I was checking out the Harley Davidson forum where they are having the same discussion about ratbikes...they claim you cannot build a rat bike...they ‘evolve’ over time..
These rats are evolving in my basement:
Both of the below bikes will be something? They sure won't be anything close to original. They are on the stand right now, I just need the time to get to them.
This green Ranger sports Hawthorne graphics and will have a bobbed rear fender.
The Colson below started off when I seen a pair of badly dented green fenders at a swap. I knew right then and there, before I had even purchased them , that I was going to build a custom around those original green fenders.
A house was being re-piped and had a pile of galvanized pipe out on the curb. I seen an old valve wheel on a water valve and said to myself,"Gee that would make a swell base for a reflector for the green bike, so I took it and now it's on the back of bike.
Dig that "Jiffy" motor-bike kickstand!
I was at a flea market and seen this hood ornament.....knew where I would put it before I bought it.
Folks can argue until the sun comes up tomorrow, but I don't care, to me it's all about having fun.....and it's good fun.