Breakout™ Boss

Imagination and individuality makes every Harley-Davidson® special and we are celebrating the passion for the Harley-Davidson® Breakout™ through the amazing builds that our customers have brought to life.

We want to see your Harley-Davidson® Breakout™ and hear about what changes you have made to it in order for it to be crowned the Breakout™ Boss.

There will be 6 rounds to Breakout™ Boss, each with 10 entrants and a round winner. Each fortnight, Harley-Davidson® will announce the finalists and overall round winner via social media and the Breakout™ Boss website. All round winners will enter into the grand final to announce the Breakout™ Boss on 17th March 2023.

Submit your entry between 5th of September 2022 and 12th December 2022 to be in with a shot of becoming the first ever Breakout™ Boss.

Congratulations to Glen Couper – 2023 Breakout Boss Winner

Custom built, the more you look the more you see.

Round 1 Winner

Wayne Gummow

Round 2 Winner

Doug Every

Round 3 Winner

Glen Couper

Round 4 Winner

Grant Crowther

Round 5 Winner

Kane Swan

Round 6 Winner

Anthony Hind

PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER

Pro charged beast.

Aside from the glory of claiming to be the Breakout Boss for ANZ, the winner will also receive;

Unique Breakout Boss plaque

Unique Breakout Boss fuel tank

$2,500 Harley-Davidson® Apparel Voucher

Feature in Heavy Duty magazine

Promotion on Harley-Davidson social channels

Start your own custom Breakout™ Journey

Learn more about Breakout™

The Panel

The selection of each of the round finalists and the overall Breakout Boss winner will be in the hands of our esteemed Judging Panel.

With a wide range of experience and personal preferences, it may get interesting as the panel look to align on which build takes out the Breakout Boss title.

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Mick Withers

– Heavy Duty

Biography

Mick Withers, editor and publisher of HEAVY DUTY Magazine. Happily claiming 2022 as his 40th year on two wheels, Mick is a qualified motorcycle mechanic who has ridden, raced, repaired and built everything from two-stroke 250s to Top Fuel Harleys. The year 1989 was Mick's first as a Harley owner, and also the year he entered motorcycle magazine publishing. Since then, Mick has edited multiple titles culminating in the ownership of HEAVY DUTY Magazine. He now owns a self-built custom M8 Super Glide, and a Road King™ Special for longer rides.

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Andrew Jenkin

– Exhaust Notes

Biography

Andrew Jenkin, Motorbike Editor of Exhaust Notes Australia and motorbike enthusiast, will ride anything on two wheels whether it be Sport, Naked or Adventure. Andrew's real passion however lies with cruisers, owning a number of Harley-Davidson® motorcycles over his 20 years of life on the road with his latest ride being a 2018 Road King™.

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Dave Genat

– H-D Ambassador

Biography

David Genat, television and fashion personality and lovable motorcycle larrikin, has owned and ridden all makes and models of motorcycles, traveling across the United States, Australia and Europe on 2 wheels. He is the proud holder of an Iron Butt certificate (1000 miles in under 24 hours), dabbled in amateur racing, adventure touring, dirt riding and now has found his home as a Harley-Davidson® ANZ ambassador, and the proud owner of a Harley-Davidson® Road Glide™ Special.

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Nathan Hindmarsh

– H-D Ambassador

Biography

Nathan Hindmarsh, former Australian professional rugby league player and captain of the Parramatta Eels, father of four, keen indoor cricketer, comedian and sports commentator, has been a long-term Harley-Davidson® ambassador since August 2011. Hindmarsh has ridden motorcycles since he was little and has passed on this passion to his children too! The eleven year relationship with Harley-Davidson® has seen Nathan trial and love many H-D® models from the Breakout™ to the Road Glide™ Special and everything in between.

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Nigel Keough

– H-D Managing Director ANZ

Biography

Nigel Keough, Managing Director of Harley-Davidson® Australia and New Zealand, bleeds black and orange. Nigel is uniquely capable of judging Breakout Boss having been invloved with the Harley-Davidson® brand in various capacities for over 18 years. With several H-D® motorcycles in the garage including a LiveWire and Street Glide Special, Nigel likes nothing more than getting out for a ride and can regularly be found attending H-D® dealerships across ANZ.

Authentic heritage meets modern technology for power, style, and the unadulterated riding experience.