60s AMF Junkyard dog

[BikesPlus]

Saved this bike as seen from a scrap yard here in southern Oregon, I also have a very large pile of "scrap" parts from early skip tooth era and a bit later bikes up to 60s so this will be a full blown rat bike by every definition nothing will be new on it only cleaned and greased, it's my first complete rat build in about 2 years I got it all mocked up tonight on the stand. Here is a before and a current after mock.

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[LukeTheJoker]

Now that is a RAT!
Welcome to the madness that is this build-off!

Luke.

 

[BikesPlus]

Thanks luke! There are not a lot of people building rats like this anymore it's all the fat tire stretched stuff. .

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[raggedjim]

Yay! Another AMF!

Good luck, Rg

 

[jats]

awesome start!!! I'm up in central Oregon with my wife Momma Jats aka Laurie. would love to see your parts!! maybe do some swapping??

Troy

 

[junknutz1975]

SWEET RAT!!
I love it! Awesome Bus too

 

[BikesPlus]

Thanks guys! Yea vws are my first hobby love! Been in the scene for 12+ years

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[kingfish254]

Super patina going on with that frame! Bring on the rat!!!

Welcome to the build off.

 

[BikesPlus]

Thank! The frame was buried at a scrap yard! I dug it out and picked it up for $5

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[CRASH]

I've grown an affinity for AMF! Glad to see another one in another build-off!


I brought one back and won the Muscle Bike build-off over the winter, as seen below. So they do have great lines and a lot of potential! I can't wait to see what you do with yours!

http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/amf-renegade-5.77223/

 

[pick]

BikesPlus: That's the way I like em! Ratty to the bone!

CRASH: Great job on that baby! I watched that build in progress in the muscle build off.

 

[Wildcat]

Those early AMF cantilevers had just about the same geometry as the CWC frames from the 50's, a better riding position than the other 50's bikes I think. Yours probably had a star sprocket originally. Here's mine from an earlier build off: