New rat rod in town....los angeles...build thread
So......my trucks in the shop and I need a project. I decided I would build a bike from scratch and not really have any clue what I was doing......almost tried to build out of emt until jeff with CCC steered me toward MK metal. That shows just how little i know about what im doing. I just got a welder and a bunch of tools and figured I'd give it a go. My welding sucks BUT I have a grinder remember its going to be a rat rod I do NOT want it pretty looking.
My goal is to have it done by the December mooneyes Christmas show so I can have it in the bed of my old truck. The bike will be covered in rust and look like a ratty super low rider. I need a good name for this bike. I was thinking Flea since alot of my parts are coming from local flea markets or second hand.
Any way here are a few shots of the bike now. First off I am re designing the front this is just a rough set up and the rear has not been shaped where the rear tire holds on. Also. This are not the handle bars just a piece of tubing to get ideas.
The front has air shocks which raise the front off the ground when I want to ride and then drops it on the frame so I don't need a kick stand. I tested it last night and it works perfect! I will either run a small compressor or inflate and deflate with co2 set up.
The gas tank is an old fire extinguisher from back in the day.....this will be a four stroke build since pedaling will be a pain In the ass due do the height. I will do a small shorty fender in the rear so my back doesn't get chewed up....
Got any suggestions lemme know
Here's the beginning
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Here's is what I have for the gas tank
Here is base where bike will lay
So......my trucks in the shop and I need a project. I decided I would build a bike from scratch and not really have any clue what I was doing......almost tried to build out of emt until jeff with CCC steered me toward MK metal. That shows just how little i know about what im doing. I just got a welder and a bunch of tools and figured I'd give it a go. My welding sucks BUT I have a grinder remember its going to be a rat rod I do NOT want it pretty looking.
My goal is to have it done by the December mooneyes Christmas show so I can have it in the bed of my old truck. The bike will be covered in rust and look like a ratty super low rider. I need a good name for this bike. I was thinking Flea since alot of my parts are coming from local flea markets or second hand.
Any way here are a few shots of the bike now. First off I am re designing the front this is just a rough set up and the rear has not been shaped where the rear tire holds on. Also. This are not the handle bars just a piece of tubing to get ideas.
The front has air shocks which raise the front off the ground when I want to ride and then drops it on the frame so I don't need a kick stand. I tested it last night and it works perfect! I will either run a small compressor or inflate and deflate with co2 set up.
The gas tank is an old fire extinguisher from back in the day.....this will be a four stroke build since pedaling will be a pain In the ass due do the height. I will do a small shorty fender in the rear so my back doesn't get chewed up....
Got any suggestions lemme know
Here's the beginning
Here's is what I have for the gas tank
Here is base where bike will lay
