Photo: Bundnerbike
In the Softail family of motorcycles Harley-Davidson currently sells the Fat Boy model occupies a very special place. The original fat custom icon, as its maker calls it, is highly appreciated by customers, and a favorite base for custom projects at the hands of garages spread all over the world.
We've seen a great deal of exciting vehicles being made with this model as a starting point, some of them on the radical side of things. Very few of them however compare to what we have here.
One of the most recent Fat Boy-based customs we've stumbled upon is something called The Street Belongs to Me. That's right, a name so simple and blunt it makes no secret of what effect the bike is supposed to have on onlookers and the competition.
Responsible for the insane Fat Boy is Switzerland-based crew Bundnerbike, one of the most active and famous such businesses on the European continent. Like many of the other such builds they're responsible for, the changes with this one are extensive, to say the least.
One of the first things one notices is the complete absence of chrome elements from the ride, something Harley itself is very proud of from the get-go. Instead of the shiny material the bike got dressed in a black so dark it's probably undistinguishable from night itself. To make it an even more distinct presence, checkered flag motifs in gold have been placed on the fuel tank and on the custom fenders.
Speaking of fenders, they are placed over custom wheels with spokes also in gold. The one at the rear, 18-inch in diameter, wears a wide 300 mm tire to both help with grip and make the custom ride look even meaner.
The fuel tank of the Fat Boy increased in size thanks to 3D sheet metal work, and it's a piece of bodywork that immediately stands out as it is in no way connected with the rear panel. In between these two elements, a free-standing seat, sunk deep into the modified frame, can be seen.
The bike is powered by the range's original Milwaukee-Eight 114 engine. It appears to be breathing through the stock exhaust system, something that doesn't very often in the world of modified Harleys.
Bundnerbike is not one to tell how much its projects cost to make, and the same applies in the case of The Street Belongs to Me. To give you a starting point to what looks like a rather expensive build (after all, this crew is responsible for the most expensive custom Harley ever made, the $1.8 million Bucherer presented not that long ago) I'll remind you the stock Fat Boy, with all its chrome and bling, sells off the Harley lot starting at $20,199.
One of the most recent Fat Boy-based customs we've stumbled upon is something called The Street Belongs to Me. That's right, a name so simple and blunt it makes no secret of what effect the bike is supposed to have on onlookers and the competition.
Responsible for the insane Fat Boy is Switzerland-based crew Bundnerbike, one of the most active and famous such businesses on the European continent. Like many of the other such builds they're responsible for, the changes with this one are extensive, to say the least.
One of the first things one notices is the complete absence of chrome elements from the ride, something Harley itself is very proud of from the get-go. Instead of the shiny material the bike got dressed in a black so dark it's probably undistinguishable from night itself. To make it an even more distinct presence, checkered flag motifs in gold have been placed on the fuel tank and on the custom fenders.
Speaking of fenders, they are placed over custom wheels with spokes also in gold. The one at the rear, 18-inch in diameter, wears a wide 300 mm tire to both help with grip and make the custom ride look even meaner.
The fuel tank of the Fat Boy increased in size thanks to 3D sheet metal work, and it's a piece of bodywork that immediately stands out as it is in no way connected with the rear panel. In between these two elements, a free-standing seat, sunk deep into the modified frame, can be seen.
The bike is powered by the range's original Milwaukee-Eight 114 engine. It appears to be breathing through the stock exhaust system, something that doesn't very often in the world of modified Harleys.
Bundnerbike is not one to tell how much its projects cost to make, and the same applies in the case of The Street Belongs to Me. To give you a starting point to what looks like a rather expensive build (after all, this crew is responsible for the most expensive custom Harley ever made, the $1.8 million Bucherer presented not that long ago) I'll remind you the stock Fat Boy, with all its chrome and bling, sells off the Harley lot starting at $20,199.
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