Category Archives: Bobber Motorcycle

Yamaha XS650 Bobber Chopper Motorcycle

So today I was digging around and I found a sexy build up of the Yamaha XS650 Bobber Chopper Motorcycle. As you can see below it has some sweet lines even though the picture is taken from far away. I like that the motorcycle has some nice accents to it, I like the motorcycle exhaust wrap. I think this the Yamaha XS650 converted to a Bobber Motorcycle is a great look. I hope to see more on the road, I want to ride one of these soon. Photo credit The Yamaha XS650 can be turned into a bobber motorcycle pretty … Continue reading

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Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Motorcycle Converted to a Bobber Motorcycle

So it has been awhile since I have posted anything but I am gonna get back into it. Lets look at one bike and see what can be done to make your own custom bobber at home so you don’t have to pay $20,00 or more for one. I like the Kawasaki Vulcan 800 as a standard motorcycle, it has some clean lines and can get you around town. I will not turn any heads or anything and maybe that is what you’re looking for in your commuter motorcycle. For myself I like a little flair so to speak and in … Continue reading

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Bobber Motorcycle, What Is It?

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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