ve got a 2013 Nightrod , used with 3,500 miles for $10k. It’s producing 120 HP and 80 torque at the rear wheel on the dyno.

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi Marius, I can’t argue with that, I loved the V-Rod family of bikes, unfortunately most Harley riders didn’t, s bit before their time?

[@highwayprisoner538]

Buy Brand New Breakout Jan 2018 after 2 Years Trade in with Road Glide in Dec 2019 Rode only 749 Miles That’s it Upgrade Exhaust (Bassani Sweepers) many more upgrades Didn’t Like Ride it’s Stiffer & Body Posture Bad “Shape C” Now i put 23K Miles on my Road Glide Stage 4 117Ci If u want Enjoy Ride Buy Touring Bike not Show Bike…

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi HP, couldn’t agree more, I love my Road glide ST, the breakout was fun but the Road glide is a keeper 😃 Thanks for watching and your comments 👍

[@mjwello]

funilly enough i went from a 20 ultra limited to a 23 breakout and im enjoying the ride quite a bit more... fors an againts with both .

[@buddy9577]

I WENT FROM A STREETGLIDE TO A NEW 24 BREAKOUT AND LIKE THE BREAKOUT WAY BETTER. I DONT TRAVEL 1000 MILES AT A TIME

[@davidyersz8668]

It's still. Missing a brake disc from the front wheel and the bar mounted clock is way too small

[@sweetrides8418]

Hi David, got to agree I’m not a big fan of the small digital clock, I understand your concerns about twin discs, but I didn’t really struggle with it on the day. Thanks for watching and your comments 👍

[@mjwello]

front brake is fine and has handled anything ive thrown at it .. digital speedo etc i didnt much like but now im used to it i actually quite like it .

[@robs9324]

A wallet breaker. 😂

[@sweetrides8418]

😂 good one ☝️

[@mjwello]

only for you poor people ..lol