Photo: Bad Land
For exactly ten years now, performance car lovers have been going berserk over a color that has come to be known the world over as Nardo Gray. First deployed by Audi on the 2013 RS7, it has become one of the telltale signs of cars packing a punch.
A number of carmakers have adopted similar hues for the vehicles they make, and the custom industry is at the time flooding in the stuff. It's not every day though that we get to see a motorcycle with body parts covered in Nardo Gray. And just a look at one has us dreaming of more.
We have a Japanese custom garage called Bad Land to thank for a bike's fuel tank, its fenders, the front spoiler, and the shroud around the headlight being painted like this. All these elements have made their way onto a custom build presented in October 2023, and named Cid Haze.
We don't know where the moniker comes from, or whether it is connected with the Final Fantasy III character by the same name. We do know, however, how the motorcycle started, and how it presents itself now.
The Cid Haze was once a 2018 Harley-Davidson Breakout, but it has outgrown its original purpose to become a well-equipped knight. I say knight because exactly that's the image one gets when looking at the visor-like contraption pulled over the front wheel, right ahead of the fender.
The medieval vibes you get from that element turn into sci-fi ones as soon as you gaze higher, and the thing's eye comes into view: the Kenstomoto headlight is surrounded by a custom fairing that makes it look like the face of the robots from Lost in Space.
Mechanically, the Cid Haze is the stock Harley (not the exhaust system, as that is the work of Vance & Hines), but that's well hidden under a wealth of custom elements. The wheels, made by Bad Land, come in 21 inches at the front and 18 inches at the rear.
The massive spoiler seen up front is the work of Germany's No Limit Custom, as is the rear fender. The various covers that go on the motorcycle have been supplied by Arlen Ness, while the triple tree and handlebar come from Thunderbike.
Bad Land does not say how much the Harley-Davidson Cid Haze cost to make, or who was it assembled for. Just to give you something to relate to, keep in mind a brand new Breakout is selling off the Harley lot for $20,999. A 2018 example, like the one seen here, goes on the used market for as low as $13,000 - of course, with none of the enhancements that make this custom the stunning example that it is.
We have a Japanese custom garage called Bad Land to thank for a bike's fuel tank, its fenders, the front spoiler, and the shroud around the headlight being painted like this. All these elements have made their way onto a custom build presented in October 2023, and named Cid Haze.
We don't know where the moniker comes from, or whether it is connected with the Final Fantasy III character by the same name. We do know, however, how the motorcycle started, and how it presents itself now.
The Cid Haze was once a 2018 Harley-Davidson Breakout, but it has outgrown its original purpose to become a well-equipped knight. I say knight because exactly that's the image one gets when looking at the visor-like contraption pulled over the front wheel, right ahead of the fender.
The medieval vibes you get from that element turn into sci-fi ones as soon as you gaze higher, and the thing's eye comes into view: the Kenstomoto headlight is surrounded by a custom fairing that makes it look like the face of the robots from Lost in Space.
Mechanically, the Cid Haze is the stock Harley (not the exhaust system, as that is the work of Vance & Hines), but that's well hidden under a wealth of custom elements. The wheels, made by Bad Land, come in 21 inches at the front and 18 inches at the rear.
The massive spoiler seen up front is the work of Germany's No Limit Custom, as is the rear fender. The various covers that go on the motorcycle have been supplied by Arlen Ness, while the triple tree and handlebar come from Thunderbike.
Bad Land does not say how much the Harley-Davidson Cid Haze cost to make, or who was it assembled for. Just to give you something to relate to, keep in mind a brand new Breakout is selling off the Harley lot for $20,999. A 2018 example, like the one seen here, goes on the used market for as low as $13,000 - of course, with none of the enhancements that make this custom the stunning example that it is.
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