If you want a Harley-Davidson and price isn’t a barrier then the firm’s CVO range has often been the place to find its most exotic machines. The new Pro Street Breakout is its latest offering.
Drag racing provide the inspiration for the new bike, which is derived from the stock Breakout but gains a host of special Screamin’ Eagle parts and a unique paint finish.
The Screamin’ Eagle Twin Cam 110B replaces the normal Twin Cam 103, increasing capacity from 1690cc to 1801cc and upping torque to 151Nm at 3500rpm. That’s fractionally less than the new Low Rider S that shares the same engine, but the difference is down to the exhaust system design.
The Pro Street Breakout also gets chassis upgrades including new 43mm forks and twin front brake discs.
Style-wise, the massive 240-section rear tyre dominates the bike, while the addition of a small screen sets it aside from the normal Breakout.
“The Pro Street Breakout represents a new dimension of CVO motorcycles,” said Harley-Davidson Styling Director Brad Richards. “The Pro Street Breakout takes its cues from the streets and reflects our own changing tastes. It still delivers the depth of detail and value and the bragging rights the CVO customer expects, but gets there in a different way. Its colours may be subdued but also have incredible depth. We’re developing alternate finishes to bright chrome – brushed and anodized surfaces and tinted clear-coat, for example. The Breakout really lent itself to this new styling direction.”
New paint finishes are key to the bike’s looks, and the first goes by the name ‘Smoke Satin Chrome.’
Harley-Davidson Senior Stylist Dais Nagao explains: “We worked intensely with our plating suppliers to develop the hue and depth of Smoke Satin Chrome, and we are the first to use it in the motorcycle industry. It’s a finish that looks really contemporary and exclusive but also kind of sinister. We’ve carefully placed Smoke Satin Chrome next to a black surface so it creates a layered effect. For example, the top rocker cover is gloss black, and the lower cover is Smoke Satin Chrome. It’s on the exhaust header shields next to the black engine and black mufflers. We used Smoke Satin Chrome on the oil lines and fittings to add an unexpected detail.”
Another new finish, Scorched Chrome, appears on the bike’s wheels, while the paint options include solid Starfire Black or two-tone White Gold Pearl/Starfire Black, with hand-applied graphics on the tank and rear fender.
Prices are, as you’d expect, high. In Germany the bike costs €27,245, while in the UK it’s £19,995.