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Title: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: ToXIc on October 21, 2018, 06:50:07 PM

Hey all, new guy here possibly looking to buy my 1st HD. I've been a japanize bike/car enthusiast and I'm accustomed to these bikes/cars to just run and run but have fallen in love with the CVO Breakout. I've always been wary of HD motorcycles because of the stigma of bad reliability etc. I know i'll get some biased comments of course because i am on a HD forum but how has the reliability of these bikes changed nowadays?

i'm looking at possibly buying a 2016 CVO Breakout with the 117 and 14k on the clock. I dont mind dropping money on a bike or car but i do mind having to repair almost everything on it.. for that reason i will never buy another Euro car.. anyhow back on track. Basically, guys is the bike i'm looking at going to be dependable or am i going to have to keep repairing it?

thanks

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Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: martys on October 21, 2018, 10:34:08 PM

Welcome to the site from Southern Ontario,Canada   :pepper: :pepper: :pepper:

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: bisounours on October 22, 2018, 03:15:04 AM

Good morning

  :welcome_005: on the CVO website  :2vrolijk_21:

I send you the  :welcome_005: from FRANCE

Best Regards

  :vrolijk_26: Jacques

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: Classic45 on October 22, 2018, 03:54:07 AM

Welcome from - Moss - Norway!  :coolblue:

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: muddypaws on October 22, 2018, 07:39:00 AM

Welcome from Virginia. Buy a Harley and enjoy working on it.....

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: ultrarider123 on October 22, 2018, 08:02:52 AM

Quote from: muddypaws on October 22, 2018, 07:39:00 AM

Welcome from Virginia. Buy a Harley and enjoy working on it.....

well said....and so very, very true.

Welcome, ToX, to the best site CVO related on the interweb.  Jump right in on the purchase and if you do have any issues, there is a wealth of knowledge and experience here on the site that's willing, ready and able to assist you in the repairs... :2vrolijk_21:

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: Joel on October 22, 2018, 09:07:31 AM

Welcome ToXic
Not all Harley's break down, but if you want my experience
I have had 5, all FLH models and only 1 was a problem, so that's 20%, for me.
  2012 CVO StreetGlide, I could have kept that one but there were many small things that went wrong.
Failed lifter, and a new trans at 4 month area did it in for me.
The other 4 have been great, oil ,gas, tires and batteries.
 You should get the vin number and than go to the dealership and ask them to run a service history report.
Like a carfax it is only information. But you should get some kind of history on it.

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: ToXIc on October 22, 2018, 08:32:39 PM

thanks Joel

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: Cat Eye on October 22, 2018, 08:44:30 PM

Welcome and a Breakout with a 117....will not be underpowered!

Have fun!

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: phato1 on October 23, 2018, 08:11:33 PM

Welcome to the site  :2vrolijk_21:

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: Mano on October 23, 2018, 10:10:02 PM

Welcome from Toronto, Canada. :bananarock:

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: imoo6170 on October 23, 2018, 10:41:42 PM

Welcome from Sydney Australia.

Harley's do seem to need their fair share of maintenance certainly regular oil changes (using a good oil / filter). I have a couple of older Harley's 2009  / 2010 models and these bikes and previous model Harley's I have owned to be pretty good from a reliability point of view - current ones only have about 23,000 klms but my earlier ones hit 75,000 to 100,000 klm with no problems.
 

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: ToXIc on October 23, 2018, 11:04:03 PM

thx imo

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: WTF Chuck on October 26, 2018, 04:43:09 PM

Welcome to the best CVO site on the Web. Good luck and ride safe from Virginia.

 Be sure to check the Events forum for Great yearly events always a good time.

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: MIKEYTEE on October 27, 2018, 01:05:42 PM

Welcome to the site from The Lowcountry of South Carolina!

Mike
 :drink:

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: iski on October 27, 2018, 01:11:35 PM

Welcome!

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: bigC on November 01, 2018, 10:49:56 PM

Welcome to the site from Ohio!

Title: Re: Newb here looking to buy 1st HD
Post by: BigLock on November 02, 2018, 07:00:26 PM

Welcome from the Tar Heel State!!!