Danimal's new ride (NJ Rollfast rat)

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

safe and secure in CT now. Waiting delivery at the Monson Swap Meet. Dan this thing is cool. There's chrome on those fenders under the paint far as I can tell. He gave you another set of handlebars and stem and a rack too.

you got your work cut out for you Dan.

 

[2manybikes]

Danimal may have his work cut out, but for $39 its still a bargain. That rack looks like a schwinn ballooner. Its almost worth what he paid for the bike.

 

[user 135]

Nice CHEAP find.
Free Pickup
and showing Uncle Stretch another bike with burgundy and aqua.

 

[Danimal]

Cheap bike indeed. I like it!!! This will be my first "resto", but will not be stock. Btw, anybody got a fork that will fit this? :lol:

Many thanks to Ian for picking this up for me, for the cost of gas only. He is one of the many great people on this board.


Dan

 

[user 135]

What is the matter with the fork.... There is no bent fork disease, that is how I have seen a few others. I don't know the reasoning but that is the way it came from the manf.

 

[2manybikes]

What is the matter with the fork.... There is no bent fork disease, that is how I have seen a few others. I don't know the reasoning but that is the way it came from the manf.

I don't know about BFD (Bent fork disease) can you elaborate :?:
Sure looks tweaked to me.

 

[Danimal]

What is the matter with the fork.... There is no bent fork disease, that is how I have seen a few others. I don't know the reasoning but that is the way it came from the manf.

Really? :shock:

I can't say I've ever seen a fork like that but I will yield to the experts here.

 

[Markm]

I think Fssjak had forks like that on one of his build off bikes...

 

[user 135]

We probably need Crassly or RMS37 to elaborate. I have just seen a couple of examples here on the board.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

the forks are bent too perfectly to have been done in an accident in my opinion. I was thinking soon as I saw the bike last night that they were mfd that way. Anyone know for sure? Hey Dan you owe you for the 26 toll booths I had to go through too. I'm exaggerating, but there were a lot of tolls.

I was really glad to go fetch this thing. I like driving. I'm a chauffeur part time.

 

[Danimal]

the forks are bent too perfectly to have been done in an accident in my opinion. I was thinking soon as I saw the bike last night that they were mfd that way. Anyone know for sure? Hey Dan you owe you for the 26 toll booths I had to go through too. I'm exaggerating, but there were a lot of tolls.

I was really glad to go fetch this thing. I like driving. I'm a chauffeur part time.

Absolutely. add the toll money to my bill and let me know how much. I can PP you, send you cash, or pay at Monson. Let me know and thanks again!!!

 

[Danimal]

Wow, check this out!!!

http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10867&p=108815&hilit=rollfast+fork#p108815

 

[Markm]

.....and this
viewtopic.php?f=24&t=7604

 

[2manybikes]

The ones in Fsjaaks thread do look factory. On this bike it sure looks like someone crashed and then turned the stem/bars 180 degrees and spun the fork around so the fender would clear the downtube. The only reason I say this is becuase I have had a couple of bikes with badly bent forks that the PO used this reverse stem technique on.

 

[BankerRAt]

I probably have some forks around.. Let me know what lenght and thread and Ill bring them to Monson

 

[Anonymous]

It just looks like the forks are on backwards.

Take out the stem and spin 'em around.

 

[BankerRAt]

I thought that too? is that not the case?

 

[Danimal]

Well, it seems the forks may or may not be bent. :lol:

Ian has the bike at his house and I won't get it till Monson. I guess I'll hold off on my judgement until I get it home.

I'm still unsre what I want for forks on this build. I may try and find a set of truss bars for the original fork (if it's not bent). Perhaps put a springer on instead?

Dan

 

[yeshoney]

I got a beautiful set of Colson truss rod forks that would be perfect on this bike. Can you have ian measure the headtube and let me know. I have to dig them out tomorrow and I will measure them. If I remember correctly they were somewhere between a mens and women's length. Maybe 7 and 1/4" or 7 even. I know they weren't the reguular 6 3/8" though

Well, it seems the forks may or may not be bent. :lol:

Ian has the bike at his house and I won't get it till Monson. I guess I'll hold off on my judgement until I get it home.

I'm still unsre what I want for forks on this build. I may try and find a set of truss bars for the original fork (if it's not bent). Perhaps put a springer on instead?

Dan

 

[roadmaster]

now that is ratty cool! rollfast? thats why it kinda looks like a hawthorne, too. (hp snyder built both) i like it. as for the forks, i +1 the bent and rotated 180 degree theory. my forks on my steyr 3speed looked that way untill i just spun them back 180 degrees and they were fine, no bends.