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Re: Thumper......What qualifies?
Reply #15 - 10/07/14 at 11:03:33

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If you really want to get definitive...
Whassa' difference 'tween a chopper, a bobber, and a brat?...

-Bobber... minimalist.. less parts, reduced size parts... (nothing is made bigger, no added weight)...
-Chopper... some bobbing done,.. but other parts extended, like forks, bars, and sissy... also more flash and chrome... (can't be a chopper without extended forks)...
- Brat... some bobbing,.. but added glitz,.. but no fork extension... (can't be a brat with extended forks)...

then,..
-Cafe'... bobber minimalism, with full emphasis on speed...(rider must be leaned forward with feet rear of engine)...
-Scrambler... a bobber with added suspension...
-Cruiser... nothing reduced... everything added for rider comfort and extended miles...
-Tourer... comfort, miles, and storage capacity... (car on 2 wheels)...
- Rat.. everything trashed, trash added... Grin

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #16 - 10/07/14 at 11:15:37 Nobody gonna get upset about dragging this thread down another path.....it's just for fun anyhow. I am not sure I have seen a "Brat".....I thought is was "Rat". Like Rat Rod or Rat Bike. Nobody worries about paint, chrome or flash,...rust and patina are badges of honor.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #17 - 10/07/14 at 11:17:49 A thumper is in the ear of the beholder. How many savages chirp? I got a neighbor with a ruckus that thumps.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #18 - 10/07/14 at 11:19:30 Brat...a bobber with added dorkiness.. ...
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Tocsik Serious Thumper Offline the singularity Posts: 1163 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #19 - 10/07/14 at 11:23:55 Hey 'Bot, is a "tracker" a variation on a bobber? Also, my 150cc scooter is a thumper. The idle's too high in this clip but you can hear the 'note'. http://youtu.be/xjYgZLnriA8
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #20 - 10/07/14 at 11:43:38 No....a tracker is simillar to a Cafe bike - except that is the swoopy rear seat and wide bars like the Dirt Track bikes use. (No bullet shaped seat back or clip on handlebars).
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bobert_FSO Senior Member Online SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 421 Wichita KS Gender:	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #21 - 10/07/14 at 11:43:46 "I posted this just for a bit of fun...on a rainy day." Hey, I'm having fun! Who knew that such a simple question would elicit so many opinions.
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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #22 - 10/07/14 at 11:53:46 Does this qualify as a thumper?
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #23 - 10/07/14 at 12:34:04 stewmills wrote on 10/07/14 at 11:53:46: Does this qualify as a thumper? If you mentioned "Thumper" to my wife.....that is where her mind would wander to.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #24 - 10/07/14 at 12:43:10 I'll tell you what a thumper is... When goes off, you feel it for several blocks.
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Blinky-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Three Eyes Are Better Than Two Posts: 528 Kentucky Gender:	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #25 - 10/07/14 at 13:06:56 Anything with 2 wheels and a throttle that fits between your legs that plays "jingle balls" in 2/4 time. Please feel free to delete this bit of foolishness. Good Hunting
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6067 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #26 - 10/07/14 at 13:14:21 thumperclone has an 86cc horz 4 stroke single & she thumps
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Re: Thumper......What qualifies?
Reply #27 - 10/07/14 at 13:36:56

Blinky-FSO wrote on 10/07/14 at 13:06:56:

Anything with 2 wheels and a throttle that fits between your legs that plays "jingle balls" in 2/4 time.

Please feel free to delete this bit of foolishness.

Good Hunting

Nope - you are not going to get off that easy. This entire thread is nothing but foolishness....and it is on a public forum for all to see.

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #28 - 10/07/14 at 13:39:27 One of our members has a saying at the bottom of his posts......"it is a rat, brat, cafe meets bobber"....or something similar. I always thought that was funny......Who is that?
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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: Thumper......What qualifies? Reply #29 - 10/07/14 at 14:20:37 My vote for thumper goes to 250 and above 4 stroke singles. Not for any reason other than that's what we called ours, when we were kids. Bobber to me is a bike that still has rear suspension: When it's been hardtailed, it becomes a something else. Chopper doesn't sound right tho.....
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