Simplerat

[bikejunkie]

Im guessing your not gonna turn on this bike?haha that crash bar looks alittle low?Or is that just an illusion?Really ****** so far,wish I had the skill and time to build from ground up.

[450redrider]

Im guessing your not gonna turn on this bike?haha that crash bar looks alittle low?Or is that just an illusion?Really ****** so far,wish I had the skill and time to build from ground up.

It actually is even with the bottom of the frame, but I definitely don't want lean to far over, I rode it around last night with just the one side on and the biggest problem i had was the fact that I had to get my size 13 shoes in the right position, It is a pain to turn but I also have alot of rake in the front end

[BLASTER]

Nicely!

[450redrider]

Well had to cut the crash bars off just to uncomfortable and a pain to stop, Built the Springer and got a few more tweaks to do on it but the bike rides real comfortable

[udallcustombikes]

Nice lines. Can't wait to see it done!

[BLASTER]

but the bike rides real comfortable

LOOKS real comfortable too.
Nice work again!
Great craftstmanship on the fork build!:thumbup:

[Gdcast]

Now that´s a Raty look!!! outstanding!
I´m so jealous!!

[theVULTURE]

wow!! looks great!
i love the fork, and i think you're so ahead of the deadline, you should rethink/redesign the crash bars

great bike!

[450redrider]

wow!! looks great!
i love the fork, and i think you're so ahead of the deadline, you should rethink/redesign the crash bars

great bike!

I'm actually thinking about building a sidecar for it but for now the next thing is to get my jockey shifter made and find the right set of fenders that look good then I will either play with the crash bars again or make my sidecar like this one

[Chainsaw]

Hey! I recoginze that seat! Did you get it off of an old Schwinn exerciser or Exercycle? I've had ones from both. Very Comfortable! Many people don't think so but once they ride my bike ... they believe.
I feel I should give you this caution though:
Any and all Rat Rod and RatBike guys will try to buy this seat from you! If you go to any car, motorcycle or bike shows/swapmeets be prepared for this! P.S. the Exercycle seats are the better of this style seat. sturdier built and better chrome.

Your bike is coming along great! You've really caught spirit of the old iron. Very nice job on the springer. Looking forward to seeing the completion of this old horse. The sidecar would be a great addition, but please do youself a favor and make it detachable.
Thanks,
Chainsaw

[450redrider]

Hey! I recoginze that seat! Did you get it off of an old Schwinn exerciser or Exercycle? I've had ones from both. Very Comfortable! Many people don't think so but once they ride my bike ... they believe.
I feel I should give you this caution though:
Any and all Rat Rod and RatBike guys will try to buy this seat from you! If you go to any car, motorcycle or bike shows/swapmeets be prepared for this! P.S. the Exercycle seats are the better of this style seat. sturdier built and better chrome.

Your bike is coming along great! You've really caught spirit of the old iron. Very nice job on the springer. Looking forward to seeing the completion of this old horse. The sidecar would be a great addition, but please do youself a favor and make it detachable.
Thanks,
Chainsaw

The seat came with as two whole truck loads of old bike parts for $30, And the day I brought it all home I tried giving it away but then after seeing the one on the original simplex I new that it was destined to go on this bike, The Sidecar will be detachable for ease of loading and for those times I just want to ride without it

[Chainsaw]

That's a great deal! I found the old schwinn in the garbage but I was willing to buy one. I rode with it for two years. I sold it for $50.00. I was at an event and everybody tried to buy it from me. I made it through the day with my seat intact. Somehow one of the motorcycle guys tracked me down and got ahold of me later the next week. We talked for awhile and settled on the price. I knew where a full Exercycle was and went and got it for $25.00! I've since bought another Exercycle and plan on building a big tired bike using not only the seat, but most of the bike. Like I said you'll love the seat once you get use to it!

I also think you should definitely revisit the crashbars idea! But I fully understand the bar/foot problem. I've dealt with a similar situation on my hacks. They don't get ridden alot and when they do, it's usually in a straight line so I've left them as is. Still a pain in the butt though.
Keep us drooling,
Chainsaw

[deorman]

I don't think I've ever seen a sidehack on a Simplex. Most of the ones I've actually seen in person weren't really sturdy or powerful enough to do the job. Doesn't mean it hasn't or can't be done, of course.

[bighit]

thats Rat fo sho

[450redrider]

Well got a little bit of work done on the rat this weekend, made my tank sides and shot a quick coat of primer so that it looked better for the Gravity shootout today, managed to get a gps verified 28.5 on the downhill with no peddling and no problems with the handling or with the bike at all. The next thing is to get my fenders mounted and then start on the body work