The Rev Falcon is based on a 2016 Harley-Davidson Softail Breakout. We teamed up with Motorcycle Storehouse to build this bike. This partnership is a big deal for us because they’ll be distributing our parts soon, helping us bring Fangster’s designs to a much wider audience. We also entered it into the 2025 Speed & Crafts show and took home second place in the Harley-Davidson class!

Our design philosophy was to think about what possibilities design could bring to the Breakout without changing the original OEM package. We believe that design should amplify the Breakout's silhouette as much as possible, rather than completely reinventing it. So we stripped the bike down to the basics and thought about which characteristics we could extract, and what style would best suit the Breakout. We focused the design on the Breakout’s long rake and trail, wide rear tire, streamlined Softail frame, and lower, longer rider triangle. These features make the Breakout very suitable for developing into a drag-style machine.

The styling of the Rev Falcon is defined by a visual tension full of speed, achieved by translating the structural lines of the engine, forks, and frame into the bike's exterior silhouette. From the headlight cowl to the fuel tank and tail cowl, every surface is sculpted to create sharp feature lines that evoke a sense of motion even at a standstill. We specifically designed the cowl to complement the Custom Dynamics LED headlight, ensuring the front profile flows seamlessly with the rest of the body. We also intentionally had the tail cowl cover part of the swingarm to simulate a common modification technique used on hardtail frames, where the frame is treated as a whole and the paint extends onto the frame to visually highlight its lines, amplifying the Softail lines. However, because the Softail swingarm is movable, we installed a Legend air suspension to control the swingarm height and achieve our vision.

This high-speed aesthetic carries through to the cockpit, where we drew inspiration from the aerodynamics of road bicycles. We believe that if the design language expresses speed, the cockpit must match that feeling. We re-bent a narrower, one-off stainless-steel handlebar and utilized 3D-printing technology to sculpt a custom aerodynamic profile. Finished with a carbon fiber wrap to mimic the look of a bicycle aero bar, these prototype handlebars serve as a functional tribute to racing performance, with a full carbon fiber mass-production version already in development.

Visual simplification was also a key focus of our design, which we achieved by ensuring every modification felt like a natural extension of the bike. While we retained the original wheels and tire configuration, we utilized 3D scanning and reverse engineering to meet the highest standards of precision and tolerance. At the front, we installed an Arlen Ness eight-piston inboard brake with a redesigned rotor carrier to match the wheel’s spoke count. Similarly, at the rear, we engineered a custom pulley-brake mechanism to tuck an Arlen Ness six-piston caliper into the narrow OEM space. We also integrated a Koso D2 speedometer directly into the riser to maintain the bike’s clean lines and upgrade the tech interface to a modern standard.

The visual impact of the bike is defined by a sophisticated synergy between the custom upholstery and the stunning paintwork by Jeffrey's Finishing Touch. The paint and graphics, inspired by bird wings with a modern tech feel, feature silver leaf dyed with blue candy paint set against a unique greenish-gray base infused with Aogai foil. This aesthetic extends to the Alcantara seat, where the three-color stitching is meticulously designed to follow the lines of the fuel tank and match the body’s color palette. To differentiate from standard patterns, we evolved the traditional diamond stitch by placing it only on the front half of the seat. This leaves a clean, intentionally open space for an engraved Fangster logo, offering a refined alternative to common embroidery or patches and reinforcing the bike’s premium, bespoke identity.