I’m thinking of buying a new ride but it comes with a Screamin Eagle 110 upgrade, CNC heads, pistons, clutch, throttle body etc not sure if the crank’s welded and SE266 cams  and there’s my concern. How easy are 266’s to live with? 

You got it Hilly. 

Yeah didn’t mention the bike. Didn’t want to confess I’m thinking of buying a Breakout. Slowly getting pulled to the dark side. Do corners really matter :)

110 Pro upgrade kit usually has 259e cams ? I thought the 266 were the 120R cams ?

Any I have worked on that is the case at least have had 259e's

And cornering ? My recently sold CVO Breakout had the "110 pro upgrade kit' and slow speed corners were terrible ( roundabouts etc etc )

Higher speed fast sweepers on open roads not so much trouble but you cpuld still "feel" that 240 rear. ( Stock Harley Dunlops !)

Hi HH, What the smeg are softball standard foot pegs ?

Yeah i have em in my 120, was a pig before it went to Lushy, upped comp and tuned and you could take ya grandmother to church on it now.

No worries HH, I was wondering why MrGoogle didn’t show anything.

Chriso what compression ratio was yours before the heads were shaved and what did your compression ratio end at?

That's the kit mine has in it Retroman, 259 cams 10:5:1 piston kit, pushrods etc,etc. Torque is all mid range which is great but as you said slow cornering etc does feel different 

10.5 up to about 10.7

Test rode today from Adelaide Bike Works, 2014 Breakout, nicely tweeked, great paint etc

Gotta say on balance I was disappointed. Clearly the SE266 cams are not my style, mind you I’ve never been happy on a Softail, think it’s the balanced engine but was hoping this souped up 110 would liven the ride, it does a bit but you gotta wind it way past speeding ticket to have some fun.

Yeah Hilly, nice looking but hard to live with, hm, think I’ve experienced that elsewhere :). 

Just another fucking breakout, is there anyone that doesn't have one of these?

Things get popular for a bloody good reason, Chriso ;-)

Settle lads :) but bear with me..

Hehehe, I totally get where you’re coming from. And hey, I have sweet FA knowledge about what makes for a good bike, so I don’t mean to be debating function ;-) For me, I’ve always loved the mystique of a HD. The outlaw look and rep, the fact that they’re more a cruiser than a racer and the thump of that V-twin :-) But until just now, I’d never acted on the urge to own one. I’ve also always liked the look of a Softail and when I first saw a Breakout I knew that it was exactly the bike I wanted to own. Again, as I total newbie, every ride is an adventure and I’m on the thing every chance I get. I do t mind that it’s much more form than it is function. And I get that more seasoned riders would will probably gravitate the other way. 

Yep, only good for the looks, that’s why every young wannabe  has one .... cept for H&H of course.

Well guys, raise a pint or two to the young wannabes, long term motorcycling’s fucked without em.  

im with you chriso.  i rather ride with someone on a postie bike that throws his leg over for the actually ride, rather than what he looks like.