bigbluebird Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 i am in the process of rating out my old 350f any others here ratting out their bike or have a bike that ended turning into a rat when you were not looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 not 100% ratbike, but its well on its way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 i still love the monster can.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolblue Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Hey,isn't your other bike ratted out. Oh wait, that was mice in the airbox. My bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 i still love the monster can....agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Hey,isn't your other bike ratted out. Oh wait, that was mice in the airbox. My badi cant get over that. F'ing nasty. did they give you a Tshirt or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 oh yeah ratbikes. i love it when people get creative with their bikes. i would never have though of doing that. did you send a pic to MONSTER and try to get a sponsorship or a cut when they start selling those for real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 nope no t-shirt just pissed off. that is one thing i want to avoid by taking care of my bikes. plus since i didn't make it i can only give credit to the rodents who have probably climbed on every bike they sellon a side not i am kinda pissed my spare tank surprised me with a lovely rust varnish oil sludge mix when i hit the reserve so i am rebuilding the carbs, and going back to the pretty tank. i hope to have some pics up tomorrow once i get some new pod filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 funny fuzzy bunny funny, did you ever get the rest of the mud off your bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harb67 Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 So this 'rat bike' thing is new to me, but I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that it means a bike that looks sort of junky, but tastefully and intentionally junky. Am I in the ballpark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 it depends a traditional rat bike is a bike that over the course of its life has been coxed to continue rolling by the cheapest most creative means possible. this does not mean riding a bike that does not run well it means that instead of buy a oem part you use a monster can (super props there) because it works just as well and does not cost you a dime because you already paid for the can. my 350f is not a rat bike in the traditional sense. it is a wanna be. i had a parts bike and it was in bad shape so i took what parts i could and rust converted them. then matted them out and replaced the nice shinny chrome bits on the good bike. so it is more of a matte bike than a rat bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1hgcivic Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 this is kind of unrelated, but i saw you own a couple 350's and was wondering if you might have a frame lying around..i picked up a 69 cb350 twin and a 71 sl350, but couldnt get titles for either frame.. so i kept the good motor and most of the parts hoping to make a little cafe at some point.and as a side question. i have an exhaust from the cb twin that has a hooker header heart stamp on it. i was wondering if this was an oldschool exhaust or something someone made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 not a 350 twin frame. i have a cb350f frame but it does not have a title pure parts bike not a clue on the pipes. from what i hear the 350 was the highest selling bike in us history. so i imagine everybody and their brother was making parts for them at some point or another good luck with the cafe theme i tried and got a rat instead. you might try the rice paddy they have parts bikes from time to time might have a title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeShank Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 "janky"look up the term. urban dictionary says"Poorly constructed or put together, and does not seem like it should function at all, although it may perform beyond expectations."i roll with the janky crew in north cbus. they are cars, but if you could relate, they are rats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonavabeech Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 i am in the process of rating out my old 350f any others here ratting out their bike or have a bike that ended turning into a rat when you were not looking?My husband Mark does crap with crap. He's got a 1948 Hudson Commodore rat rod and he recently finished (as if anything ever really gets finished) making a bobber out of a sportster. Everything seems to get painted flat black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 thats because flat black > all other colors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 indeed the flatter the better. if they had black hole in a can i would buy it and paint my bikes with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 rat bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1hgcivic Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 rice paddy? never heard of it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 yep http://www.ricepaddymotorcycles.com its down by the fair grounds. they have been a big help to me getting some of the harder to find pieces for my bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-flores Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 rat bike?no rat fink bike!and yes flat black is the most amazing color in the world!!!(with added pinstripes of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 yeah pin stripes are cool but take time and money unless you know someone and i don't know anyone plus pinstripes are to classy for my bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-flores Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 not unless you do them yourself and there is no class when it comes to pinstripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 yep http://www.ricepaddymotorcycles.com its down by the fair grounds. they have been a big help to me getting some of the harder to find pieces for my bikei know the place. i pass it going to Lloyds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted August 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 feeling sick all day but i did get some pics of the 350f oh and ignore the mess on the patio its also where i work on the bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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