You probably wouldn’t expect a workshop called Benjie’s Cafe Racers (BCR) to come up with a stylish bobber or chopper build; it simply doesn’t sound like something you’d find down their alley. Still, the greatest custom bike specialists out there always find ways to surprise us and keep things fresh, so tackling different styles is simply part of the game. The guys at Benjie’s have diversified in many ways over the years.

By: Silvian Secara Courtesy AutoEvolution

One of their more unusual creations is this rad Harley-Davidson Fat Boy, situated somewhere between bobber and fully-fledged chopper. The crew started with a 1997 model from Milwaukee’s range, openly embracing the challenge of trying something new and deleting all the stock bodywork as the bike was coming apart. Then, the fabrication work got underway with a new fuel tank.

BCR came up with a neat peanut-style item and had it embellished with Harley-Davidson badges taken from a newer Softail. The custom wizardry continues out back, where we notice a handmade seat base which bucks all the conventional trends you’d associate with bobbers and choppers. It gracefully sweeps up toward the rear and is topped with a bespoke saddle upholstered in black suede.

Down below, we see a neat oil tank fabricated from scratch, and a fresh metal fender can also be spotted further back. It’s accompanied by a snazzy tubular sissy bar with LED lighting integrated into its design, together with a winged skull up top for bonus points on the stylishness scale. Oh, and then you’ve also got those solid disc covers worn by the rear wheel, rounding out the Fat Boy’s rear end beautifully.

At the front end, Benjie’s artisans fitted some beefy fork covers that look far better than the factory units. They’re joined by a retro-looking headlight mounted on custom brackets, and their top ends carry the chromed stems of some circular rear-view mirrors. That brings us to the cockpit, which is now occupied by ape hangers kitted with LED turn signals just like those we’ve seen out back.

The motorcycle’s instrumentation is composed of a single aftermarket dial, placed on the left-hand side of the fuel tank to keep the cockpit area as clean as possible. You’ll find an array of other cool touches scattered throughout this machine, including custom floorboards and foot controls, a compact license plate holder located near the belt drive, and that breathtaking exhaust. Said pipework was pieced together in-house using stainless-steel, and it terminates in a pair of fishtail silencers on the right. Benjie’s Cafe Racers assure us that it sounds absolutely thunderous, but you’ll notice the intake has also undergone some interesting changes. There is a downsized air cleaner replacing the Harley’s chunky OEM item, which greatly improves the look of its rumbling V-twin powerhouse. 

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