Authentic post war bobbers are my thing. It was time to build another one. These motorcycles were all about function, not pretty and shiny. I think it’s important for young motorcyclists to see what the original bobbers were like compared to “new” bobbers the manufacturers are putting out.
I machine and hand polished the steel springer front end. Not chrome or nickel plated. Unpainted and just rubbed with 3-IN-ONE oil to prevent rust.
My wife. The front fender was all her idea. It was a scrap cut left over from the old 37 Buick spare tire cover I reworked to make the rear fender. My plan was to not run a front fender. But the naked 5 X 16 front tire looked kind of cartoonish. She grabbed that piece out of the scrap box, held it up to the bike and man, it just popped. I just made up some mounts and bolted it on as-is. We get a lot of compliments on “my wife’s” front fender.
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