Bobber
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Oct 1, 2026
Phil WatersHOST
There's gonna be ones that are gonna be, like, the super popular one that everyone wants to buy.
Tom PenningtonPANELIST
How did the V9 Bobber go again?
Phil WatersHOST
Right.
Tom PenningtonPANELIST
Which is a shame 'cause I actually like that bike [laughs].
Phil WatersHOST
You wanna hear the saddest thing about the V9 Bobber? It's on my current order list.
Phil WatersHOST
That's what's fucked.
Tom PenningtonPANELIST
Yeah.
Phil WatersHOST
Right.
Ian VallierePANELIST
... you had to let me get there.
Ian VallierePANELIST
You told me these things, like you told me with the Bobber, and I'm, I'm maturing.
Ian VallierePANELIST
Just let me get there, and I'm getting there, okay? [laughs]
Fouad AbiadHOST
I know, but mature faster, because you know what? I made-
Adam ChildGUEST
Look at what Triumph are doing.
Adam ChildGUEST
Like, when I was in California, they had, you know, the Bonneville, and then you've got the small Bonneville, then you've got the Scrambler, then you've got the Bobber, then you've got the Speedmaster.
Adam ChildGUEST
And you're all the same engine kind of electronics-ish.
Adam ChildGUEST
I mean, I'm sure somebody at Triumph is going to kill me now.
Ryan UrlacherHOST
Uh, Hardy Davidson, uh, head of design at that time, very few vehicles could match the thrilling performance of a stripped down war surplus Hardy Davidson.
Ryan UrlacherHOST
Uh, so basically that, you know, stripped down war Hardy Davidson as designers, we find this era of era of customization and personalization, the early origins of the Bobber style custom to be very inspirational, uh, Our second key source of inspiration lies directly in the name Deadwood, a place linked to both the Sturgis Rally and its own rebellious history.
Ryan UrlacherHOST
The graphic design for the tank art evokes a Western visual language which personifies that location.
Ryan UrlacherHOST
So inspired by this era of garage-built self-expression, the 2026 Deadwood motorcycle is stripped of ornamental trim and bright finishes.
Jerry LedfordGUEST
Yeah.
Jerry LedfordGUEST
Yeah, I had a Triumph Bonneville, 65 Triumph Bonneville before that, Bobber.
Jerry LedfordGUEST
Okay.
Gilligan MarrilliaHOST
Hell yeah.
John McAlmontHOST
Commentary by his son, me, John McAlmont.
John McAlmontHOST
This is episode twenty-seven: "The Bobber." When two college kids decide to build the ultimate motorcycle, they realize the journey was more important than the goal.
John McAlmontHOST
Written June 13th, 2026.
John McAlmontHOST
The Bobber.
John McAlmontHOST
I was never really sure of what I wanted to be when I grew up, and at least that part of me hasn't changed.
John McAlmontHOST
However, for a brief time in the summer of 1966, my path seemed perfectly clear.
John McAlmontHOST
Indian had long since gone out of business, but these guys made a living keeping the old bikes on the road.
John McAlmontHOST
The shop reminded me of purgatory, packed with Brit bikes and old Indians waiting for their next incarnation.