Jason Momoa/YouTubeIt’s Father’s Day, and social media is full of deeply personal tributes to all things dad-related. And rightly so.
This outpouring of love includes proud papa Jason Momoa, who has shown his softer side with a beautiful – and extremely heartwarming – film which celebrates sharing special moments with his ‘babies’.
The 39-year-old dad of two had a lifelong dream of building his very own Harley Davidson, after being inspired as a youngster by a boy who had been ‘tearing through the backyard’ on a bike.
According to the Aquaman star, this brief moment ‘changed something’ in him, later inspiring him to build a Harley from scratch with help from his children.
Daughter Lola, 11, and son Nakoa-Wolf, 10, helped their dad build the bike, with their progress documented through this touching film.
Writing on Instagram, Momoa shared the story behind the film, explaining how building a bike with his kids was a dream three decades in the making:
For me, it started off so simple. A boy on a motorcycle for the first time tearing through the backyard. It was only a moment in time, but the ride changed something in me, it was the moment where the wild stomped in.
I saved an old rusty motor to build a bike one day, and it’s taken three decades to fulfill the dream. Over the years the dream evolved and now all I wanted was to build a bike with my children, to give them the same experience I had as a child, to give them the wind, and the freedom of the ride.
A broken motor inspired a dream, and taught me it’s better to share those moments with my babies, the moment where the wild stomped in.
He continued:
What started out as a visit to Harley-Davidson to pay my respects turned into a new partnership. I wanted to honor their legacy, too ride is in my blood. So my friends and I went out and shot this video on our own.
We built a Harley, our memories are woven into the metal, but it’s more than that, it has become a Momoa family heirloom. The legacy is Harley’s, but the memories are ours. Mahalo for the memories.
You can watch the film for yourself below:
Happy Father’s Day to Jason Momoa, and to all the other top dads taking the time to make precious, long-lasting memories with their kids.
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Jules studied English Literature with Creative Writing at Lancaster University before earning her masters in International Relations at Leiden University in The Netherlands (Hoi!). She then trained as a journalist through News Associates in Manchester. Jules has previously worked as a mental health blogger, copywriter and freelancer for various publications.