Thunderbike Fat Mary • Harley-Davidson Umbau

One of the few 2004 V-Rods still exist is the basis for our Fat Mary.

Blood red, deep and wide is what our customer Shane from Cheltenham in southwest England wanted for his V-Rod. It should look familiar to attentive V-Rod fans. About 10 years ago we built a very similar bike: the Burnin’ Flames. Shaw saw it on our website back then and was completely flashed. Yes, folks, it’s true! That’s how long Shaw has been working towards his dream bike and now he finally gets it under his butt!

What on earth, except the 97 centimeter wide flyer bar should fit on this bike? With Kellermann’s almost classic BL 1000 handlebar end indicators, you have to be careful which driveway you steer through.

Of course, there’s also the forward-mounted footpeg system and the flat seat perfectly fitted between the dummy tank and the rear fender for the only real flying position on the V-Rod. Stretched out with limbs outstretched, you can already recognize an oncoming V-Rod by its characteristic silhoutte.

Even at the rear, there’s no question who’s boss here: thanks to our swingarm conversion, a 280 rubber burns itself into the asphalt, set in motion via our Spectacula Pulley. When stationary, the Fat Mary is flattened with the Thunderbike Air Ride and shows off all its chrome glory.

Our Spectacula wheels aren’t called that for nothing. In this high-gloss version, they are among the most eye-catching wheels we produce. The multi-part custom wheel in curved 6-spoke style was originally developed for our show bike Spectacula of the same name.