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Harley-Davidson is one of the cornerstones of Americana. Its larger-than-life approach to motorcycling is a unique stance, and the Breakout seems to be one of its most prominent examples. We spent some time in the saddle to see if it deserves a spot in your garage

- Abhinav Jakhar

Harley-Davidson has always been an American brand selling more than just motorcycles. My first memory of this iconic marque is from Terminator 2, when T-800 ceremoniously asks - I need your boots, clothes, and motorcycle. He then rides said motorcycle onto the highway, looking bloody cool.

That's just one example of what the American motorcycle dream is. Although this isn’t the Fat Boy, it is a part of Harley's cruiser range, which includes the Fat Bob, Heritage Classic and Fat Boy. This, though, has the coolest name of them all - Breakout. Since this isn’t a conventional motorcycle in the slightest, I’m just going to go ahead and tell you everything I find particularly cool on it.

Let’s begin with those massive 26-spoke cast aluminium wheels on both ends with those black finishes and machined details, which look bling and then some. These wheels are shod in Michelin Scorcher tyres, which have been especially made for this motorcycle. Both discs look small for the job at hand, but the LED headlight has a nice presence to it. Then there’s the flat chrome handlebar with the tiny but somehow apt 2.14-inch LCD, which has just about enough information on display without being a distraction. Then there’s the 49mm dual-bending telescopic aluminum fork triple clamps and the 43mm coil-over monoshock with toolless hydraulic preload adjustment. My personal favourite, though, is the ‘Heavy Breather’ high-performance air intake as well as the two-into-two exhaust, which sounds bibli-cal.