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LOT 19

1990 Harley-Davidson FLSTF Fat Boy Frame no. 1HD1BML19LY034100 Engine no. BMLL034100

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Lot 19

1990 Harley-Davidson FLSTF Fat Boy
Frame no. 1HD1BML19LY034100 Engine no. BMLL034100

1990 Harley-Davidson FLSTF Fat Boy
Frame no. 1HD1BML19LY034100
Engine no. BMLL034100

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The motorcycling world's biggest and most widely recognized brand, Harley-Davidson has been synonymous with rugged, uncompromising individualism for more than one hundred years. Large-capacity v-twins have been Harley's stock-in trade since the Edwardian era, their various incarnations progressing through countless technological developments that continue to this day. Considering the limitations of the product, Harley has managed to wring a quite extraordinary number of variations out of the basic theme, one of the most startling being the 'Fat Boy'. Introduced in 1990, the FLSTF Fat Boy combined components from the Softail Custom and Heritage Softail Classic in a futuristically styled (from a 1950s standpoint) package that proved instantly popular.

The model's name Fat Boy took inspiration from the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Fat Man and Little Boy. In 1990, Harley debuted a limited-edition livery celebrating the United States Air Force and the more specifically the B-29 Superfortress that carried those bombs to help end WWII. Called the 'Grey Ghost' edition, it featured smoke silver paint, disc wheels, a USAF-inspired tank emblem, and seven yellow rings throughout the bike.

This Grey Ghost is one of only 4400 produced and has been well preserved with only 11,305 miles on the odometer. Cosmetically the Hog has clearly been loved as it shows quite well, even after over three decades. On static display the last several years, recommissioning is recommended before bombing around the roads and highways.

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