BROAD AND EVIL – WOTAN! RICK'S 300 FAT BOY CUSTOM

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BROAD AND EVIL – WOTAN! Rick's 300 Fat Boy Custom

In Rick's armory, another fat bullet has been formed from hard iron. Based on the Fat Boy 114, the divine WOTAN , with a 300 swingarm kit from Rick's Motorcycles.

WOTAN

In order for WOTAN to WOTAN , the off-the-shelf Fat Boy With a complete conversion of this kind, there are still a few original parts left over, because without the distinctive components from Rick's forge, it won't be anything "WIDE" and "EVIL" . Before a swingarm kit of these dimensions is TÜV-compliant and can be installed on a Fat Boy on the road, it takes several years of development work until it has been developed down to the last detail and has passed all quality tests.

WOTAN - Rick's Motorcycles Fat Boy 300
WOTAN – Rick's Motorcycles Fat Boy 300

The swingarm kit is a complex development

Rick's own specification during development was no offset from the wide tire! Ricky wants to see everything in one line, which he was able to solve with an additional drive belt. The swing arm kit must be manufactured with a very precise fit, have a stable construction and be durable.

Wide is nice, 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 successfully selling them worldwide for years.

Rick's swingarm kit inflates the Fat Boy at the rear.

Rick's 300 swingarm kit

Ricky gave the Wotan a 300 kit, which is also visually perfect without any offset.

300 swingarm kit from Rick's Motorcycles

WOTAN EXTRA POWER AND EXTRA SOUND

However, it is not the case that WOTAN only “BROAD AND EVIL” , the heart of WOTAN is the extremely powerful 114 cui Milwaukee-Eight engine with a modified pacemaker. Rick's tuners have mapped the engine control, so the 114cui Milwaukee-Eight engine moves forward as if off the leash, bringing the new performance to the road with plenty of grip via the 300 rear tires.

114cui Milwaukee-Eight engine mapped

Milwaukee-Eight engine with matched pacemaker

114cui Milwaukee-Eight engine mapped

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

If you want it to be something more than perfect!

Hand-sewn leather saddle with Rick's signature

When driving, the custom bike stays on track; this type of wide tire conversion has brought Rick's plenty of recognition in the international custom bike business. In Germany we generally have some good customizers 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 BIKE MADE IN OWN

The choice of wheels is one of the most important decisions when converting a custom bike. It's like with a car, especially a rim of this format is an eye-catcher. Rick's gave the WOTAN its GIMMI 5 wheel design. These are three-piece CNC milled aluminum forged wheels with TÜV approval, which are also made in-house. The brake disc is on the left side, where the belt runs along. This concept brings out 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; even an extraordinary bicolor effect would be possible.

Wheel design Gimmi 5 three-part wheel

The light unit is a relic of the V-Rod, that's now a matter of taste, in terms of design it makes the WOTAN sleek and slim at the front, and continuing to the rear the slim line extends to full width. This emphasizes the 300 wide tire even more. As a contrast to the width, the Atto DS Kellermann indicators come into play; they are among the smallest indicators available with the ECE test mark. To ensure that they sit in the correct position during the conversion, there is an indicator bracket designed by Ricks specifically for the Atto DS LED turn signal.

V-Rod lamp on the Fat Boy Wotan
V-Rod lamp on the Fat Boy Wotan

Other highlights from Rick's range include the driver-adjustable brake and clutch levers, risers, side license plate holders, the air filter and especially 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 ever. This plastic is very high quality and does not yellow, extremely stable and clear. Just to explain that it's not a simple derby cover.

Very high-quality materials were used throughout to WOTAN impressively.

Simply divine!

Further information can be found on the Rick's Motorcycles website at the following link:

WOTAN – Rick's Motorcycles (External link)

Photo credit: Rick`s Motorcycles / Peter Schulz Text: Harleysite


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