OLD SCHOOL !?

What makes a bike old school, a bobber.
Clean and simple answer !
Take any (!) stock bike, and an electric grinder/ hacksaw.
Try to cut off, as much as possible.
Still make sure ya can ride it
and don't give a shit 'bout reliabilty and ya done !

Why ?
After ww2 , US soldiers came back
from an terrible nerve-racking war.
Now being an citizen , they were "BORED" big time !
Back then, anybody not in an 3 piece suit, was an threat to society.
So they were to be avoided.
( hey, i'am getting here in the jeans and t-shirt history!)
      For the thrill, men began racing motorcycles.
There were "no ready" available, go fast parts.
So you want to go faster then THE other guy don't ya ?
Then cut off all that extra weight, and make sure ya get there first.
Taking life-threatening risks ( got to get that adrenaline flowing !).
Afterwards celebrate w. ya friends,
"YEAH ! " ya did beat "death" again !
      That's what somewhat happened in hollister '47.
So people w. their nice leak proof, motorcycles,
and their 3 piece m/c suit.  Calling their bikes
old school or bobber, it is à look à like !
     Nothing wrong with that !
But hè if you want the old school thrill,
ya should take the old school risk as well,
without minding some oil on your shoes/pants.
Well i've done my share of oily boots & pants,
i've been there more then once !

I'am a guy that started his first motorcycling
experiences at the late '70's.
Yep i was thrown into the chopper era,
with an teenage budget !
Ha ha, that budget got me more a bobber, . . .
. . . then the chopper i wished for !
                               
                                              See ya next week !

                               




 A typical bobber with an bobber problem,
( note, primairy tins have been removed for weightsaving ) { photo; boozefighters }

Kevin Baas
racing his 1947 Harley Knucklehead Bobber

The famous 4th. of july Hollister picture.
Do you recognise the striped bobber bikes ?
An Harley knucklehead & a Norton single ;-)
Wonder if the Norton, was filling the picture first instead of the Harley. Would've the Norton factories survived ?