With a 34-degree rake and a 240 mm rear tire, the Harley-Davidson Breakout is the antithesis of the bikes that typically rev our motor. But once in a while, a workshop builds a custom Breakout that’s impossible to ignore.
This vivid Breakout blipped on our radar, when it took silver in the Modified Harley-Davidson class at Winston Yeh’s Speed and Crafts show. Slathered in kinetic bodywork and modern accouterments, it’s the work of the Taiwanese Harley-Davidson parts specialist Fangster.
Parts are Fangster’s bread and butter, but the workshop makes it their business to build a one-off special each year too. It’s not only a chance to highlight existing parts and prototype new ones, but it’s also a way for the company to fortify its signature aesthetic and showcase its brand identity.…