Girthy Gerty

[LeMad Hatter]

Just finished the old girl this morning. Rode over to the park for some pictures and got stopped by a large group of people and every one of them wanted to know if I was going to restore my bike back to original condition. Naturally, they were all shocked when I told them I made it look this way on purpose

He's a link to the build thread
https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/girthy-gerty.115688/

 

[Oak Tree]

That’s the stuff, right there. Awesome work.

 

[Speed King]

This is something I don't say very often- lol :- Those fenders are cool.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

 

[OddJob]

Of all your builds, I think I like this one the best.

That said, those shiny bars and white grips...
there's still time.

When I thought for sure I was done on my Beer Boy Delivery build in BO 10, I got poked, proded, and provoked into adding RaT-ina to my cranks and a couple of other shiny bits that didn't quite match up with my natural and surreal rust. So I went whole hog on it,and boy am I glad I did!

First photo before final rustification, shiny bars, cranks, rims, etc

And after the additional rustification...

 

[LeMad Hatter]

Of all your builds, I think I like this one the best.

That said, those shiny bars and white grips...
there's still time.

When I thought for sure I was done on my Beer Boy Delivery build in BO 10, I got poked, proded, and provoked into adding RaT-ina to my cranks and a couple of other shiny bits that didn't quite match up with my natural and surreal rust. So I went whole hog on it,and boy am I glad I did!

First photo before final rustification, shiny bars, cranks, rims, etc

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And after the additional rustification...

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That's a good suggestion. I've been more worried about just getting the bike finished so I can work on getting my daily driver drivable again. Now that the much more pressing issue is resolved, I might go back and do a little more to the bike

 

[Ravenshurst]

Very, very nice. I was sad to see the rear tank rack (track? trank? trank???) go away. I really liked that. (RRBO18, here I come....), but, this bike rocks! Those extensions are so cool, and the fauxtina matches perfectly. They look like they have been there since day 1. Love it.

 

[LeMad Hatter]

Very, very nice. I was sad to see the rear tank rack (track? thank? thank???) go away. I really liked that. (RRBO18, here I come....), but, this bike rocks! Those extensions are so cool, and the fauxtina matches perfectly. They look like they have been there since day 1. Love it.

Thanks for that. The rack is very much still present, I'll just toss it on when I need to go on a longer trip. I'm making leather saddle bags for it soon as well

 

[Ravenshurst]

Sweet. I had an idea for a rack involving an actual rack, EMT metal conduit, & LEDs. Then I saw your trank....
Your work is very nice.

 

[Oak Tree]

Mr Hatter:
Please don’t touch this finished product. It needs no changes.

 

[Frankie plekhand]

Gotta love it! Congrats on finishing!

 

[us56456712]

Of all your builds, I think I like this one the best.

That said, those shiny bars and white grips...
there's still time.

When I thought for sure I was done on my Beer Boy Delivery build in BO 10, I got poked, proded, and provoked into adding RaT-ina to my cranks and a couple of other shiny bits that didn't quite match up with my natural and surreal rust. So I went whole hog on it,and boy am I glad I did!

First photo before final rustification, shiny bars, cranks, rims, etc

View attachment 205505

And after the additional rustification...

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Brain belt beer, was a favorite but I don’t think it’s made anymore. I haven’t seen it for years. Bo ho.

 

[OddJob]

Brain belt beer, was a favorite but I don’t think it’s made anymore. I haven’t seen it for years. Bo ho.

Yep! Still made in Minnesnowta. The Schell Brewing company makes it in New Ulm, MN.

Let me know if you need any.

 

[LeMad Hatter]

Mr Hatter:
Please don’t touch this finished product. It needs no changes.

No worries there. The only thing I might add to it is a pair of handmade saddle bags on the rack I made for it

 

[Pondo]

Gorgeous bike man. From the high bars to the fat meats, the fenders, patina. Nailed it. Great pics too. Nice work!

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

Fun!

 

[LeMad Hatter]

Gorgeous bike man. From the high bars to the fat meats, the fenders, patina. Nailed it. Great pics too. Nice work!

Thank you

 

[kram]

Lots of cool ideas on this bike.

 

[SoulGarageOH]

whoa... that's cool

 

[Captain Awesome]