#PANHEAD CHOPPER SERIES#
There are a series of identifying characteristics that help classify a motorcycle as a bobber. The origination and history of the bobber tends to be loosely understood, and bikes that span across most of the microcosms of custom motorcycles have likely been referred to as a bobber from time to time.
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The start and the Rise of Bobber Motorcyclesįast forwarding half a century, the term bobber became part of the motorcycle vernacular.
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In the 1940’s and 50’s motorcycle racing was gaining in popularity, and flat track racing was commonplace across large swaths of the United States as a dirt oval was a low barrier to entry when it comes to building a motorsports race track.