Blacked-Out Breakout Is an Understated Yet Sinister Build

Going Dark

While many fads come and go through the course of life, some never go out of style. This is true of few things, but the completely blacked-out look certainly fits the bill, and it looks great on automobiles and motorcycles alike. Case in point - this sweet Harley Breakout put together by the folks at Melk, a custom bike shop headquartered in France.

Photos: Melk

Perfect Contrast

Of course, this custom Breakout isn't just totally black, because that would leave little contrast to break up the sea of darkness. Rather, Melk also gave it some Gunship and Anthracite accents to really jazz up its appearance, and that worked like a charm, as we can see from the finished result.

Photos: Melk

Custom Bits

Aside from its sinister yet handsome appearance, this modern Harley is also fitted with a variety of custom bits and pieces, as one might imagine. The grips, footrest, and air filter all came from Performance Machine, while the LED turn signals were supplied by Thunderbike.

Photos: Melk

Low Slung

Of course, there are plenty of Harley-Davidson parts present on this build, including the wheels, timing cover, and brake pedal pad, along with a 260mm Metzeler rear tire. The Breakout has a nice stance thanks to a lowering kit that's fully adjustable so the owner can actually use the bike on less than perfect roads, too.

Photos: Melk

Power Upgrade

In terms of motivation, that's provided by the stock powerplant, but it's been treated to a Bassani exhaust and Screamin' Eagle calibration, which helps lift output to 78 horsepower and 94 pound-feet of torque - nothing crazy, but enough to get the blacked-out bike moving along easily.

Photos: Melk

Timeless Build

The end result is an extremely attractive and timeless build - one that will look as good a decade or two from now as it does today. And truthfully, when you're building something you want to keep forever, that's probably the smart way to go, no?

Photos: Melk

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