Cool motorcycle I saw today

[JasonInAugusta]

Damn cool, I think. Started life as a Buell Firebolt XB9R.

[chip cross]

Very nice, O.D. Green forever. What was the chain guard made of ?

[Eritex Inc.]

Now that is something I would ride. I hate shiny

[emaxxjeremy]

Originally Posted by chip cross

Very nice, O.D. Green forever. What was the chain guard made of ?

looks like it kendorf/unistrut. used to make hangers, etc for plumbing, electrical conduit, etc

[chip cross]

Originally Posted by emaxxjeremy

looks like it kendorf/unistrut. used to make hangers, etc for plumbing, electrical conduit, etc

That what I was thinking.

[JasonInAugusta]

...and chip, it's a belt guard.

[chip cross]

Originally Posted by JasonInAugusta

...and chip, it's a belt guard.

O'yea, I knew that I was just seeing if you did.

[binaryterror]

This might be the first "Bobber" I've seen with a V-twin I've liked.

Bobbers were always meant to be old Nortons, Triumphs and BSA's, all these new Harley idiots are screwing up the good old "Bobber" looks.

[HndsWthtShdws]

Looks awesome.

Whats happening inside the tank?

[Knoc]

Looks really short to me.. Like a Cafe and a choppers offspring. Pretty cool though.

[binaryterror]

Originally Posted by HndsWthtShdws

Whats happening inside the tank?

Wiring, normally a speedometer is placed in the center hole of that tank.

[FL Knifemaker]

Cool! I should have kept my Buell. It would have made a nice chopper, it sucked as a sportbike

[SuperBad]

Looks like a mutant frame from redneck eng.

http://www.redneckengineering.com/mutant1.htm

They have some nice stuff for decent prices, friend on mine built one himself for around 7grand that was very similar to that one.you can get a wrecked Buell for cheap

[JasonInAugusta]

Someone on Scale 4x4 said it looked like a redneck eng frame but the dude said he built this frame himself.

I looked on the redneck site and didn't see a frame that looked like this one.

[dezfan]

I doon't care for the tank, other than that I think it looks fantastic!

[TK-twister]

I love the Buell front brake setup. it has a very cool look with that enormous rotor. Always is cool to intertwine oldskool with newskool on a bike. Verysharp

[Crawlerguy851]

That bike is spot-on, but I don't like the enourmous front rotor. I like the shorter ones like that.

[chole]

I like it, but copper for lines is a bad idea.

[slolx50]

Originally Posted by binaryterror

This might be the first "Bobber" I've seen with a V-twin I've liked.

Bobbers were always meant to be old Nortons, Triumphs and BSA's, all these new Harley idiots are screwing up the good old "Bobber" looks.

I hate to rain on your parade, but the origin of the bobber dates back to the end of WW2 (mid 1940's) when the G.I.'s were returning home after returning home wanted to have something to ride like they did when they were on duty. They purchased one of the surplus of Harley Davidson WL models the government was selling off and began "Bobbing" unneeded parts off of the bikes to make the lighter and quicker. Thus the birth of the bobber.

The British bikes you mentioned are more directly related to the "Cafe Racer" style of bikes made popular in the mid 1950's.

[drumbeater]

Originally Posted by slolx50

I hate to rain on your parade, but the origin of the bobber dates back to the end of WW2 (mid 1940's) when the G.I.'s were returning home after returning home wanted to have something to ride like they did when they were on duty. They purchased one of the surplus of Harley Davidson WL models the government was selling off and began "Bobbing" unneeded parts off of the bikes to make the lighter and quicker. Thus the birth of the bobber.

The British bikes you mentioned are more directly related to the "Cafe Racer" style of bikes made popular in the mid 1950's.

Sorry your wrong. It was the "Chopper Motorcycle" that started in the late 40's. They took off the saddle bags, front fender, heavy springs and shocks. Any thing to to lighten the bike. most of the time they justed chopped the unwanted parts off. Hence the name "Chopper"
The "Bobbers" started in the early 50's with guys bobbing (cutting) the rear fender, fuel tanks and front forks. The modern day "chopper" started in late 50's-60's by changing the forks and cutting the frame to change the rake of the forks.