Music videos featuring Fat-Bottom Girls (Rippers, Victories, etc)

uwe · December 03, 2020, 03:03:43 PM

My family and friends, bunch of nutters they are, gave me this here as a present just because I would occasionally say with a sigh: "A Harley, once I'm real old, is still on my bucket list."

And then it stood outside our house and I was gobsmacked - I had no idea. I first thought it was rented for a weekend.

Edith was always against me riding a motorbike again (a Honda 250 CJT was my first means of transportation in the late 70ies and early 80ies, I didn't own a car at the time) and I would have respected her wish. But she came round without telling me.

Needless to say this specific fat-bottomed girl is a friggin' force of nature (especially compared to the Honda with its meager 27 hp). I think I will never ever even approach realizing her full potential.

Ken · December 03, 2020, 03:09:12 PM

Quote from: uwe on December 03, 2020, 03:03:43 PM
My family and friends, bunch of nutters they are, gave me this here as a present just because I occasionally said: "A Harley, once I'm real old, is still on my bucket list."

And then it stood outside our house and I was gobsmacked - I had no idea. I first thought it was rented for a weekend.

Wow. I'm hanging out with the wrong people.

Dave W · December 03, 2020, 03:12:07 PM

Nice!

I wonder if that would work for me. I could mention to my sons that I always wanted a Morgan Three Wheeler when once I'm old (and I'm already there).

uwe · December 03, 2020, 03:12:59 PM

I'm still rubbing my eyes too. I even had a nightmare recently of an out-of-control car crashing into it while I had it parked somewhere.

uwe · December 03, 2020, 03:30:23 PM

There is a (long) story behind it. It was - unbeknownst to me (he had hidden it from me) - pre-owned for six months by my baby brother (how he hates that term!) Olaf. Many moons ago, I (together with my dad) chipped in when Olaf bought a house, it was the right thing to do, he was (rather belatedly!) starting a family. Now gasoline blood Olaf is 10-times the motorcycle rider in skill and risk affinity to me (I've lost count how many times we had to literally scratch him off the road, and now in his mid-fifties he's reminded of it too), but the Fat Bob (even though quite racy for Harley standards) was too good-natured for him, he's more the guy for real speedy pure blood racers where you lie crouched behind the handlebar and zoom like a rocket (I'd die a death

). So he thought it was time to say thank you and other family members and friends helped.

Basvarken · December 03, 2020, 03:36:48 PM

That is the first Harley Davidson that I actually find beautiful.

What an amazing gift!

uwe · December 03, 2020, 04:52:45 PM

I always dug Harleys, but if they are too choppery, they look out of place in Europe. We're not in Arizona where you can wear fringed leather jackets.

But the Fat Bob looks to me like a prop from some dystopian sci-fi movie, not so much "Born to be Wild/Easy Rider". For a piece of (mostly) metal weighing 300 kilos or so (unmounted) it is actually surprisingly agile. German motorbike mags even quipped: "Actually the first Harley that rides like a motorcycle."

Pilgrim · December 03, 2020, 05:20:28 PM

I don't know Harleys, but that's a pretty good looking bike.

morrow · December 03, 2020, 06:18:00 PM

Gorgeous bike ! I imagine they put some serious mufflers on them in Europe . I remember being surprised by how quiet the bikes were .
I know a ton of bikers here , seems about 95% drive Harleys .

uwe · December 03, 2020, 06:54:10 PM

That "sound-enhancing" muffler is actually allowed in Germany

and switchable between (i) neighborhood quiet, (ii) classic Harley rumble, and, errm, (iii) this here ...

uwe · December 03, 2020, 07:12:43 PM

I do like the black hardware - it never goes out of style.

Ken · December 03, 2020, 10:07:27 PM

Quote from: Basvarken on December 03, 2020, 03:36:48 PM
That is the first Harley Davidson that I actually find beautiful.
What an amazing gift!

I always loved the aesthetics of these WWII Harleys.

gearHed289 · December 04, 2020, 08:14:34 AM

That is a great looking bike! I was never a motorcycle guy (I would be dead by now), but definitely appreciate a piece of art like that.

uwe · December 04, 2020, 09:20:20 AM

That lengthwise positioned V-twin engine (never mind the air-cool-related thermic issues it used to create for the second cylinder behind the first one

, it's no longer an issue with the modern generation V-twin engines) is just iconic.

Granny Gremlin · December 04, 2020, 01:57:11 PM

Congrats Uwe. Echoing the sentiments of many here that bike looks pretty cool. I suppose die hard Harley dudes would spit, but in this specific case I like the modern fusion styling. And that copper coloured hardware is not even my usual thing , but looks right here.

Whenerver anyone asks me to provide a Chirtmas/birthday list (they are close) I always add a TBird at the end of it as a semi-joke. Hasn't worked yet.