<figure id="attachment_425204" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 3851px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-425204"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="6f5c01a4"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/05/946513f7d208da39a8f0323d0507a22b.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-425204" class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Natsu Ando’s Harley-Davidson, well-known among motorcycle enthusiasts.</span></figcaption></figure>
<h2><b>&#8220;If I had an accident with my current Harley.&#8221;</b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The low, distinctive rumble of a Harley-Davidson echoed as Ando Natsu (44) from the comedy duo Maple Chogokin sat astride her bike.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Around 4 p.m. in early May, she was spotted on Hibiya Street (Chiyoda Ward), waiting at an intersection to merge onto the road. That day, Ando had appeared on Nippon Broadcasting System’s radio program &#8220;Knights The Radio Show&#8221; and was apparently heading home on her beloved Harley.</span></p>
<p><b>&#8220;Ando has been fascinated with motorcycles since she saw the anime &#8216;AKIRA&#8217; in fourth grade, especially the bike ridden by the antagonist Joker. She has been riding since she was 16. Her current partner is a limited edition Harley-Davidson &#8216;Fat Boy 114 Anniversary X&#8217; purchased in 2019, one of only 900 worldwide. It’s the same model Arnold Schwarzenegger (77) rode in the movie &#8216;Terminator 2.&#8217;</b></p>
<p><b>It’s the 115th anniversary model of Harley-Davidson. She mostly uses this bike to get around,&#8221;</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> said a variety show production insider.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In an interview with GetNaviweb (published August 2024), Ando spoke about her love for Harley:</span></p>
<p><b>&#8220;I don’t go too far. I don’t want to get into accidents. If I ever crash with this Harley, I think I’ll just stop riding motorcycles altogether. So I don’t speed and I don’t weave through traffic.&#8221;</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On &#8220;Knights The Radio Show,&#8221; she mentioned the announcement made the day before that the group Arashi would disband on May 31 next year. As a fan of Sho Sakurai (43), she shared stories about appearing on the group’s show &#8220;VS Arashi&#8221; (Fuji TV, ended December 2020). Her partner Kazureza (40) is also a fan of Sakurai, and she warmly recalled how they &#8220;competed&#8221; for Sakurai’s attention back then.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Though she got a bit passionate about the show, her driving was calm and collected. When merging onto Hibiya Street, she carefully checked both ways and slowly followed the car ahead.</span></p>
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<figure id="attachment_425205" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 3851px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-425205"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="24a05174"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/05/e63d7e78f78b1703eba3f3e07e0545ff.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-425205" class="wp-caption-text"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Natsu Ando driving securely and safely, lined up behind the car in front.</span></figcaption></figure>
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