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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1309786173 Message started by thumperclone on 07/04/11 at 06:29:33 |
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Title: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions Post by thumperclone on 07/04/11 at 06:29:33 chopper(usa) chop the frame to tilt the neck for more rake, add longer forks usually a hard tail.. bobber(usa) bike relieved of excess weight, like fenders minimalist look.. cafe racer(uk) strip bike of excess weight,tune engine for speed some add aerodynamic bodywork tucked in rider position also means a group of rockers who would race from one coffee house and back before a song ended on the juke box also european continent origins |
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Title: Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions Post by SoE on 07/04/11 at 06:54:13 Pics! Not that most of us need them, it's just that looking at em is the next best thing to riding them...... |
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Title: Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/04/11 at 07:19:07 5B474D280 wrote:
& that pretty much explains the popularity of several KINDS of pics.. For a sampling,, have alook at calenders. Ya get Horses & race cars & all kinds of things on calenders. yup,, even motorcycles.. |
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Title: Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions Post by Serowbot on 07/04/11 at 08:14:14 Pretty clear on those... Now,.. what's the difference 'tween a bobber and a brat?... :-/... (I'm thinking it's ape bars and bolt on tank that make a bobber into a brat)... and usually a mid-set for the feet... brat... http://www.knucklebusterinc.com/pics/0000059.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aQfvDvECrLA/TMH4-PHMsXI/AAAAAAAABDk/jKabHviytAM/s1600/Merchandice~~element34.jpg |
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Title: Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions Post by thumperclone on 07/04/11 at 09:50:49 imo brat or rat bikes are either unfinished, or low budget, or just plain ugly, bobbers |
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Title: Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions Post by verslagen1 on 07/04/11 at 10:06:55 796578607D687F6E616263680D0 wrote:
All bikes can be low budget, or unfinished, or just plain ugly in anyones own opinion. But you started this as a list of definitions so let's keep it that way. Don't brat bikes also have black rim's? |
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Title: Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions Post by Serowbot on 07/04/11 at 10:08:42 Mebbie so... Bike definitions by body position... chopper.... lazyboy... bobber.... rowboat... cafe... monkey on a log... Squid... monkey on a coconut... brat... sit up n' beg... standard... dining chair... dirt... English riding saddle... cruiser... Buick cager seating... Did I get them all?... :-?... |
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Title: Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions Post by thumperclone on 07/04/11 at 15:22:25 504354554A4741434817260 wrote:
All bikes can be low budget, or unfinished, or just plain ugly in anyones own opinion. But you started this as a list of definitions so let's keep it that way. Don't brat bikes also have black rim's?[/quote] imo= in my opinion=not necessarily fact |
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