Salivate Over This Awesome FXDR Custom
Swiss Shop Creates Cool Custom FXDR
Do you miss the FXDR? Are you like me and legions of other riders who just loved that wicked-fast motorcycle that Harley Davidson axed from its lineup in 2021?
Of course there are used FXDRs around, but for some reason it seems like it’s difficult to find many custom jobs starting from the FXDR platform that really jump out. Well, here’s one that does.
It’s from a Swiss custom shop called Bundnerbike and they named the custom “Curve Queen.” Yes, it’s a dorky name and something was definitely lost in the translation, because this custom will make you sit up and take notice.
Cool, Sleek Roots
It isn’t a wild, other-worldly design like some other custom makers offer; it’s an understated concept that never loses touch with the original form. You look at it and you know right off the bat it has the FXDR’s cool, sleek roots.
The bike has a mammoth rear tire, of course, because what custom job would not have a mammoth rear tire? This one is 300 mm on an 18 inch wheel, just like the front.
I loved the bike in its stock form, but I have to admit the big rear wheel does make it stand apart from the original, which sported a 240 mm rear tire.
Pure Speed and Performance
It just looks fast from the get-go, like the original FXDR. Harley Davidson described the FXDR when it came out in 2019 as a “drag racer crossed with a fighter jet” and this custom builds on that.
Harley wanted to draw younger riders, or at least those who wanted something built for speed and performance, not the traditional staid, comfy cruiser.
In fact, when it came out, Ultimate Motorcycling said its main competition would come from performance bikes like the Ducati XDiavel and Suzuki’s M109R B.O.S.S. This custom job will appeal to speed lovers who have thick wallets: the bike is priced at $77,000.
Better-Looking Exhaust
The stock bike had a monoshock rear suspension with a single coil-over shock, equipped with a pre-load adjustment knob. The “Curve Queen” has an air suspension system that’s also adjustable.
The original had an upswept, two-into-one exhaust system that was the only part of the stock bike I didn’t love. The custom job has a more aesthetically pleasing Dr. Jekill and Mr. Hyde exhaust. The exhaust and custom “3D” air filter are pretty much the only modifications the builders made to the engine.
Another improvement, in my humble opinion, is the special motorcross handlebars with black, anodized fork tubes. The stock FXDR had aluminum clip-on bars.
‘Incomparable Elegance’
The stock FXDRs were known for their two-tone paint jobs, whereas this custom concept is going more for the sinister look with its raised, gray matte finish.
But, let’s allow the makers themselves to describe their custom bike: “Impressive sportiness paired with incomparable elegance and unprecedented driving pleasure.”
They may need some help in their marketing wording, but they knocked it out of the park with the bike itself. That part doesn’t need translation.
Photos: Bundnerbike
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