Kinda Rat Roddin it....
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Kinda Rat Roddin it....
Been wanting a 50's style Rat bike for a while now and it never really occurred to me that I had a pretty decent bike already to work with. I have an all black aluminum cruiser bike with a very cool frame, so yesterday I made a project out ot it. I put some low bars with Oury grips on it, painted the front fork to match the bike, it was grey, then fabbed me up a frame insert for an old school number, its about 2 and a quarter inch thick. Painted it all black to match the frame, then hand painted the number 57 on it, just because my dream machine has always been a 57 Chevy 2 door. What do you guys think?
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12-05-09, 11:37 AM
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12-08-09, 09:49 PM
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You have the front and rear tire labels on opposing sides of the bike. They should not only be on the same side, (drive?) but on this bike I would black 'em out with a fat marker.
Oh, and it's also crying out for skull valve caps!
Cool bike... I like!
Oh, and it's also crying out for skull valve caps!
Cool bike... I like!
12-09-09, 02:28 AM
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If the tires are directional then you would want to run it backwards on the front. That may be the case here.
12-16-09, 11:35 AM
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Its cool overall, but that stem really sticks out as way too tall and the only piece of chrome on the bike.
12-16-09, 02:14 PM
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2.5 inches thick of what? Wood? I like Heinz 57 theme myself. Nice looking build but I agree with others that the stem might not belong.
12-29-09, 07:49 AM
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Dice stem caps, and definitely do something with the stem and pedals.
Other than that, I want one of these...badly. I would cruise around the campground all damn day long on this thing.
Other than that, I want one of these...badly. I would cruise around the campground all damn day long on this thing.
12-29-09, 12:14 PM
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Agreed, awesome bike but the stem needs a change. even ano the stem black but at that point you could probably get something sick a rat style.
