1940? schwinn ratty truck kustom ALL DONE PICS ARE UP!

[karfer67]

there you are mike i wondered where you had been i was about to call you was worried. thanks for the support h*** in my thanks i forgot to mention you with out you helping me out with the pics up to the final ones i dont think the ratty truck would have made it with out ya.

thanks sensor one thing when you look at all of my bikes is i love little things. stuff where you can look at the bike more than once and see a new thing each time. in this build i tried to do a lot of that like the bar end plugs, the trick one of "green band" two speed bendex hub, the black and green spoke nipples, the brass screws used in the brass clamps rather than just steel. i really tried to push this build as i said before and i think it shows and as anyone who i blasted by at the turkey day ride can attest she ain't slow either.

[karfer67]

oh yea and sensor i have three dogs a pit, a german short hair pointer and a mini pin. first off all three were locked in the bedroom and second the two big dogs are useless guard dogs and the mini pin all she would do is bite an anckle. i think it is someone i know anyways that already knows the dogs.

[cman]

when you look at all of my bikes is i love little things. stuff where you can look at the bike more than once and see a new thing each time. in this build i tried to do a lot of that like the bar end plugs, the trick one of "green band" two speed bendex hub, the black and green spoke nipples, the brass screws used in the brass clamps rather than just steel. .

I found another one. The little green light bulbs.

Great job on all the details, they helped to pull it all together. This is a bike that definately has a cool factor than no other bike will have.

[karfer67]

see i forgot some things myself that i have done to her. and the offer still stands for anyone who wants to come by college and take her for a spin ohhhhhh 20 some hrs left the susspense is killing me

[cman]

I so wish I could come by for a ride. I just looked at college's website. Looks like a great shop. Nothing like that in Boise. All for Roadies and MTB's.

[karfer67]

sorry to hear about that. we tried selling road bikes but cruisers are the heart and soul of this shop so if anyone wants a good deal on a road bike they are all on sale to get rid of them lol. come on out next year for the bike and car show it should be a real fun time.

[Boneshaker]

My bike wants to have your bike's babies. I'm so glad this bike was built. It warms my heart to know that something that freakin sick is rollin around out there.

[socal_jack]

If you want to make real money on the road bikes you're better off opening a coffee shop

Congrats on really cool build and it looks like the winner walking away, a blowout really. Attention to detail is amazing on this one, like the decision not to paint and add some great graphics instead.

[cman]

My bike wants to have your bike's babies.

I might have use that as a signature line.

[ricksterr1221]

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Ur killing the comp man, Love that bike, You ad my vote.

[karfer67]

thanks guys those of you who were around for the last build off know that i was not able to compleate the bike or even really start because of a tool chest at work falling on my leg. this bike too was not with out its issues but nothing was going to stop me this time. i loved the original rusty paint and thought i would build this one as though a rat rodder would build a car. find an original paint rusty frame then go from there. i am a sucker for pinstriping so i knew i wanted to go that route with the paint. i was talking to mastershake916 the other day at the shop and he got me thinking that maybe it was too edgy and controversial so much so that it went too far. personally that is how i like to build bikes. i create bikes that even if you dont like it at least make you think. i did not honestly think that it would run away like it has so far and i am flattered that you guys think she is cool. i never win anything so it is a great honor. but this is not over yet and i am not one to count my eggs till they hatch. all i can say is thanks to you all through all this there are a lot of bikes here in this that deserve to be top rat. and a big thanks to my shop college cyclery and to my boss for allowing me to use the shop to put her together and for the pics. thanks again to all that were involved with this bike and again to all of you for making this the best site bar none on the net.

[ricksterr1221]

I was just looking there are only 3 or 4 TRUE Rats in the build.. My bikes not one of them , Dads is, yours is... Yeah...

[karfer67]

thanks rick i really tried to picture this one in my mind as a true rat and tried to stick to that. dont worry my next bike i think i will make all purdy

[ricksterr1221]

better not, I hate the "purdy" ones. lol not really, Beater is neater.

[karfer67]

like i just said under ACD's build i dont know if i will do a build off bike next year. maybe jsut sit it out and let you guys have at it. all i wanted to do was win once that is good enough for me. but it aint over yet.