WIDE AND WICKED – WOTAN! Rick's 300 Fat Boy Custom
Another heavy projectile has been forged from hard iron at Rick's armory. Based on the Fat Boy 114 The divine was created in Baden-Baden. WOTAN, with a 300 swing arm kit from Rick's Motorcycles.
WOTAN
So that WOTAN to WOTAN had to Fat Boy first have to be laboriously dismantled. With a complete conversion of this kind, a few original parts remain, because without the distinctive components from Rick's forge, it wouldn't be possible to achieve the desired result. „WIDE“ and „EVIL“. Until a swing arm kit of these dimensions MOT-compliant in order to use it at a Fat Boy It takes several years of development work before it can be installed on the road and has undergone all quality tests.
The swing kit is a complex development.
Rick's own requirement during development was that there should be no offset from the wide tires! Ricky wants everything to be in line, which he was able to achieve with an additional drive belt. The swing arm kit must be manufactured to fit precisely and be stable and durable in design.
Wide is beautiful, but Rick's claim is that a wide tire conversion must always be drivable. The high quality standards are one of the reasons why Ricky produces his parts himself in Baden-Baden and has been selling them successfully worldwide for years.
Rick's swing kit blows the Fat Boy powerful at the rear.
Rick's 300 swingarm kit
Ricky gave the Wotan a 300 kit, which looks perfect without any offset.
WOTAN EXTRA POWER AND EXTRA SOUND
However, it is not the case that WOTAN only „WIDE AND EVIL“ looks, the heart of WOTAN is the Bärenstarke 114 cui Milwaukee-Eight Engine with modified pacemaker. Rick's tuners have mapped the engine control, so that the 114cui Milwaukee-Eight engine goes forward as if it had been let off the leash, bringing the new performance to the road with plenty of grip via the 300 rear tire.
114 cui Milwaukee-Eight engine mapped
Milwaukee-Eight engine with tuned pacemaker
Other accessories include Rick's air filter, the KessTech flap exhaust and what particularly catches the eye is the handmade leather saddle with Rick's signature.
Handcrafted leather seat with Rick's signature
When you want something more than perfect!
In driving mode, the custom bike in the track, this type of wide tire conversion has brought Rick's a lot of recognition in the international custom bike business. In Germany we generally have some good Customizer, who are internationally known, but if you talk about BLACK AND WIDE, sooner or later you will end up with Ricky.
GIMMI 5 – A THREE-PIECE DESIGN WHEEL FROM OUR OWN PRODUCTION
Choosing the right wheels is one of the most important decisions when customizing a bike, just like with a car. Rims of this size are particularly eye-catching. Rick's has given the WOTAN its GIMMI 5 wheel design. These are three-piece CNC-milled aluminum forged wheels with TÜV certification, which are also manufactured in-house. The brake disc is on the left side, where the belt also runs. This concept fully showcases the sweet side of WOTAN and the depth of the Gimmi 5 rear wheel.
GIMMI 5 DESIGN WHEEL
The appearance of the surface can be changed in color by powder coating, and even an unusual two-tone effect would be possible.
The light unit is a relic of the V-Rod, which is now a matter of taste. In terms of design, it makes the WOTAN sleek and slim at the front, while the slim line continues to the rear, where it widens considerably. This further emphasizes the 300 wide tires. The Atto DS Kellermann turn signals provide a contrast to the width; they are among the smallest turn signals available with ECE certification. To ensure that they are in the correct position during the conversion, Ricks has designed a turn signal bracket specifically for the Atto DS LED turn signals.
Other highlights from Rick's range include brake and clutch levers that can be adjusted to suit the rider, risers, a side license plate holder, the air filter, and, in particular, the porthole. The clutch cover has a transparent Makrolon disc as a derby cover. Makrolon is a polycarbonate and one of the most shatterproof plastics available. This plastic is very high quality and does not yellow, is extremely stable and clear. Just to explain, it is not a simple derby cover.
Only high-quality materials were used throughout in order to WOTAN to equip handsomely.
Simply divine!
Further information can be found on Rick's Motorcycles website at the following link:
Image credits: Rick's Motorcycles / Peter Schulz Text: Harleysite
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