If Santa Rode A Rat Rod

[october]

it needs a lump of coal... maybe a shift knob?

 

[CCR]

"my chrome is shinin just like an icicle. i ride around town on my lowrider bicycle... bicycle... bicycle" - beastie boys (Adrock I think?) :mrgreen:

all i could come up with, sorry :lol:

 

[aka_locojoe]

it needs a lump of coal... maybe a shift knob?

Hey that's a good idea. Just so happens the wheel I'm using is a 3 spd. I really didn't want to take the time to rig the shifter up though since the bike is just temporary. Without the shifter the hub in it's natural state would be in high (hard) gear. I wanted it in low gear though so what I did was weld a cap on an axle nut and screwed it on to push the shift rod in.
Where do you get a lump of coal anyway? Guess I should have saved some of those I got as a kid.

 

[Hooch]

some oldtime lumberyards have coal
in parts of the country its still used to heat places

 

[aka_locojoe]

I've got another idea or two and trying to come up with others. Maybe you'll get to see it whole before too long.

 

[Hooch]

On the 7th day of Christmas my true love gave to me icicle light steamers
actually they might work because i think they might run on low voltage

 

[Anonymous]

...or tinsel streamers.

 

[aka_locojoe]

Both good ideas. My wife put together the silver bells I posted earlier to be used as streamers.

 

[aka_locojoe]

Done for the most part. Not real fond of the grips. Color is off. I hope to add lights and a few other things.

 

[sensor]

looks very christmas :mrgreen: yeah i agree about the grips, the blue just looks out of place with all the red green and white

 

[VicXsaN]

Awesome! would need some new grips and something else than zip-ties tohold up the tankplate!

 

[CCR]

cool, a reindeere logo on the seat tube too ! like the tank paper looks great. Please tell me a pic/vid of a santa & bicycle sighting is next :?:

 

[aka_locojoe]

cool, a reindeere logo on the seat tube too

Yeah that's it.

The grips are glitter green but they just don't go.
I may fasten the tank plate with something else. I hate to put too much effort into this just to tear it down after Christmas.

Thanks guys.

 

[Hooch]

looks great randy your the king of theme bikes!

 

[Anonymous]

Wrap black electrical tape around the bars under the grips.

Bike looks Way Cool!

 

[dangratsdan]

Nice job, Randy. Looks like John Deer moved to the North Pole, or does Santa use the name John in the summer job working in the fields. I hope those flame tread tires can melt a path in the ice for us on our Xmas ride this Thursday. Question now is what bike is Nova going to ride on Thursday. Can't wait to see the Coasters, because of the cold its been 3 or 4 weeks without a pub cruize, and I miss it, I want to be some place warm. We are hopefully going to have Xmas bikes for the ride, I think there will be a Xmas pony, and my bike is waitng for an Ebay order to arrive. Dangerous Dan.

 

[Hugo]

Cool! I'm wondering how it would look like with white tires... White as in snow.

Hugo

 

[aka_locojoe]

Hugo... white tires would be cool. That's something to consider if I do this again.

Dan...
Art of the Bicycle: pouring rain
20" night: rain leading up to
Cardboard box night: wind
Midwest Bicycle Fest: rain and wind
Christmas Cruise: we deserve a break. Hopefully at least no rain/sleet (snow might be ok) and no wind. Temps in the 60s wouldn't be bad either.

Nova says she's going to decorate a bike, Not for sure which or how. Looking forward to seeing those brave souls who come out.
Now off to find my long johns.

 

[xddorox]

At last Awesome bike, you don't even have to wrap it up, it will fit just nice under the tree! Fantastic job.

 

[sandalscout]

HAHAHA, Looks great... Coolest tank ever.