Custom
Yes the Fat Boy did not invent the custom, he however brought him new titles of nobility; Almost until it becomes an emblem of the category. A product deeply like America: large tires, large engine, big mouth and large charisma. This model, which was to stay only for a short time in the range, is still there 35 years after its birth. So Harley decides to celebrate with a special series Gray Ghost.
Shine
A flash in the night! This steel ghost shines, sparkles, parades like a megalomaniac of the jet set. This Harley ensures to remove the cervicals from each gaze. The finish pushes its level until its flicker transposes the spirit of light. Thanks to the PVD process Applied to the mudguards and the tank, the mirror effect is striking. As if the machine had drowned in chrome … or perhaps a liquid metal T-1000 has changed its programming to become this Gray Ghost and better trap Schwarzy ‘(The Fat Boy is, remember, the motorcycle of a key scene in Terminator 2).
To better blend into its identity, the motorcycle covers its “Bright Silver” gray frame, receives a host of chrome pieces and then multiplies winks to the original model – the air filter is round, the saddle is decorated with laces, the culboators have yellow garnishes, the brand logo presents the same profile as at the time, and the central console discreetly shows an inscription “35th. ». Then, less modestly, announces the progressive number in this edition limited to 1,990 copies; as the year of birth of the model. A leather strap concludes attentions for the tank.
The most attentive will have spotted the small badge “icons” behind the saddle. This is the coat of arms for Milwaukee models belonging to this specialized collection, where Harley expresses its past and brings it back to commemorative models. There was the Electra Glide Revival in 2021, the Low Rider El Diablo the following year, then the Electra Glide Highway King, and last year brought a Hydra Glide Revival. The Fat Boy Gray Ghost writes the 5th volume of this novel.
That technologies from the outset
Close the page and press the starter. What give life to the huge Milwaukee-Eight engine. Like the standard fat boy, he growls his 117 cubic inches! Or 1923 cm3 of mechanical depth. Very fatty breath, chewing its power to expel it in a huge 240 mm gommard. Except that he has lost a little bit of watts: 101 hp on the Ghost against 103 on the normal model. A little less couple, 165 nm against 168 but this maximum is available 250 very low, at 2,750 rpm. When we think that the first fat boy of the dynasty only released 67 hp and 97 Nm from the Twin 1340 Evolution….
Who arrived raw of formwork, fed by Carbus and the only control of the right hand. Today, the M8 117 block can be calibrated according to 3 variants depending on the model where it is installed: “High output”, “Classic”, or “Custom”. It is the latter who animates the fat boy, favoring accelerations. Above, Harley installs three driving modes (sport / road / rain), a tensile control, an ABS cornering and residual couple management. The pilot will also be able to take advantage of tire pressure monitoring, a USB-C port, fully LED lighting and a cruise control.
For its 35th anniversary, the Fat Boy enters the Revival-Prestige selection of Harley-Davidson, the icons, with a spectacular dress of light and silver. A finish demanding 3,500 euros more. A detail for her, the ultimate in a story for others.
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