MOTORCYCLES NEED PRESERVATION TOO IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA BONEZ IS THE RESTORATION PLACE TO GET YOUR MOTORCYCLE LIKE NEW

Posted by PETER PORZELACK on February 16, 2019

This Harley Davidson Fat Boy looks amazing, I am not going to profess to know anything about motorcycle but i think the name is cool.. This Harley was in a poor state rust in the spokes and general lack of TLC, owner had something else on his mind. But when he said Bonez i want this Harley how i remembered it.. Bonez took the task on, Motorcycles are harder to do then cars as they are fiddly and fingers wont go in certain spaces. With Bonez that is just a motivation for him to do what he does bring Cars and Motorcycles to life.. He would be Bonez Sensie in Japan meaning teacher, this is why you go to Bonez the Art of Restoration in South Australia i am also very proud he uses Porzelack Polish.

Porzelack Polish on this Harley nailed it.. Porzelack Polish is made in Germany since 1958 and they consider themselves the leaders in Surface Technology.

Facts thanks Wikipedia..

The Fat Boy's frame is derived from the 1984 "Softail" which appears to have a rigid hardtail chassis but which in fact has a swinging arm with concealed springs. Harley-Davidson originally turned down engineer Bill Davis' softail concept; but the company later relented, buying the rights and designing its own softail frame in-house.

After 1994, the Fat Boy was fitted with a seamless exhaust.
In 1996 the master cylinder and switch gear were revised.
1999 saw a new Twin Cam 1450cc engine for the 2000 year. This necessitated a bespoke engine variant and changes to the frame to account for the new engine.
In 2002 bullet-style indicators, alarm and immobilizer were added.
In 2005 a "15th Anniversary" version was available with a " Screamin Eagle" engine and extras including special paint and custom wheels.
In 2006 the engine was upgraded to a larger twin cam 1584cc model and a six speed gearbox.
The 2010 "Fat Boy Lo" FLSTFB had the lowest ever Harley seat height.

The 2018 Fat Boys have a redesigned softail frame with Showa front and rear suspension and new twin-counterbalanced engines. The two 2018 variants comprise:

The FLFB 1,746 cc (107 cu in) with 109 lb⋅ft (148 N⋅m), and
The FLFBS 1,868 cc (114 cu in) with 119 lb⋅ft (161 N⋅m)^[

The 2018 Softail frame has a modified swing arm with a Showa rear mono shock suspension mounted beneath the seat (replacing earlier twin shocks). So as to provide a more comfortable and better controlled ride with improved handling, the front forks contain a Showa "Dual Bending Valve" (SDBV),^[a cartridge simulator using two valves to control compression and rebound damping, giving linear damping characteristics proportional to fork stroke speed. Harley-Davidson claims the 2018 chassis is stiffer and lighter than earlier Softail and Dyna platforms.Further upgrades include an LED headlight and 18-inch “Lakester” rims, with wider 160mm front and 240mm rear rubber.