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“We have a lot of black motorcycles rolling off the lot. But rarely has this color scheme been pulled through as consistently as it has been here.” That’s what German custom shop Thunderbike has to say about this custom Harley-Davidson Breakout.
If you ask us, after extensively covering what Thunderbike has been doing over the past few years, that statement is spot on. And it doesn’t take more than a quick look to know that is so.
What you’re looking at is one of Thunderbike’s more recent builds, based on a Breakout, one of the favorite platforms of the shop. It has been modified for one of the garage's customers using almost 30 aftermarket parts.
The motorcycle was remade using the usual complement of new and modified bits. Whereas the mechanical elements, like say the Milwaukee-Eight engine, were left overall unchanged, they were improved a bit, with the addition of an exhaust system from Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde, or an in-house made air suspension.
The motorcycle sports a custom, stretched aluminum fuel tank, a nose spoiler, custom fenders front and rear (the rear one with integrated lighting), and Metzeler tires to make the connection to the road – full list of added parts can be found at this link.
Tying them all together in a nice package is a black-as-night paint that was applied all over, from the tip of the exhaust pipes all the way to the front wheel. And it looks so black that it makes one feel not even light can escape its clutches.
Like all other builds made by Thunderbike, this one is not cheap either. The added parts alone are worth over 11,000 euros, which would be over $13,000 at today’s exchange rates. We are not being told how much the paint on the thing cost, but whatever the sum, it adds on top of the $13k.
What you’re looking at is one of Thunderbike’s more recent builds, based on a Breakout, one of the favorite platforms of the shop. It has been modified for one of the garage's customers using almost 30 aftermarket parts.
The motorcycle was remade using the usual complement of new and modified bits. Whereas the mechanical elements, like say the Milwaukee-Eight engine, were left overall unchanged, they were improved a bit, with the addition of an exhaust system from Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde, or an in-house made air suspension.
The motorcycle sports a custom, stretched aluminum fuel tank, a nose spoiler, custom fenders front and rear (the rear one with integrated lighting), and Metzeler tires to make the connection to the road – full list of added parts can be found at this link.
Tying them all together in a nice package is a black-as-night paint that was applied all over, from the tip of the exhaust pipes all the way to the front wheel. And it looks so black that it makes one feel not even light can escape its clutches.
Like all other builds made by Thunderbike, this one is not cheap either. The added parts alone are worth over 11,000 euros, which would be over $13,000 at today’s exchange rates. We are not being told how much the paint on the thing cost, but whatever the sum, it adds on top of the $13k.
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