Lego Recreates the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy

Iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycle is remarkably detailed, including engine parts that move with the rear wheel.

Harley-Davidson riders often love branded collectables and in teaming up with the folks at Lego, a cool new item is hitting the market on August 1. As part of the Creator Expert series, the Lego brand has announced that they will soon offer the iconic Fat Boy in stunning detail, including functional steering, rolling wheels and an engine that is so intricate that when the bike is rolling, the pistons in the engine are moving.

LEGO Creator Expert Harley-Davidson Fat Boy

The new Harley-Davidson Fat Boy from is item number 10269 on the Lego website, appearing in the Creator Expert series section. Models in this series are among the most detailed, including other road-going machines such as the 1967 Ford Mustang GT and James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5. To get all of the detail, these kits also have more bricks than the average kit, and the Fat Boy is no exception.

When assembled, the Lego Harley stands 7-inches high and 12-inches long, with 1,023 individual bricks comprising the entire model. There is no chrome on this Fat Boy, but the engine, suspension, and wheels are grey, the seat and frame arte black and the tank and fenders are dark red. Of course, the Harley-Davidson logo is stickered on each side of the tank while another small sticker provides the appearance of the speedometer.

Amazing Details

Any Harley-Davidson enthusiast would quickly recognize this small scale motorcycle as a classic Fat Boy based on the shape and styling, the Lego team went to great lengths to introduced unique details. The handlebars turn the front wheel and the gear shift pedal moves, as do the brake lever and kickstand, but the coolest moving parts are in the engine.

The Milwaukee-Eight engine is connected by a tiny plastic chain to the rear wheel and when the rear wheel turns, that chain turns the engine. The engine has a unique open-sided design that allows us to see the pistons move up and down, just as they would in a real motorcycle when driving the rear wheel.

The Price

If you haven’t bought Lego kits in a few years, they are likely a bit more expensive than you recall as a child, but the large, detailed Creator Expert series kits are pricier still. This Harley-Davidson Fat Boy has an MSRP of $99.99, which might seem expensive for a Lego kit, but that is less than the cars and other elaborate kits in the series.

Then again, if you are a Fat Boy owner or simply someone who wants to relive some childhood fun by building a Harley-Davidson Lego kit, this set is worth every cent.

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Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com

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