u/defectiveweeble

I picked up this 2022 Fathom 1 from a guy on FB Marketplace a few months back. It was rough. It had been stolen, rattle-can painted, then recovered. The guy had already bought a new bike, so this one sat neglected for quite a while.

When I brought it home it was in rough shape. Someone had started to sand off the spray paint job, but they gave up about halfway through. The BB was cracked and creaking. The stock fork was in desperate need of a rebuild. Brake pads were shot, headset was crunchy, and the tires were flat. I had my work cut out for me.

I focused on the hardware first. Fortunately I had another bike that I had been riding, so I stripped it down and switch out almost everything. I put new tires onto it because the old ones weren't worth saving. The rims were taped with duct tape, but at least they were true and straight. I rode it for a few months, but I knew that I wanted to bring it back to something resembling its former glory.

Fortunately I have a great powder coat person locally. We went through color chip after color chip to find something that I really loved. I wanted to get somewhat close to the factory silver-blue, but not exact. Long story short, I'm really happy with how it turned out now that it's been powder coated, had graphics applied again, and gotten a heavy dose of clear. Before and after pics included!

It took a lot of searching, but I finally found what I was looking for! 2014, 40k miles, full service records from day 1 from the original owner. I even have the receipts from where he bought the Vario bags. I've put about 500 miles onto it since last week and I couldn't be happier. No nav on this one, even though it does have the WW. But I'm fine with mounting my phone and just using that. It's what I've done for years anyway.

I've been a Harley rider for...ever. I owned a Road Glide most recently and put 50k miles onto it over a few years. I realized that I wasn't riding it much anymore because it was hot, heavy, loud, and generally not fun. When I moved to Colorado a few years ago, I saw a lot more ADV bikes than I ever did back in Tennessee. It definitely sparked my interest, but i also lived in an area where I'd have to ride through traffic for 45 minutes to get to decent riding. After moving to a spot where I can be in the canyons in 15 minutes, it was time to pull the trigger. I sold the Harley, used the money to buy this beauty, a new helmet, a year of insurance, and some other riding gear.