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what the Hell is a Bobber?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by fortypickup, Feb 23, 2008.

  1. I see and raise:
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  2. Little Wing
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    it's just another internet word ,,that gets tossed around to mean whatever the used wants it to mean
     
  3. Oldmanolds
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  4. Speed King
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  5. Kilroy
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    This is the best Definition I've ever heard... Thanks!
     
  6. Mazooma1
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  7. Pam's kinda like Mount Everest...you know alot of men have been there before you but it's still an accomplishment
     
  8. mtlcutter
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    The best thing is getting a bobber from your girl friend and your wife doesn't find out.
     
  9. daddyo54
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    Now that's funny!
     
  10. firemunkey
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  11. blackmopar
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    yes, very nice pan speedking - is this yours?
    i cant beleive this thread is still going (gguess Im now to blame) i woulda just told him to go over to the jockey journal - aint this like asking them what a pitman arm is??
     
  12. hotrod-Linkin
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    i say if you built it and paid for it,call it what you want.park it in your garage or backyard ...it's yours whether it's bobbed or chopped
     
  13. Speed King
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    Yes, thanks, it is mine- 1953 FL
     
  14. 60'shotrod
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    :DThat is VERY MUCH a Bobber!I LIKE THAT BIKE A LOT!:D
     
  15. Oilcan Harry
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    My Dad rode Harleys and Indians in the late 30's and early 40's. Most guys rode them stock until they got chewed up or wrecked. If a fender got damaged it was either removed or if not completely mangled the damaged part was sawed off, or Bobbed. This led to guys figuring out that the more they removed, the faster the bikes got. They started stripping everything they could do without. My Dad's 29 Harley-Davidson JD wound up with no front or rear fender, small seat, and only 6" of exhaust pipe on each cylinder. Uncomfortable, impractical, but fast!
     
  16. 60'shotrod
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    :DStop posting pictures of Harley bobbers! I WANT ONE!:DNICE PANHEAD BOBBER BY THE WAY!:D
     
    Last edited: Aug 21, 2008
  17. SinisterCustom
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  18. THOMAS S&C
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    thanks!
     
  19. Snarl
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    I'll second that. If you want to know the origin of the term, this is it.
     
  20. 31ACoupe
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    Actually a "bobber" is a drunk that can't hold his head up.
     
  21. daredevilcustoms
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    Here's mine. Featured in "The Horse" a few years back.
     

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  22. Larry T
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    Let's see here,
    Modified frame
    Different rear wheel
    Different front wheel
    Different gas tank
    Modified front end?
    Forward controls

    VERY nice bike, but by classic definition it's a chopper.
     
  23. Lucky Strike
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    Let's see here,

    ...a close up of the F*&%'n cool ass rear fender brace. Does that thing end in a devil tail? Please, say yes!
     
  24. Lucky Strike
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    love that thing!
     
  25. daredevilcustoms
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    Ok, not a bobber. Might have gone overboard with the devil tails, but once I started making them couldn't stop at just one!
     

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  26. chevy63swb
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