# The Bobber Project Begins! **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [July 2, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263 "2012-07-02T19:28:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dc2nick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dc2nick/32/6289_2.png) [@dc2nick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dc2nick)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/1 "2012-07-02T19:28:45Z")
So today I picked up my platform for my bobber 1983 Yamaha Maxim 650 14kmi ![http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/dc2nick/393e8973.jpg](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/dc2nick/393e8973.jpg) I also got my motorcycle permit today. So first step is to get it on the road and start riding! ---
**Author:** ![dc2nick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dc2nick/32/6289_2.png) [@dc2nick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dc2nick)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/2 "2012-07-02T19:49:53Z")
I can’t decide if I wanna go Soft tail like this one… ![http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5614066398_0de6285d18.jpg](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5614066398_0de6285d18.jpg) ![http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5614054616_ea0232b907.jpg](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5614054616_ea0232b907.jpg) ![http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5103/5613498721_56a2095e3a_z.jpg](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5103/5613498721_56a2095e3a_z.jpg) Or if I wanna go Hardtail like this one… ![http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh275/pgli16v/bobber2001.jpg](http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh275/pgli16v/bobber2001.jpg) ![http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh275/pgli16v/bobber006.jpg](http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh275/pgli16v/bobber006.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![1SLOWCAM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1slowcam/32/6734_2.png) [@1SLOWCAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1SLOWCAM)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/3 "2012-07-02T19:51:09Z")
nice start!!! subbed:) and i take my road test july 20th, super excited lol, whats your plans for this bobber?? ---
**Author:** ![1SLOWCAM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1slowcam/32/6734_2.png) [@1SLOWCAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1SLOWCAM)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/4 "2012-07-02T19:51:38Z")
hardtail and suicide shift!!! ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/5 "2012-07-02T20:09:37Z")
I vote soft tail. ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/6 "2012-07-02T20:12:10Z")
Can’t wait to see how this turns out dude. Thinking about getting my license next summer. Gonna buy something old a shit to work on too. ---
**Author:** ![Dread](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dread/32/6544_2.png) [@Dread](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dread)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/7 "2012-07-02T20:24:12Z")
I will be following this one. I want to build a budget bobber soon myself. Good luck Nick ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/8 "2012-07-02T20:38:38Z")
I love the soft tail. Those are the stock rims just with white wall? Looks awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Skidplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/9 "2012-07-02T20:51:25Z")
subscribed, i vote soft tail. ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_B18C\_EJ6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_b18c_ej6/32/6611_2.png) [@Turbo\_B18C\_EJ6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_B18C_EJ6)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/10 "2012-07-02T21:13:20Z")
nice! i had a XJ650J when i was 16, fun bike and good power looks in better shape then the one i had. ---
**Author:** ![v8lonoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/45deac/32.png) [@v8lonoma](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/v8lonoma)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/11 "2012-07-02T23:14:46Z")
soft tail. ---
**Author:** ![ramairetransam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@ramairetransam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ramairetransam)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/12 "2012-07-03T04:21:35Z")
soft tail , looks great in those pics ---
**Author:** ![dc2nick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dc2nick/32/6289_2.png) [@dc2nick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dc2nick)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/13 "2012-07-03T05:31:17Z")
I think I’m gonna do softball to start. Then eventually go hard tail. Yes those are stock wheels with whitewall tires. The only thing about the softtail one I posted is that someone did a wheel conversion on it. It basically has 2 back wheels on it so that the front is wider, which I would not do Progress may be kinda slow on this one. I don’t have a place to work on it right now. ---
**Author:** ![dc2nick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dc2nick/32/6289_2.png) [@dc2nick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dc2nick)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/14 "2012-07-04T04:20:52Z")
More hardtail inspiration… ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/DJones82/Yamaha%20650/DSC01300.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/DJones82/Yamaha%20650/DSC01300.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/15 "2012-07-04T08:22:17Z")
Soft tail. I’m not really a fan of classic bikes (if I ever got a bike it would be a crotch rocket), but bobbers are pretty dang sweet. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/16 "2012-07-04T11:13:56Z")
so the idea here is to make a Jap bike look like a Harley? ---
**Author:** ![dc2nick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dc2nick/32/6289_2.png) [@dc2nick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dc2nick)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/17 "2012-07-04T12:16:40Z")
No ---
**Author:** ![yota](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@yota](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yota)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/18 "2012-07-04T12:20:49Z")
here’s some more ideas for you, all from the same guy on one of the boards in NC… i say go hard tail 😃 before: ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/vt750/VT750Before.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/vt750/VT750Before.jpg) after: ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/vt750/shaftdrivehardtail.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/vt750/shaftdrivehardtail.jpg) before: ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/V30/CaptainAmericaBefore.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/V30/CaptainAmericaBefore.jpg) after: ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/V30/HondaHardtailBobber.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/V30/HondaHardtailBobber.jpg) before: ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/Triumph/tr6r2.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/Triumph/tr6r2.jpg) after: ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/Triumph/Triumph650Tiger3.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/Triumph/Triumph650Tiger3.jpg) before: ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/Sportster/Before1.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/Sportster/Before1.jpg) after: ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/Sportster/HardtailSportster2.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/entrefal/Sportster/HardtailSportster2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![6SPD\_S4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/6spd_s4/32/6326_2.png) [@6SPD\_S4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/6SPD_S4)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/19 "2012-07-04T13:47:02Z")
Fucks bobber mean? ---
**Author:** ![dc2nick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dc2nick/32/6289_2.png) [@dc2nick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dc2nick)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263/20 "2012-07-04T14:10:07Z")
I got a lot of inspiration from those bikes yota. I’ve looked up their build threads and some others as well [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-bobber-project-begins/264263.md?page=2)