Modifying motorcycles to make more speed by reducing weight is a tradition stretching back to before WWII. These ‘bob jobs’ or ‘bobbers’ strip anything not necessary, leaving a lighter and nimbler machine behind. After WWII, former G.I.s who became accustomed to riding the Harley-Davidson WLAs in Europe were able to pick them up dirt cheap and started customizing them much in the bobber tradition but taking things to an extreme. The trend of highly customized bikes evolved into a
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