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Old Mar 17, 2014 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 24v
Little preview of my next strange idea.
Does this have a STYLE objective or a PERFORMANCE objective? Because if"perofrmance", just buy a Daymaker! Now style, that is different. personally, I LOVE the tiny & simple headlight, but I can understand someone wanting a different look.

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Jim, it has a style and a performance objective. I already have a Daymaker. I'm more shooting for something others don't have.
 
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Originally Posted by EagleRay
Do you want to turn her into a Fat Bob?
Nope, but I am going to use a Fatbob headlight.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2014 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 24v
Little preview of my next strange idea.
Yes!

One thing I don't like on my Breakout is the small headlight. Am interested in how a Fat Bob headlamp would look. I have discussed getting the CVO "nacelle" and powder coating it w the local HD store guys. The way it appears to connect would require a new upper tree or some type of mod to the existing one.

The Night Rod option is available from Thunderbike in Germany...a cool €599. Not sure I dislike the headlamp that much.
 

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What is the Night rod option?
 
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It's probably this one...

 
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Originally Posted by 24v
What is the Night rod option?
http://shop.thunderbike.de/en/Headli...param=Breakout
 
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Originally Posted by EagleRay
It's probably this one...

That's it.
 
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On the photos they issued here

http://www.motorrad-news.com/harley-davidson-softail-breakout-thunderbike-umbau/


you can see, that even with the stock tank console the speedo seems to be rubbing the dash. I don't think this setup will work with the blackline console. But they used their custom risers as well...

BTW: Funny enough...a few components they have used seem to be not street legal in Germany. So in this respect it's only a show bike!
 

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That bike is sweet, but I don't think that light would look right on mine.
 
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