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sion of the Low Rider. It's the
most recently redesigned of
the models reintroduced. It had
some groundbreaking size-
adjustable features on it that
this iteration lacks, while striking
the exact same profile. When
queried about the Dyna Low
Rider's quick demise and the
lack of size-adjusting features on
this bike, the answer (from one of
H-D's designers) was telling: "Did
anybody ever adjust that stuff?"
He followed up that the clutch
cable (on all Softails) is a two-
piece design, to make handlebar
changes less complicated and
costly.
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Settling into the low-slung cockpit of the Breakout
couldn't have felt better. The fat bar has a wide
radius bend that puts my hands right where I like
them. The seat drops me close to the ground, but
is still supportive. And it was the first model I rode
with forward controls, which is my preferred layout
on a cruiser. This is, essentially, what a Softail has
been for most of its existence.
Unlike the Softail Custom that was the purest
version of the Softail for its first 20ish years, the
Breakout is what those Customs became when
they were actually customized. With wide tires
front and rear, and just the right mix of chrome and
black, flat and gloss, and nice clean touches like
the same handlebar clamp display as the Street
Bob, it is all the custom most riders will need.
As I mentioned before, it even fit me perfectly
(so it may be a touch large for shorter riders). But
the one thing it doesn't do is go around corners.
It steers just fine, and is mighty stable, but corner-
ing clearance, for riders that like to turn it up, is
a bit lacking. There are some hairpin corners we
encountered in the San Bernardino Mountains that
