Here's my attempt at a rat bike.
Started out as a '59 or '60 AMF Roadmaster middleweight I bought off CL cheap. I stripped the fenders and chainguard off, put some balloon whitewalls on it, and a set of 24 in. ape hangers w/ a BMX toploader stem. Put a new cruier seat I had lying around on it, and it's a pretty nice riding bike. I'm 6'2, so the ape hangers aren't an issue.
I decided against powder coating the wheel hoops red, since if I did I'd have too much $$ in it to call it a rat bike. Plus the paint on the frame is too nice to paint flat black over. It's supposed to be the antithesis of my red Roadmaster.
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