Did Fonzie ride a Harley?

McGruff

This has been asked before, but the answer is vague and undocumented. No idea what a "Harley Triumph" is supposed to be. Question #17213. Socrates asks: On the show 'Happy Days' what make of motorcycle does Fonzi drive? monkeycouzin posted: There appears to be more than answer to this question - The Fonz (Henry Winkler) rode at least two different bikes on the show - the initial model, ridden in the earlier episodes, is the subject of some dispute among bike buffs althoughit was most likely a Harley Sportster. In an online chat, Winkler himself merely referred to the early bike as a 'hog,' but adds that it was so big all he could do was lean against it. He identifies the bike ridden in the later episodes as a Harley Triumph. Jul 28 07, 1:35 PM

todd226

Simple answer from the source I found is "yes". At least in the early episodes. In the very early episodes he rode custom Harley-Davidson models. In the later episodes he rides a Triumph motorcycle. Overall, the Fonz drove a variety of models including Harley Panhead, Harley Knucklehead, Harley Sportster, Triumph 500 CC Twin, Trophy 650 CC and a BSA. http://www.tvacres.com/motorcycles_fonz.htm Jul 28 07, 1:35 PM

McGruff

Fonzie's motorcycle is a Triumph custom street motorcycle seen on the sitcom “Happy Days” on ABC from 1974 to 1984. Arthur "Fonzie" Fonazarelli, an ultra-cool Italian-American garage mechanic with former ties to a street gang (The Falcons), was portrayed on the show by actor Henry Winkler. To get around his home turf of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Fonz rode a motorcycle. In the very early episodes he rode custom Harley-Davidson models. In the later episodes he rode a Triumph. "I never knew how to ride a motorcycle," said Winkler. "As a matter of fact in the credits I ride up the driveway of the Cunningham home. That was the only time I ever rode the motorcycle, and I didn't quite know how to stop it so I kept going and nearly killed the director of photography and smashed into the sound truck." http://info.detnews.com/joyrides/story/index.cfm?id=592 Fonzie's motorcycle is a 500cc Triumph TR5 Trophy. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070992/trivia Jul 28 07, 1:40 PM