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In my opinion, the term bobber comes from post ww2, guys taking their service bikes and stripping them down, lightening them (by 'bobbing' the fenders), removing all unnecessary parts etc. to make them go faster and look a bit different.
So if the bike originally had rear suspension then the 'bobber' version of it still should have.
If its been hard tailed its not - in my eyes - a bobber. Infact I'd say that suspension aids you in going faster so really, hard tailing a bike is totally counter to what the ww2 servicemen were trying to do.
If its a completely custom build its not - in my eyes - a bobber either.