Heard two stories.One had to do with post war Harleys and another about the fenders.Maybe it is both.

 

Because ROBERT dosent suit me.

 

Nobody Knows?

 

easy one here.. it is named after the old schools bobbers from years ago . when many ppl stripped down a harley. now it is called " street bob " , named after the old bobber ...........

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...harley+bobbers

not really a new idea at all ....

 

Here you go. Bob Check out no. 9.

1. a style of short haircut for women and children.
2. a docked horse's tail.
3. a dangling or terminal object, as the weight on a pendulum or a plumb line.
4. a short, simple line in a verse or song, esp. a short refrain or coda.
5. Angling.
a. a knot of worms, rags, etc., on a string.
b. a float for a fishing line.
6. a bobsled or bob skate.
7. Scot. a bunch, cluster, or wad, esp. a small bouquet of flowers.
8. Obsolete. walking beam.
–verb (used with object)
9. to cut short; dock: They bobbed their hair to be in style.
–verb (used without object)
10. to try to ****** floating or dangling objects with the teeth: to bob for apples.
11. Angling. to fish with a bob.

 

Back in the day there were Choppers and Bobbers...Choppers were long and flashy and bobbers were stripped down big twins with anything that didn't make it handle better or go faster removed or drilled out to make it lighter...The front fender was often taken off and the rear was "bobbed" (cut short)...Later

 

Unfortunately much of what makes a bobber a bobber is required on new motorcycles. Stuff like turn signals, mirrors, fenders, reflectors, mufflers, etc. The Street Bob is as close as you can get in a factory Harley.