Harley-Davidson Black Beak Is a Rolling Display of Swiss-Made Custom Parts

Not brand-new ones, that is, as there is at least one crew over there that name a name for itself by customizing the most famous motorcycles in the world, the ones wearing the logo of the American company Harley-Davidson.

The crew's name is Bundnerbike, and we've featured its work extensively here on autoevolution over the past few years. And it'll probably take us some more years to go through its entire portfolio, as this outfit is relentless and unable to stop, it seems.

Many of the Bundnerbike builds we've discussed so far spectacular in their own ways, some of them unique even, to the point they shatter price records: the Bucherer Blue Edition the garage is responsible for, for instance, is worth around $2 million.

The bike we're showing you today is special, though, as it is simply loaded with custom parts made by Bundnerbike itself, to the point where you may be inclined to believe we're dealing with a rolling display of such items.

The bike began its journey into this world as an unassuming Breakout, but turned into something that's now called, on account of the paint job chosen for it, the Black Beak. Sure, it lacks any actual beak, but who cares about that tiny detail?

Custom motorcycle shops never spill out all the beans on the projects they're responsible for, and neither does Bundnerbike. The crew did list some of the changes it made to the Breakout, as I counted no less than 24 different parts made in-house and slapped onto the Harley.

They range from the rather small hand controls, grips, and LED indicators, to functional bits the likes of the single sided swing arm, air ride suspension kit, and custom wheels – the one at the front sized at 21 inches, and the wide rear one at 18 inches.

Perhaps the most obvious aftermarket part fitted on the Black Beak is the huge fuel tank that adorns the top of the frame. The rear fender (there is no front one) is a tad less impressive, visually, and in some sense so is the dedicated saddle in black with gold pinstriping, a contrast that's echoed throughout the build.

There are probably no profound changes to the bike's original powertrain, aside from the obvious installation of a Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde exhaust system to one side.

As for the cost of the Black Beak, we're not told anything about it. What is certain is that it is not as expensive as the Bucherer, but not nearly as affordable as a Breakout either.