Photo: Thunderbike
There is a great deal of custom motorcycle shops out there, and many of them are busy modifying Harleys. If you’ve been watching us these past few years, you know we’ve been trying to keep track of as many of them as possible and bring under the spotlight whatever cool projects they’ve been working on.
One very busy bee in this respect is German Thunderbike, which constantly releases new two-wheelers onto this world. A particular aspect we love about these guys is that they go the extra mile, and try to photograph their Harleys in the most diverse of settings, hoping to increase the impact they have when first seen.
One quick look at the attached gallery, and you know they’ve succeeded in doing exactly that with one of their latest builds, the Rumblin’ Joe. A former Street Bob, the bike was customized, then sent to a car graveyard for the photo shoot.
Now flaunting classic bobber lines, the bike looks right at home between the wrecks, not because it’s like one of them, dead and useless, but because of the exact opposite, being young (it’s a 2022 model year) and (re)fit.
The Street Bob underwent the usual Thunderbike conversion process, being fitted with about 30 new and aftermarket parts to make it stand out from stock. In all, and not taking into account the man-hours, paint job, and short header exhaust system (supplied by Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde), the parts are worth close to 7,000 euros, which is about the same in dollars at today’s exchange rates.
We get fatter wheels, made so by using special Avon tires, wide handlebars up front and a minimalist approach at the opposite end, new fenders, a leather saddle, and a paint job in anthracite gray, enhanced by the use of black here and there.
One quick look at the attached gallery, and you know they’ve succeeded in doing exactly that with one of their latest builds, the Rumblin’ Joe. A former Street Bob, the bike was customized, then sent to a car graveyard for the photo shoot.
Now flaunting classic bobber lines, the bike looks right at home between the wrecks, not because it’s like one of them, dead and useless, but because of the exact opposite, being young (it’s a 2022 model year) and (re)fit.
The Street Bob underwent the usual Thunderbike conversion process, being fitted with about 30 new and aftermarket parts to make it stand out from stock. In all, and not taking into account the man-hours, paint job, and short header exhaust system (supplied by Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde), the parts are worth close to 7,000 euros, which is about the same in dollars at today’s exchange rates.
We get fatter wheels, made so by using special Avon tires, wide handlebars up front and a minimalist approach at the opposite end, new fenders, a leather saddle, and a paint job in anthracite gray, enhanced by the use of black here and there.
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