More pics here: from www.thunderbike.de

 

well that is one theme it could be

but to say it SHOULD have been is a little strong

cause the way it is, is probably just right, allowing themes like that one you have posted to be made, and allowing others to to make it a comfy two up softail cruiser

 

Agreed. Same as saying the Rocker needs a Heartland kit. Mine doesn't.
To me, the Crossbone looks best with a swingarm mounted fender. That's just the Rocker guy in me talking though.

 

I agree, we all have different ideas about our ideal ride.

 

Nice looking, and anyone CAN make it that way. I for one am glad it is NOT and if that was what it looked like I probably wouldn't have purchased one.

The fairing and chin spoiler do nothing for me, I have never liked those on any bike, and certainly don't want them on mine. I also don't care for that style breather. Lots of other little stylings that are not mine.

The Breakout currently is a better starting point for us to make it the way we want, with the option to head solo or 2-up directions as well.

This may have been the way YOU would want a Breakout, but it isn't how I want mine.

 

I'm a custom paint and chrome type of guy so it doesn't really do anything for me. I also hate the look if the heavy breather air intake.

 

While the rear fender & suspension may look good, it would be worthless where I live. First, your teeth would be rattled out on our crappy roads, and then every time it rained you'd have a streak up and down your back from the water and dirt flung up by the rear tire. Sometimes you need to choose function over fashion.

 

The stock Breakout looks good, and there are some ideas on the pictured bike which may appeal to some, and not to others.

But that bike has no suspension travel as pictured. So it's basically a rigid. We could tolerate rigid frames when we ran 16" tires, inflated to about 8 or 10 psi (that was our suspension).
But this "running on the bumpstops" bike with a low-profile tire is basically useless for anything other than driveway jewelry.

 

The Breakout should have been mine and can be if I find $25k laying around.

 

You need to just sell your bike already and get a Breakout, I think you've posted about 100 times you want one on all of the Breakout post so just do it!