Let's see what your's looks like! Do you have a bobber your working on? We wnat to see it! No matter where it's at, finished or not, let's see it.
Include a short list of the coolness and a good picture or two.
Thanks!!!!!
Mike
www.RodsAndCycle.com
Bobbers for sale
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Bobbers For Sale
A bobber is a motorcycle that usually has had the front fender removed and the rear fender "bobbed" or made smaller. This style of custom motorcycle took shape in the 1950s and continues to be built today. Bobbers are related to choppers in that they both represent a minimalistic approach where everything is stripped from a bike that is not readily needed. This includes the characteristics of a stock frame and shortened rear fender.
History of the Bobber
The bobber motorcycle came before any other type of custom motorcycle that we see today. When servicemen started returning to the United States from overseas after World War II, they wanted bikes more like the European bikes they had seen. Also, the men had learned many mechanical skills that they wanted to start putting to use. The men started forming biker clubs and eventually started tearing into their bikes and removing the fenders to make them seem lighter like the European bikes. Before there were any such thing as a chopper or even a chopper bobber there was a simple bike, the bobber.
These bikes became very custom and said a lot about the owner of the bike because they were the one doing the work on the bike. Usually the backyard mechanic started by taking off the fenders. As we know today the first customization of the bobber came from the average person and the WW II vets. Today there are many companies that will do the work for you and create beautiful choppers. They will also cost you more money than doing the work yourself.
Bobbers vs. choppers
The principal difference between a bobber and chopper is that bobbers are typically built around unmodified frames while chopper frames are often cut and welded into shape. They also often lack most of the chopper's aesthetic characteristics such as chromed parts and elongated forks. Thus, bobbers are fairly easy to create from stock motorcycles and are generally hand built.
It wasn't until the 1960's and 1970's that the term chopper arrived on the scene. Motorcycle enthusiasts were looking for a way to change their motorcycle again and they did. After the movie "Easy Rider" they had found what they were looking for. Builders started removing parts they deemed unnecessary like the windshield, fenders, crash bars, and even the headlights. If it was for show and it didn't make the motorcycle run or if it wasn't holding the bike together, it was discarded. It was after this that the original bobber made its way to be known as a bobber chopper. After this, people started changing the angle at which the front wheel was sticking out. The size of the gas tanks started getting smaller and the handlebars got taller when they added ape hangers. Since there wasn't any type of fender, the size of the tire started to get played with as well. The most sought-after look for a bobber chopper is a thin front wheel with a very large rear tire. In biker lingo a bike with a very chunky or wide rear tire is called a Fat Bastard.
It has been said that the difference between bobbers and choppers doesn't come down to what's on the bike and what isn't. It comes down to whether it has a short front end or a long front end. If the bike has been customized and changed with nothing done to the front end, it is a bobber. If the front end has been stretched out then it is a chopper. Bobbers for sale
History of the Bobber
The bobber motorcycle came before any other type of custom motorcycle that we see today. When servicemen started returning to the United States from overseas after World War II, they wanted bikes more like the European bikes they had seen. Also, the men had learned many mechanical skills that they wanted to start putting to use. The men started forming biker clubs and eventually started tearing into their bikes and removing the fenders to make them seem lighter like the European bikes. Before there were any such thing as a chopper or even a chopper bobber there was a simple bike, the bobber.
These bikes became very custom and said a lot about the owner of the bike because they were the one doing the work on the bike. Usually the backyard mechanic started by taking off the fenders. As we know today the first customization of the bobber came from the average person and the WW II vets. Today there are many companies that will do the work for you and create beautiful choppers. They will also cost you more money than doing the work yourself.
Bobbers vs. choppers
The principal difference between a bobber and chopper is that bobbers are typically built around unmodified frames while chopper frames are often cut and welded into shape. They also often lack most of the chopper's aesthetic characteristics such as chromed parts and elongated forks. Thus, bobbers are fairly easy to create from stock motorcycles and are generally hand built.
It wasn't until the 1960's and 1970's that the term chopper arrived on the scene. Motorcycle enthusiasts were looking for a way to change their motorcycle again and they did. After the movie "Easy Rider" they had found what they were looking for. Builders started removing parts they deemed unnecessary like the windshield, fenders, crash bars, and even the headlights. If it was for show and it didn't make the motorcycle run or if it wasn't holding the bike together, it was discarded. It was after this that the original bobber made its way to be known as a bobber chopper. After this, people started changing the angle at which the front wheel was sticking out. The size of the gas tanks started getting smaller and the handlebars got taller when they added ape hangers. Since there wasn't any type of fender, the size of the tire started to get played with as well. The most sought-after look for a bobber chopper is a thin front wheel with a very large rear tire. In biker lingo a bike with a very chunky or wide rear tire is called a Fat Bastard.
It has been said that the difference between bobbers and choppers doesn't come down to what's on the bike and what isn't. It comes down to whether it has a short front end or a long front end. If the bike has been customized and changed with nothing done to the front end, it is a bobber. If the front end has been stretched out then it is a chopper. Bobbers for sale
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