Born and raised in Canada, moved to U.S. for decades (mostly MN and TX), returned to Canada recently in retirement, to Vancouver Island,where the scenery, roads, and coastal "Mediterranean" temperature range are spectacular for motorcycling.

Only downsides to Vancouver Island are WET winters and only ONE HD dealership on the whole island, and that is 85 miles from my home. But, that dealership's showroom has a LOT of Breakouts! Apparently, Breakouts must be popular on The Island.

Jim G

 

Obviously they are not that popular as nobody buys them. Or why are they still in the showroom

 

Dealerships order and stock their showrooms with the bikes that they think will sell! Most of the bikes I saw at Barnes HD were Street or Road Glide models or Softails, and one highly customized FatBoy S that had a Heartland rear kit, low bars, and low seat (for that Breakout look).

Jim G

 

I purchased my 2013 Breakout 2 months ago with 3600 miles on the clock, ive done 1200 miles since. Im a bit ashamed to admit Ive never checked the tyre pressure, they always looked ok and made the right sort of noise when i kicked them, the bike always seemed a bit sluggish and slow to respond, its my first softail, but hay ho, its a Harley so just grin and bear it.
Yesterday I tried my new digital tyre pressure guage, after finding the advised psi 42 rear and 36 front, was horrified to discover I had been riding with 21psi rear and 13 front. After inflating to the correct psi and taking it for a test ride, i can now say, what a crackin bike lol! My question is, have i damaged my tyres, should i get new ones?

 

I can't say if you've damaged the tires or not, but if they are the original "HARLEY DAVIDSON" Dunlops you should DEFINATELY get rid of them ASAP!

The original tires suck.

If you think airing them up correctly made a big difference, you'll be blown away when you put a good set of tires on the bike.

 

+1 what NSR said. No matter what you've done to the stock tires. Get yourself some decent tires and they will improve the bike's handling and boost your riding experience.

BTW....the stock tires on a 2013 bike might be slowly getting a bit old.

 

Cheers guys, i think id made my mind up, but y know when you just need something to show your misses. lol.

 

my Breakout

 

my Breakout finally got it to post

 

Be really careful about parking your bike with the kickstand on the "crest of a hill" (caused by the sloping tilt of the street. Look at the car parked down the street to see the slope) like in your photo above. It causes the bike to sit much more upright than normal, and makes it easy for a passing trobulemaker, or simply the wind, to knock it over.

Jim G