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Bobber motorcycles

Customs built in the ‘bobber’ or hardtail style. On the typical bobber motorcycle, excess bodywork has been stripped away, and the fenders are usually removed or shortened.

All unnecessary hardware has been removed to cut weight—including the mufflers in many cases—and a single seat is usually fitted. Old-school handlebars are often installed too, with the wiring run inside for a clean look, along with classic ‘Bates’ style lighting.

For owners of bobber motorcycles, these custom bikes are the purest form of motorcycling.

Harley is the brand most commonly associated with the bobber style, but we’re also seeing many Triumph and Indian motorcycles—especially since those two brands have factory bobbers in their range.

Custom Triumph TR6 with Matchless frame

Here comes trouble: A Triumph TR6 with a Matchless frame

Kids are impressionable, especially when motorcycles are involved. That magical combination of sound, smell and danger has a way of imprinting itself…

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BMW R18 bobber by Kingston Custom

Lo-fi boxer: A carbureted BMW R18 from Kingston Custom

We live in a world where you can stream entire discographies of music straight to your phone, yet vinyl sales are booming.…

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Custom Harley-Davidson Softail Standard by One Way Machine

Modernized: OWM’s custom Harley Softail Standard

During his first decade of building custom bikes as One Way Machine, Julian von Oheimb worked exclusively on older Harley-Davidsons. Then, about…

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Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 bobber by K-Speed

Bobbed beyond belief: K-Speed’s Royal Enfield 650

Does the custom motorcycle workshop team at K-Speed ever sleep? Judging by the rate at which fresh and tasty customs roll off…

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BMW R100R bobber by Niks Motorcycles

Three in one: A BMW R100R bobber with an adaptable tail

A design can be elevated by taking elements away rather than adding them. Sometimes it’s about what’s there, and sometimes it’s about…

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Custom Triumph Bonneville by Tamarit Motorcycles

Enchantress: Tamarit’s Baroque-style Triumph Bonneville

Even after more than 120 custom builds, Tamarit Motorcycles isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. In their continued search for motorcycling…

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1976 Harley ironhead Sportster bobber

Sportster d’eleganza: A slick 70s Harley ironhead bobber

Copper Chopper wowed us earlier this month with an impossibly elegant SR400 bobber, built from scratch and laden with tasty handcrafted bits.…

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Custom Yamaha SR400 bobber

Steel dream: A scratch-built Yamaha SR400 bobber

Today’s custom motorcycle scene is a melting pot of old and new techniques. Traditional handcrafting methods coexist with software-based design and modern…

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Bicycle-inspired Yamaha XT250 bobber by Kevin Bergeron

Fixation: A bicycle-inspired Yamaha XT250 bobber

In the bicycle world, single-speed and ‘fixie’ bikes are enjoying an upsurge in popularity. Like the custom motorcycle scene, it’s an entire…

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Custom Triumph Bobber by JVB-moto

More neo than retro: JVB-moto remixes the Triumph Bobber

The Triumph Bobber is one of the most beautiful production bikes on the market right now. From its faux hardtail frame, to…

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The latest motorcycle news and customs

Speed Read, August 21, 2022

There’s something for everyone this week. We kick off with a pre-unit Triumph bobber, then cover two classic Kawasaki Zeds and a…

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Turbo charged Suzuki GS650 bobber by Machine 1867

No money, no problem: A turbo’d Suzuki GS650 bobber

Building a decent custom motorcycle on a slim budget is a tall order. But you know what’s even harder? Doing it with…

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