BO15 Triumph Rat Uk

[harrow boy]

Started my project for this most excelent site. Rat mods/chopper etc are quite rare here in Harrow England. We get the odd low rider and a few Raleigh Choppers and occasionally see a 'Phat Cycles' on ebay.
This was last summer, the bike I think is a 1958 Triumph 3 speed, from the paint under the handpainted black you can clealry see a weird pink and blue, which so far I have found out is the 1958 Triumph 'Pink Witch' but this doesn't add up as you can see the 'witch' has a pink body with blue forks etc this one has a blue body and pink forks and has a crossbar.
Project has started....
original Triumph forks couldn't take the Fat Franks so have been switched, forks have been changed for some old ones I had lyig around off a Raleigh MerlinTriumph, T100 bars from a boot sale woudn't fit but with a bit of hacksaw work now fit and work well.

 

[sandman]

Boy OH Boy what a COOL bike ! Have fun with the build .

 

[OddJob]

Welcome to the build off! A hint on posting photos, after you upload directly to tge site, click on Full Image to post on your thread.
RaT oN~!

 

[Couch tater]

Tall frame and fork lantern mount. I like this start! Lots of potential.

 

[Wildcat]

Someone bent their fork then stole the one off their sister's Pink Witch.

 

[sandman]

 

[SoulGarageOH]

Welcome HB! I love that ad for the Pink Witch. “ Smart bike for smart girls!” Lol. Cool bike with “witch” to begin!


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[kingfish254]

Welcome to RRB and the fun of the Build Off.
That Pink Witch ad is fun.
Good luck and have fun!

 

[harrow boy]

so been doing a bit of tinkering, really inspired by Scwinn retro lights so started rummaging in mr rat's shed. Actually there aren't many rats left thanks to Bobo and Chubby the cats nextdoor. found these....

Saddle is actually the original, adn was what I bought the bike off ebay mainly for, round thing is off the Raleigh Choppers from the 70's

I also found an old Miller dynamo and light

after decades still working

so that it for now... he says
Had a thought about the name, using Dr Spock, if the bike is the same (underneath) as the 1958 Triumph Pink Witch, then I am assuming this was a theme so would have been the boys version I am going to call the Triumph 'Blue Wizard'... that's my story officer and I'm sticking with it... I think

 

[The Renaissance Man]

That saddle is cool.
What's the latest on the Blue Wizard?