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Best Scrabble Words Related to Motorcycles

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Will Roby

As a Scrabble fanatic, I study lists of words on different subjects. There are too many legal Scrabble words to memorize in one big chunk, so I break down words into different categories to learn what words are legal and which aren’t.My recent purchase of a ’57 Harley XL Sportster 883 bobber has done a lot more than put a dent in my checkbook–it got me thinking about Scrabble words related to all things motorcycle related. Here’s my list of the best Scrabble words related to motorcycles, along with some details on the words and their point value in America’s favorite crossword puzzle board game. Longest Motorcycle … Continue reading →

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Bobber Motorcycle, What Is It?

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Matt Storms

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 →