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Re: another cool bobber
Reply #15 - 06/15/10 at 11:13:33

mick wrote on 06/11/10 at 12:35:19:

Demin wrote on 06/11/10 at 12:04:04:

Well a bobber aint a car,duh.Last I knew a bobber was a derivative of a bike.
I guess a cafe style isn't a bike.It's either a cafe or a bike?

that's true, a stock savage is a bike ,a stock BSA Gold Star is a stock cafe racer. A bobber is something you do to a bike for no reason, it doesn't go any better, it definatly does not handle any better, and it looks bloody awful.
But as you all keep saying "beauty" is in the eye of the beholder" I guess thats true,otherwise there would never be a bobber.
Cafe style has been around since the 50s how about bobbers.?

Bobbers are actually based on BIKES from the 50's and earlier Cool

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: another cool bobber Reply #16 - 06/15/10 at 11:34:06 I didn't know that when did they first start putting fenders on bikes.
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Re: another cool bobber
Reply #17 - 06/15/10 at 12:09:01

bill67 wrote on 06/15/10 at 11:34:06:

I didn't know that when did they first start putting fenders on bikes.

A very long time ago.
the pic below is an ABC "Assocated british cycle" circa 1905.
I actually rode one for about 100 yards before the push rods flew out.
it was a daily rider he bought it in to have new valve springs on it,
took a while to get um,but we fixed it.

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Re: another cool bobber
Reply #18 - 06/15/10 at 13:28:03

bill67 wrote on 06/15/10 at 11:34:06:

I didn't know that when did they first start putting fenders on bikes.

WWII Harleys had fenders, after the war soldiers took these bike home (don't know how) and started stripping the sh*t out of them to make faster, the end result is what we know as bobbers. The term bobber is from "Bobbing" the fenders. So technically bobbers date as far back as 1945 Wink

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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: another cool bobber Reply #19 - 06/15/10 at 18:21:39 Some one here said you cant make a cafe racer from a savage,well not very far from here (over in rubber side down ) I found a beautifull example,compliments of Casey LA.
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: another cool bobber Reply #20 - 06/16/10 at 11:01:11 come on guys no comments on this little beauty ?
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earlytimz Senior Member Offline Savage model 417 (4 speed, 17mm) Posts: 382 BG, KY Gender:	Re: another cool bobber Reply #21 - 06/16/10 at 11:05:47 It looks like a cafe bike... I'm kidding! It's a good looking ride & has LOTS of good comments on it in the original thread. Casey did an outstanding job & if I remember correctly, he's selling kits for them too.
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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: another cool bobber Reply #22 - 06/16/10 at 11:34:45 Yeah, what the heck is that??? Just kidding, Mick, we are all amazed by this work of art. Check the original thread. It sure is a great piece of work!!
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RidgeRunner13 Serious Thumper Offline haulin' the groceries! Posts: 649 Mustang Island, Texas Gender:	Re: another cool bobber Reply #23 - 06/18/10 at 10:03:44 1947 H-D Knucklehead bobber OLD SCHOOL
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RidgeRunner13 Serious Thumper Offline haulin' the groceries! Posts: 649 Mustang Island, Texas Gender:	Re: another cool bobber Reply #24 - 06/18/10 at 10:18:59 This old knucklehead bobber ran just over 120 mph at the Texas Mile. It would probably have done better but it sounded sick!( not the Good kind)
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earlytimz Senior Member Offline Savage model 417 (4 speed, 17mm) Posts: 382 BG, KY Gender:	Re: another cool bobber Reply #25 - 06/18/10 at 15:49:29 Nice... Big-time pucker factor on that thing at 120mph I'm sure!
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