2013 Harley-Davidson Breakout CVO: Voted Awesome

[JackoftheGreen]

Sure you can tour on it, why not? It's got a gas tank, an engine and two wheels. Lay on a luggage kit, and plan for a couple extra fuel stops than you might otherwise, and you can tour with all the rest. And while it would certainly loose some luster riding it in the rain or mud, only a poser rider would choose not to.

And while I'll admit its certainly not meant for commuting, you certainly could if you wanted to. If you chose to. Again, poser riders, not poser bikes.

[HYPERR]

You wouldn't even take it to a bar if it was raining or muddy or dusty, or anything except warm and dry.

You shouldn't be riding any bike to a bar...

[BobK]

Say hello to my little friend:

She had a good time posing on my bike.

I figured she was maybe your granddaughter?

No, she's my riding buddy's niece. My daughter is only 20, and isn't planning a family quite yet.

[jstark47]

You wouldn't even take it to a bar if it was raining or muddy or dusty, or anything except warm and dry.

You shouldn't be riding any bike to a bar...

Did I ever tell you the story of the HD rider Mrs. Stark and I stopped to help on route 541 in Westampton, NJ?
His bike was off the road, on it's side....... I probably posted the story on TMW somewhere a few years ago.

[totalmotorcycle]

It's certainly not my usual bag to come riding to the defense of HD, and I'm not. But I will come in to defend the chromed-out cruiser segment, regardless of who builds it.

Fact is, there's no such thing as a poser bike -- only poser riders. We're all 'weekend warriors' of one kind or another, unless some of you are posting to this forum from the smart phone of the hooker you buried in the woods last night and have plans to hock her jewelry this afternoon to buy rx. I know I've never personally met a " 1%'er ", and I'm happy to keep it that way. I assume most of you are too. Being a weekend rider doesn't make you a poser, it makes you a citizen, father, husband, wife, mother, and generally a contributing member of society. Nothing wrong with that.

But if you drop 25k on a bike, spend your weekends polishing it in your driveway while blowing through a cooler of beer, and ride it a grand total of 200 miles between the spring and fall equinoxes (equini?), then you're a poser, whether your bike is a chromed out HD with apehangers and skull valve stem caps or a sleek plastic BMW with Arai and Fox decals all over the fairing. No poser bikes -- only poser riders. All that exists between chrome and plastic is a question of taste or style, and sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

All that said, this bike? Epic fail. An obvious Vulcan 800 clone, right down to the fender mounts.

Nice post, very nice and Well said.. I can definately respect a good opinion (and it makes me laugh too).



Mike

[totalmotorcycle]

You wouldn't even take it to a bar if it was raining or muddy or dusty, or anything except warm and dry.

You shouldn't be riding any bike to a bar...

I'll second that, unless you are just having a fountain pop or ice tea or shirley temple with a cute little pink umbrella in a frosted mug.



Mike

[BobK]

We all have different ways of enjoying the things we possess. When I was 17 I spent hours polishing my BSA 441 Victor (and I spent hours riding it too). Nowadays I maybe wipe off the oil, grease and bug splatters once a week. If you buy a bike just to impress others, you might be a poser, but if a guy buys a bike because he enjoys cleaning it, well, he's a polisher.

[snakedoctEr726]

Fact is, there's no such thing as a poser bike -- only poser riders.

I don't agree. This bike is a perfect example of a poser bike. It can't tour. It can't commute. It shouldn't go off pavement. You wouldn't even take it to a bar if it was raining or muddy or dusty, or anything except warm and dry. That doesn't make it unique, there are many bikes that could be critiqued that way. My step-daughter's Nightster is an example. But.... the Nightster costs 37% of what this bike costs. I can sort of justify a $10K bike whose primary function is just to look cool. But $26K should buy more than looks. This is a bike whose value-add consists mostly of appearance: it's impressively shiny, has gorgeous chrome and paint (HD has the best paint in the business). It's all about "hey, look at me!!" while being conspicuously short in the functionality department.

And that typifies poser.

You're a poser if you judge other riders for the bikes they ride. As the to "functionality department" you seem to be forgetting the CVO engine, which makes these big heavy cruisers run like scalded dogs. The breakout wasn't designed to be a touring bike, and it wasn't designed to go off road, it was designed to look awesome and go fast.

[totalmotorcycle]

snakedoctEr726 - I do love that 110 CVO engine myself, great torque and it made a world of a difference vs the 96. Have you rode a CVO before?

Mike

[madjak30]

I'm voting cool...I'm not a Harley fan, or even a cruiser fan really...but I do like the look of this bike. The Turbine rims are cool to me, the seating position is cool to me, and the torque of the CVO engine is in the keeping of the bike I own...as for touring on it, why not? I tour on my bike which isn't really meant for touring...



...yet I've managed to put on 8000kms in my first season on the bike, and since the end of July I've put on another 3000kms (some recovery time was required from the crash of 2011... )

As for the poser bike discussion, I have to totally agree with JackoftheGreen it isn't the bike, it's the rider...I know an adventure rider that got ticked at me because the ride I lead him on ended up having construction and the detour (11kms of it... ) was gravel/dirt road...he actually threw a hissy fit and bailed on us as soon as we got to pavement...the other rider was on a cruiser and had a huge grin on his face...so yeah, it isn't the bike!!

Good pick Mike...got people talking!!

Later.