Photo: Thunderbike
If you were in the mood for some custom Harley-Davidson Breakouts today, here’s a little something to quench your thirst: a “muscular modern chopper” turned into something even meaner by a German garage called Thunderbike.
This particular shop has been at it modifying Harleys for the last quarter of a century, and they even went as far as creating their own custom frames in which Harley engines could sit. Despite their very diverse portfolio, there’s one motorcycle they like to tweak the most: the Breakout.
One of Thunderbike’s favorites, the bike described by the Milwaukee company as always being ready to turn any stoplights into drag strips (we’re not sure how that goes, but it’s there, written in white over black on Harley’s website) has been turned time and time again into something else.
This time that something else is called Shadowhead, a name supposedly given because of the unique, purpose-built headlight fairing adoring the front end.
The original Breakout received, aside from the headlight fairing, the usual complement of Thunderbike modifications, a list that is some 26 items long.
As far as the topline of the two-wheeler is concerned, it all starts with the stretched, 15-liter aluminum tank, goes further back to the solo leather seat, and ends in the custom steel fender sitting over the thick tire.
From the side, the bike looks different from stock on account of the Stage II lowering kit that brings it closer to the ground by 30 mm (1.2 inches), and the many covers that change its original appearance. On top of the entire thing, black was abundantly used with just a touch of chrome for maximum effect.
As for the cost, we punched in the numbers and came up with a figure of around €7,300 ($8,800), not including important hardware like the available Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde exhaust system, the man-hours that went into making it, and of course the base bike itself.
One of Thunderbike’s favorites, the bike described by the Milwaukee company as always being ready to turn any stoplights into drag strips (we’re not sure how that goes, but it’s there, written in white over black on Harley’s website) has been turned time and time again into something else.
This time that something else is called Shadowhead, a name supposedly given because of the unique, purpose-built headlight fairing adoring the front end.
The original Breakout received, aside from the headlight fairing, the usual complement of Thunderbike modifications, a list that is some 26 items long.
As far as the topline of the two-wheeler is concerned, it all starts with the stretched, 15-liter aluminum tank, goes further back to the solo leather seat, and ends in the custom steel fender sitting over the thick tire.
From the side, the bike looks different from stock on account of the Stage II lowering kit that brings it closer to the ground by 30 mm (1.2 inches), and the many covers that change its original appearance. On top of the entire thing, black was abundantly used with just a touch of chrome for maximum effect.
As for the cost, we punched in the numbers and came up with a figure of around €7,300 ($8,800), not including important hardware like the available Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde exhaust system, the man-hours that went into making it, and of course the base bike itself.
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