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 ...
If you were a kid growing up when the 1960s gave way to the 1970s, chances are you played with a lot of miniature toy cars made by Hot Wheels. You might even have spent time gluing car models together ...