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#209894 Rubber Duck (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 193 Bobber Project? 2 Years, 10 Months ago   I have a 13 year old son and thought it would be fun to build a bobber out of a cheap street bike and was wanting some advice if one bike is better than another,cheaper parts,more parts availibility,easier to work with.I am not much of a mechanic(know enough to struggle through),I can fabricate and weld,so if I go through with this project I will be looking for advice and ideas as it progresses.My son is all to intersted in video games and I thought this would be a fun and learning experience for both of us.Thanks in advance.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #209895 Questcap (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3209 Re:Bobber Project? 2 Years, 10 Months ago   Wow, you really want a good candidate for that project... '70 thru '83 Yamaha 650 verticle twin... hands down! Cheap. Reliable. Plentiful. Go for it!!!   Logged     Sig pic deleted - larger than 450 pixels and 50 kb   The administrator has disabled public write access. #209906 Rubber Duck (User) Junior Boarder Posts: 193 Re:Bobber Project? 2 Years, 10 Months ago   thanks for the reply,when you say verticle twin is that what is in that bike for those years or?By "wow" did you mean it is a tough project to do?Just wondering because I am not sure if this is something taht would be beyond my capabilities.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #209908 Jade68454 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1237 Re:Bobber Project? 2 Years, 10 Months ago   i agree the yamaha 650 twin is great candidate also the early 80's maxim's are not bad either the 650's up are shaft drive the 550 is chain drive google yamaha 650 bobber   Logged     Last Edit: 2009/07/09 10:24 By Jade68454.     The administrator has disabled public write access. #209914 silvasilv (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1007 Re:Bobber Project? 2 Years, 10 Months ago   650 bobbers are sweet man...i also saw someone build a honda 400 bobber that was awesome too, as long as its chain drive itll be good, but those xs vertical motors look just like triumphs and are hella reliable, itll likely have a kicker too which is a nice touch...i just bought a sportster to bob but its slowly draining me of my money haha so stick with metric   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #209917 takehikes (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2279 Re:Bobber Project? 2 Years, 10 Months ago   Yup 650 Yamaha is a beauty though I was always partial to the old Honda 450 SOHC. Also vertical twin, cheap and just a bit different. As a reminder a "true" bobber is a stock bike with as much taken off as possible with front fender removed or bobbed, same at rear. No "chopping" necessary. These days the bobber thing is misconstrued as a particular kind of custom.   Logged     http://aeechoppers.blogspot.com/   The administrator has disabled public write access. #209934 Papa Bear (User) Senior Boarder Posts: 237 Re:Bobber Project? 2 Years, 10 Months ago   I'm just beginning a bobber build on an 84 700 Shadow. Papa Bear   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #209940 LokoTripper (User) No officer it's street legal . . . I promise Expert Boarder Posts: 515 Re:Bobber Project? 2 Years, 10 Months ago   Take a look @ here : LINK   Logged     Last Edit: 2009/07/09 11:52 By LokoTripper.   E-Mail : LokoTripper at Gmail.com Cash , Gas or Ass . . . Nobody rides for free   The administrator has disabled public write access. #209943 BigBoyinMS (User) I'm satisfied never being satisfied. Platinum Boarder Posts: 1705 Re:Bobber Project? 2 Years, 10 Months ago   Here are pics of a couple of VStar 650's. You can them from $3000-$4000 in good stock form. Probably get under $3k if you looked hard. http://www.650ccnd.com/members/MetricSal.htm http://www.650ccnd.com/members/working_class.htm   Logged     2006 Midnight   The administrator has disabled public write access. #209999 TampaSVT (User) Life is hard. It's harder if yer' stupid(J.Wayne) Platinum Boarder Posts: 4599 Re:Bobber Project? 2 Years, 10 Months ago   I'm watching a few on Ebay now. Here's kinda what I'm thinking. Just with a little more chrome... Link to Bobber Project   Logged     Last Edit: 2009/07/09 14:23 By TampaSVT.   2008 Road Star Tricky Air Ride(remote controlled) 6-degree Raked Front-end Ape Hangers w/Internal Throttle & Wiring RoadHouse Dooleys Bunch of chrome Online Album http://www.TampaSVT.com   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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