Photo: No Limit Custom
At the beginning of the year Harley-Davidson revived the Breakout nameplate for the American market and gave it a nudge everywhere else where it was still available. Although the bike is deep down the same as before (thing frame, riding experience, and so on), it does come with a few new and important elements that are likely to ensure it remains a solid offering over the coming years.
The biggest change is the fitting of a new engine in the frame, the largest the Breakout breed ever had. Displacing 117ci, it is rated at 101 horsepower and 123 ft-lb of torque.
Those are impressive numbers, but what impresses perhaps even more is the way Harley managed to keep the spirit alive while giving it a stunning visual refresh. Just take a look at the bike in the version heavily advertised by its maker, the one wearing the Baja Orange color and multi-spoke, solid-looking wheels.
Being fresh on the market and so exciting in design makes the new Breakout the go-to bike for many people in the market for a new ride. But there are instances when the stock bike, as exciting as it is, can't hold a candle to older iterations of it. I'm talking here, obviously, about customized Breakouts from the past, like this here ride called Fighter.
The bike is based on a Breakout of an unspecified model year. Judging by what parts went into redesigning it, though, it can't be younger than six years of age.
The bike was assembled in the shops of German crew No Limit Custom (NLC), and it looks so great it kind of puts into doubt the choice of a brand-new Breakout over an older but tailored one.
The details on what was done to the original bike are scarce. The wheels are in the style of the ones Harley is still offering for the new iteration, only with fewer spokes. The exhaust seems to be the one originally fitted on the ride. Finally, the combination of black and chrome doesn't announce to the world this is necessarily an aftermarket-modified two-wheeler.
Yet the small fender pulled over the front wheel, the skinnier mudguard pulled over the rear one, and the engine spoiler that increases the bike's aggressiveness more than make up for the lack of any more significant changes.
The above, together with a 240 mm wide rear wheel and an aluminum side license plate holder, are the only modifications NLC admits doing to the Breakout. Together, they cost just close to 1,400 euros ($1,500). Even adding on top the price of an older-gen Breakout such builds remain a solid choice, compared to the $20,999 starting price Harley is charging for a new one.
Those are impressive numbers, but what impresses perhaps even more is the way Harley managed to keep the spirit alive while giving it a stunning visual refresh. Just take a look at the bike in the version heavily advertised by its maker, the one wearing the Baja Orange color and multi-spoke, solid-looking wheels.
Being fresh on the market and so exciting in design makes the new Breakout the go-to bike for many people in the market for a new ride. But there are instances when the stock bike, as exciting as it is, can't hold a candle to older iterations of it. I'm talking here, obviously, about customized Breakouts from the past, like this here ride called Fighter.
The bike is based on a Breakout of an unspecified model year. Judging by what parts went into redesigning it, though, it can't be younger than six years of age.
The bike was assembled in the shops of German crew No Limit Custom (NLC), and it looks so great it kind of puts into doubt the choice of a brand-new Breakout over an older but tailored one.
The details on what was done to the original bike are scarce. The wheels are in the style of the ones Harley is still offering for the new iteration, only with fewer spokes. The exhaust seems to be the one originally fitted on the ride. Finally, the combination of black and chrome doesn't announce to the world this is necessarily an aftermarket-modified two-wheeler.
Yet the small fender pulled over the front wheel, the skinnier mudguard pulled over the rear one, and the engine spoiler that increases the bike's aggressiveness more than make up for the lack of any more significant changes.
The above, together with a 240 mm wide rear wheel and an aluminum side license plate holder, are the only modifications NLC admits doing to the Breakout. Together, they cost just close to 1,400 euros ($1,500). Even adding on top the price of an older-gen Breakout such builds remain a solid choice, compared to the $20,999 starting price Harley is charging for a new one.
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