Author Archives: Matt Storms

About Matt Storms

Matt Storms is an avid motorcyclist, he has ridden all over the world and has had a great time doing it. This site is a hobby of his and he is working hard to grow it. Leave a comment, good or bad to let him know how it is going. Matt also teaches MSF and he wants people to be safe, please wear a full face helmet to protect yourself and your family.

Chopper City USA Bobber Motorcycles From Dave Welch

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

Let’s talk about Chopper City USA Bobber Motorcycles by Dave Welch. They make some amazing bobber motorcycles and choppers. USABobbers.com is not for choppers, all I care about are bobbers and the retro look they bring back to the world. I love the look of ape hanger motorcycle handlebars. I am kinda undecided if I like the peanut motorcycle tank or the wider tanks you will find on Japanese bikes like the V-Star 650’s. I am a fan of black motorcycles (wait for it), BUT I like to get noticed when I am squeezing and pressing the brakes. I like the … Continue reading →

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Brass Ball Bobbers Custom Bobber Motorcycle

Posted on September 11, 2010 by

Brass Ball Bobbers are made by Darwin Motorcycles, LLC in Oklahoma City, OK. They make “the above average bike for the average Joe”. You can buy the entire bike or buy the part to make a bike. Now if you want that 50’s look of a bobber you will get if here for 10 times the cost of a 50’s bike, since the rate of inflation would mean a bike that costs $18,000 today would cost $2041 in 1950. Now Darwin Motorcycles LLC makes some wicked hot bikes, I recommend you check them out. They also do their apparel at a … Continue reading →

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Bobber Motorcycle, What Is It?

Posted on September 10, 2010 by

A bobber is a motorcycle that usually has had the front fender removed, the rear fender “bobbed” or made smaller and all superfluous items removed to make it lighter. The bobber was the earliest custom motorcycle built by people with mechanical skills and often part of the early biker clubs scene before there were any such thing as a choppers, a simple stripped down motorcycle . It is a style of custom motorcycle which took shape in the 1940s and 50s, generally thought to have been started by returning WW II servicemen working on ex-military motorcycles and inspired by lighter European motorcycles they had … Continue reading →

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