build a "RAT BIKE" WTF?
#41
I think it's odd...back in the 70's era on the east coast, we always called bikes with lack of maintenance, poor craftsmanship like rusty rebar sissy bars, oil leaks, and just generally unkemp, uncared for; rat bikes.
Those "things" with all the bric-a-brac cluttered all over them we called garbage scows or worse, but rarely saw anything like that.
Of course, we built our bikes and chromed our inventions or custom painted them, we seemed to mold every corner, often loved the candy apples or metalflakes, and when someone put something on that nice bike without painting it or chroming it, we teased him for months about riding a "rat bike".
Those "things" with all the bric-a-brac cluttered all over them we called garbage scows or worse, but rarely saw anything like that.
Of course, we built our bikes and chromed our inventions or custom painted them, we seemed to mold every corner, often loved the candy apples or metalflakes, and when someone put something on that nice bike without painting it or chroming it, we teased him for months about riding a "rat bike".
Last edited by Quadancer; 02-28-2010 at 09:06 PM.
#42
wtf does it matter? A rat bike (which would need a giant rat trap). A cobbler (which i would eat) a bobber (which is for fishing). A chopper (which is for chopping). Please. I have been though all of these phases. And am fixen to come 360.
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the hot-rod crowd consider patina/rust to be a rat-rod. because its ratty.
rat bikes are rolling collections of stuff. lots and lots of stuff.
you can build a rat-rod or a rat-bike. you sure as **** aint going to buy one unless HD decides to brand RatFink Customs or somesuch.
the hot-rod crowd consider patina/rust to be a rat-rod. because its ratty.
rat bikes are rolling collections of stuff. lots and lots of stuff.
you can build a rat-rod or a rat-bike. you sure as **** aint going to buy one unless HD decides to brand RatFink Customs or somesuch.
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