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some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions
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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SoE Full Member Offline Rollin' the dice on fire... Posts: 199 East TN Gender:	Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions Reply #1 - 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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Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions
Reply #2 - 07/04/11 at 07:19:07

SoE wrote 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......

& 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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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions Reply #3 - 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...
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6056 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions Reply #4 - 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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Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions
Reply #5 - 07/04/11 at 10:06:55

thumperclone wrote on 07/04/11 at 09:50:49:

imo
brat or rat bikes are either unfinished, or low budget, or just plain ugly,
bobbers

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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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions Reply #6 - 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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Re: some chopper,bobber,cafe racer definitions
Reply #7 - 07/04/11 at 15:22:25

verslagen1 wrote on 07/04/11 at 10:06:55:

thumperclone wrote on 07/04/11 at 09:50:49:

imo
brat or rat bikes are either unfinished, or low budget, or just plain ugly,
bobbers

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?

imo= in my opinion=not necessarily fact

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