Why do they call it a Fatboy ?
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Why do they call it a Fatboy ?
So I got to wondering, why do they call a Fatboy a Fatboy? It doesn't have the fattest back tire or even the fattest tank. Is it the front tire? She doesn't feel fat, at least now that I put air in the front tire, ( came from the dealer with 36lbs in the front and rode her that way for a while 'cause I assumed a $20,000 new bike would have proper levels on everything. I know, never assume!) Now she feels almost skinny. I said almost 
just wonderin' where the name came from? Maybe at the biginning of the run it had the fattest something?
just wonderin' where the name came from? Maybe at the biginning of the run it had the fattest something?
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..something to do with the Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombs, Fat Man and Little Boy...?
http://www.snopes.com/business/market/fatboy.asp
http://www.snopes.com/business/market/fatboy.asp
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..something to do with the Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombs, Fat Man and Little Boy...?
http://www.snopes.com/business/market/fatboy.asp
http://www.snopes.com/business/market/fatboy.asp
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Where do they get the names of their bikes PERIOD? Some are cool sounding but some are just plain dumb and stupid.
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The license plate should read "Log JaM"....
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at least now that I put air in the front tire, ( came from the dealer with 36lbs in the front and rode her that way for a while 'cause I assumed a $20,000 new bike would have proper levels on everything. I know, never assume!)