Bobber (motorcycle)

A bobber, originally called a bob-job from the 1930s through 1990s, is a style of custom motorcycle. The typical construction includes removing the front fender, shortening the rear fender, which is "bobbed" (as in bob-tail), and stripping excess bodywork as well as all superfluous parts to reduce weight.^[1]^[2]

^ Drate, Spencer; Salavetz, Judith (2006). Art of the Bobber (1st ed.). Minneapolis: Motorbooks. ISBN 9780760325315. The bobber is, far and away, the coolest style of custom motorcycle on the planet.
^ D'Orleans, Paul (2014). Café racers : Speed, Style, and Ton-Up Culture. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Motorbooks. p. 15. ISBN 9780760345825.

[1] Drate, Spencer; Salavetz, Judith (2006). Art of the Bobber (1st ed.). Minneapolis: Motorbooks. ISBN 9780760325315. The bobber is, far and away, the coolest style of custom motorcycle on the planet.

[2] D'Orleans, Paul (2014). Café racers : Speed, Style, and Ton-Up Culture. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Motorbooks. p. 15. ISBN 9780760345825.

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Bobber (motorcycle)

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