 Bobber -Chopper (any pics)
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what actually is the difference between a bobber and a chopper?
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Similar to a Street Rod and a Rat Rod in car lingo, IMO
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In the classic sense I think of a bobber as a bike that has had weight removed to enhance agility while a chopper has a cut and modified frame and is really about straight line cruising. To me, bobbers feature cut or missing fenders and solo seats and minimalist running gear; choppers extend forks and neck angles and frequently remove the rear suspension in favor of a hard tail.
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Choppers have those stupid extended forks and ape hangers!
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 I think of bikes trimmed like this when I think of a bobber and I was mildly surprised to see how many hard tails turned up in an image search.  Choppers don't get much more classic than this.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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THAT Triumph is SWEET! And yes, that is probably the best known chopper. 
And you may see me tonight
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typically bobbers have the tins cut and other things removed/modified like lights, bars, seats, exhaust, wheels, front ends...basically the frame is left unmodified. Choppers usually contain a modified frame. Doesn't mean that it has a hardtail/rigid or long front ends. Kinda like calling an oil bag an oil tank. Basically the same thing as they do the same job. Oil bags hang off the side, oil tanks are inside the frame somewhere.
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Bobber is when you "bob" the fenders and lighten the bike. Chopper is when the frame is cut to modify it.
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after another google search , i think theres more hard tails in the bobbers than in the choppers .... think i need to go back to work lol
02 america,158 main,pods,homemade exhaust,sissy bar,box section high rise bars ... if it doesn,t need to be on there , throw it at an annoying neighbour lol
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bobbers are cool and choppers suck
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I USED to think that a "Bobber" was anything owned (or performed  ) on anyone named Bob. Hence, ALL my bikes were Bobbers, and most of my dreams were about "Bobbers". Since then, I found out I was only HALF right. But the most important half was right! 
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Quote:
I USED to think that a "Bobber" was anything owned (or performed ) on anyone named Bob.
Hence, ALL my bikes were Bobbers, and most of my dreams were about "Bobbers".
Since then, I found out I was only HALF right. But the most important half was right!
And so, I suppose "Choppers" are only owned by Orthodontists, RIGHT erle?! 
Btw folks, ANOTHER thing that differentiates a "Bobber" from a "Chopper" is that AFTER all the customizing is done on the former, the machine can STILL usually be used to have fun on while traversing twisty roads with some measure of efficiency, and whereas the latter because of its stretched out wheelbase is a veritable B*I*T*C*H to ride on such roads, and hence the reason I personally have NO affinity whatsoever for the latter, 'cause I REALLY LIKE riding on twisty roads 'cause THAT'S were all the FUN is and NOT on some freakin' straight-as-a-freakin'-arrow road. THAT'S BORING!!! Hell, ya MIGHT as well be in some freakin' CAR, 'cause ya don't LEAN a freakin' car into turns like ya can a MOTORCYCLE! Well, at least motorcycles that haven't had the ability to LEAN into turns with some efficiency taken away from 'em anyway!!!
(...however, I suppose IF your "objective" is SOLELY to "look really cool" while ridin' around on some straight-as-a-freakin'-arrow road, then a Chopper MIGHT be for YOU!...yep, as they say, "To Each Their Own", RIGHT?!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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My 05 America... 
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My '03 America - Bobbed 
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What height are these apes?? They're just what I'm looking for.
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My bike 
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Last edited by Hankster; 04/23/2015 7:08 AM.
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3/4 Throttle
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Like the red background on the triumph badge
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Thanks....just hand painted it. Every bobber should have a touch of red somewhere to accent that Blitz Black spray can paint job......lol.
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What are those rear shocks off of?
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Kind of a bobber. More like a Harley lol 
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