A chopper is a type of custom motorcycle which emerged in the US state of California in the late 1950s. A chopper employs modified steering angles and lengthened forks for a stretched-out appearance. They can be built from an original motorcycle which is modified ("chopped") or built from scratch. Some of the characteristic features of choppers are long front ends with extended forks often coupled with an increased rake angle, hardtail frames (frames without rear suspension), very tall "ape hanger" or very short "drag" handlebars, lengthened or stretched frames, and larger than stock front wheel. To be considered a chopper a motorcycle frame must be cut and welded at some point. I.e. the name chopper. The sissy bar, a set of tubes that connect the rear fender with the frame, and which are often extended several feet high, is a signature feature on many choppers.
Yes, there is. In order for a motorcycle to be a chopper, the frame must have been cut and significantly altered from the factory form. Hardtailing a swingarm frame or raking the neck for examples. A Bobber has had factory installed components removed and not replaced to reduce weight.
Bobber my personal favorite, is a sub category of chopper. Some things have usually been chopped. Chopper, in my opinion is referring to the rake, fork length. Stock fork length or under , again my preference, is a bobber. The bobbers from the 50s and 60s are just perfect to me. It's a long discussion, with many opinions. Good topic.
@@laurentruesdale4088 The term Bobber predates the term Chopper. Choppers, by definition, were being created almost from the beginning of mass motorcycle production, but the term is post WWII, as is Bobber. Bobber is the term used to describe surplus motorcycles after WWII that had all of the non essential equipment removed to make them go faster. Chopper is the term used in reference to motorcycles that had their frames cut to make performance modifications. Later, the term was applied to motorcycles that had been cut to make styling modifications. The two terms have morphed over time to refer to a style rather than to performance mods. But both were originally references to performance mods.
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A chopper is a type of custom motorcycle which emerged in the US state of California in the late 1950s. A chopper employs modified steering angles and lengthened forks for a stretched-out appearance. They can be built from an original motorcycle which is modified ("chopped") or built from scratch. Some of the characteristic features of choppers are long front ends with extended forks often coupled with an increased rake angle, hardtail frames (frames without rear suspension), very tall "ape hanger" or very short "drag" handlebars, lengthened or stretched frames, and larger than stock front wheel. To be considered a chopper a motorcycle frame must be cut and welded at some point. I.e. the name chopper. The sissy bar, a set of tubes that connect the rear fender with the frame, and which are often extended several feet high, is a signature feature on many choppers.
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I've owned my 2006 FXSTBi from new. The rear is dropped so far it now has 2" of rear suspension. It has 4" over forks. It IS a chopper!!
Yes, there is. In order for a motorcycle to be a chopper, the frame must have been cut and significantly altered from the factory form. Hardtailing a swingarm frame or raking the neck for examples.
A Bobber has had factory installed components removed and not replaced to reduce weight.
@@Rif_Leman then a pre 58 panhead bike stripped down would be considered a bobber by default ?
What about paughco frame?
@@theabyssgarage Has the frame been cut and significantly modified?
Bobber my personal favorite, is a sub category of chopper. Some things have usually been chopped. Chopper, in my opinion is referring to the rake, fork length. Stock fork length or under , again my preference, is a bobber. The bobbers from the 50s and 60s are just perfect to me. It's a long discussion, with many opinions. Good topic.
@@laurentruesdale4088 The term Bobber predates the term Chopper. Choppers, by definition, were being created almost from the beginning of mass motorcycle production, but the term is post WWII, as is Bobber. Bobber is the term used to describe surplus motorcycles after WWII that had all of the non essential equipment removed to make them go faster. Chopper is the term used in reference to motorcycles that had their frames cut to make performance modifications. Later, the term was applied to motorcycles that had been cut to make styling modifications.
The two terms have morphed over time to refer to a style rather than to performance mods. But both were originally references to performance mods.
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A chopper is a chopped up bike. End of story. Lol
Then a bobber and a street fighter is a chopper?
@@theabyssgarage a street fighter is not. A bobber could be. It depends on the level of alteration
@theabyssgarage in my opinion. You know how that goes though.... Everyone has one! I loved watching the bike build you did bud! Rock and roll!!