Our First Breakout has Arrived

We just received our first Breakout in Big Blue Pearl from the H-D factory. Here is a collage of some of the first pictures taken and a video to go with it. To answer some questions: 1. Yes, it's still here to come take a look and 2. Yes, it's still available.

Harley-Davidson's Mid-2013 Model Year Release

The Motor Company likes to keep fresh models rollin' off the assembly line every year. Their ability to create new models and put them into production quickly is a result of a recently updated and re-vamped factory process.

 The new model available at dealerships soon, is the Softail Breakout! Now many of you are probably saying, "Uh, didn't they already announce that at the beginning of the 2013 model year?" Notice I didn't say CVO Softail Breakout. The new breakout is just the normal, 103-cubic inch, non-hard candy custom paint, no-fancy-wheels, bare-bones Breakout. That being said, the bike is awesome.

When the CVO Breakout was introduced, everyone was blown away. There are a lot of barriers to get on the CVO version though. Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) bikes are very limited in production (we have gotten only one) and come with a premium price. So this "normal version" of the bike will allow more people to throw their leg over a the newest member of the Softail family.

 The Breakout is a unique looking bike that has a lot of characteristics found on custom choppers. It has chopped fenders all the way around the bike. You got plenty of rear-rubber on the road coming from a 240mm rear tire. A "raked-out" front end gives it that custom chopper appeal. The bike has a chrome/black contrast theme about it. It's a great new look that is really popular in the motorcycle industry right now. The wheels have this finish and it makes them look very custom. They are similar to the Iron 883 wheels. This bike really delivers the main purpose of the softail chassis - a clean, raw, custom look with all the modern comforts. Over all it's just a stripped down, eye-catching bike.Click HERE for more pictures and detailed information on the bike.

Stay tuned here on our blog or check out our facebook page for future updates on the bike. I'll let everyone know when we get our first one so you can come down and check it out!

Decked out Road Glide Custom - New & Untitled

I’d like to introduce everyone to the latest customized bike at Laidlaw’s Harley-Davidson. We took a Brand-New, zero miles Road Glide Custom fresh out of the package and dressed it up a bit. The factory color we chose is a candy orange accented with chrome. Yes, it's available for a new owner.

Mounted at the front of the bike are the Paul Yaffe Monkey bars for your steering enjoyment. At the top of these bars, you’ll find that the switch housings and brake master cylinder have all been chromed out. The stock grips have been replaced with Harley-Davidson “Get-a-Grip hand grips (chrome) and the brake and clutch levers have been replaced with their chrome counterparts. The actual switches were left stock black.

To make this chariot roll, it’s got Harley-Davidson agitator wheels in the front and back. 19 inches of mirror chrome in the front and 18 inches in the back. To hold the front wheel in place, you have to have chromed out lower legs. The upper fork sliders are performance machine’s Merc chrome to give it some style and accent.

Why ride a bagger with mediocre tunes? Our thoughts exactly! On this rolling stereo, you got the Hog Tunes tweeter pod wrapped around the tachometer. Then Harley-Davidson’s Boom Audio speakers occupy the fairing wings. For the rear range of sound, the saddle bag lids have been utilized to house the H-D Boom Audio Saddlebag Speaker kit. All-in-all – quite the kickin’ system!

To channel some of that pesky wind off yer face, a smoked H-D wind splitter shield has been installed. This wind shield kicks more of the wind up around your head and doesn’t take away the style of your bike. After all – why ride a Harley if you can’t look good and sound good while doin’ it.

Blacked-Out Friday Inspiration

Every now-and-then I like to do a spot light on a customer’s bike that I feel looks extra good and demands a second look. Phil Loverso picked up his 2011 Street Glide from us and immediately went to work fulfilling a vision he had. He got a Black Denim FLHX and decided to go ahead and black that thing out! The forks, all the trim around the lights, the turn signals, the hand controls, the brake/clutch levers, the saddle bag latches and guards, the pipe, all the covers on the engine, the bars, the wheels, etc, etc. The list goes on. 

The wheels are Harley-Davidson’s 18 inch (front and back) Agitators. Of course you have to have the brake rotors to match the wheels too. The FLHX gets air through the H-D heavy breather intake (which of course is black.) Then the air is spit out through the Vance and Hines Pro-Pipe (also black), all controlled by the Screamin’ Eagle Super Tuner. The bars are Paul Yaffe’s 12 inch Monkey bars (need I say they are black denim as well.)

As a nice little accent, some of the emblems around the bike have been hand painted red. You’ll see this nice accent on the tank emblem, passenger floor boards, and multiple covers on the motor.

Now what is a bagger without the tunes? This rollin’ black hole is equipped with Harley’s Boom Audio and Hog Tunes extra speaker pods. The stereo sounds great might I add.  To keep things techie - the iPod interface and mounting hardware is used to keep Apple in our lives.

The finished product is a wicked lookin’ bagger with red accents throughout. The Black Denim gives it the greaser, bobber look with all the modern comforts of a touring model. Well done Phil and thanks for letting me post your ride!