Author: Spencer Drate
Before choppers, there was the bobber. When Harley-Davidson owners needed to change their rear tires decades ago, the rear fender featured a hinge near its center that would flip up to make room for the tire to be removed. At some point ,an enterprising rider decided to permanently remove the hinged rear portion of the fender - shortening the fender like the "bobbed" hair cuts popular during those days - or so the theory goes. The stripping down to a bikes bare essence and celebrating its simpler forms - making a bobber - was begun. As these lean, mean machines come roaring back onto the scene in a big way, this book offers a look at where the bobber came from, where its going, and what its about. With over 200 exclusive photographs of the most cutting-edge bobbers, biographies of the men and women who build them, and inside stories on top shops like Zero Engineering, Chica, and Von Dutch Kustoms, this book captures the rebel spirit of the ultimate custom bike as never before.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 224
Length: 10.5w x 12h
ISBN-13: 9780760325315
ISBN: 0760325316
Catalog ID: 142993