Next build off………

[Son of Kradus]

Thats it, im starting a quickie build today! just for fun.
And I picked some inspiration from these guys!

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Thats it, im starting a quickie build today! just for fun.
And I picked some inspiration from these guys!

This is the first time I've seen this trend. LOVE IT!

 

[ingola]

Well I had plans but sibling rivalry my daughter wants to build to pulled this out of my scrap pile .

She's thinking jellyfish

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Lil Thundrrr will be guiding me on my muscle build, may have helped me pick the name

 

[ingola]

Lil Thundrrr will be guiding me on my muscle build, may have helped me pick the name View attachment 245003

Nope nope nope learned my lesson with that stuff years ago just seeing that add makes me queezei.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Nope nope nope learned my lesson with that stuff years ago just seeing that add makes me queezei.

Haha too true. It's like fizzy syrup. At the cottage last week, I drank a vodka cooler that tasted exactly the same as the way the hand soap smelled. Wasn't a pleasant association the next morning

 

[ingola]

Haha too true. It's like fizzy syrup. At the cottage last week, I drank a vodka cooler that tasted exactly the same as the way the hand soap smelled. Wasn't a pleasant association the next morning

6 bucks a giant bottle it's the Canadian equivalent to night train wine

 

[MattiThundrrr]

6 bucks a giant bottle it's the Canadian equivalent to night train wine

Was the most popular, best selling wine in Canada in the seventies. That's an entire decade of domination

 

[Captain Awesome]

Keeping the conversation going as we move towards September






Going back to the old class 1/class 2 format


Must meet at least 2 of the following 3 criteria to be considered a Muscle Bike:

1. Rear tire larger than the front. (Wider or taller or both)
2: Banana /Polo seat
3: Muscle bike appropriate bars
(Apehangers, Butterfly, Rams Horns, steering wheels, or any other weird variants, etc)

You CAN have all 3!!

• Start a new thread in the forum’s Build Off section and use the bike name as the post “Subject/Title.” Keep a running journal in your thread about your build.
• Must include before, progress, and finished photos (all in one thread please)
• Progress documentation is mandatory! Sprinkling in a couple of photos will not suffice. Some form of documentation as things progress are expected to be produced. Lack of this key feature may find your build disqualified from voting. More is better
• This is a build off NOT a bike show. Previously completed or mostly completed bikes are not eligible
• Bike must be ride-able and pedal powered
• The 2023 MBBO will begin at 12 am North American Central Time on September 1st 2023 and Final finished bike photos must be posted in the “Finished Bikes” threads by 12 NOON North American Central Time November 30th 2023
• Any questions about the build off must be submitted in the discussion section.
• Please be courteous to others and do not fill their build journals with off-topic posts. If it continues after a moderator warning, your account will be nuked.

This whole competition is all in good fun. The whole point is to be creative, build something cool and have fun!


Class 1: Super Stock/Mild Custom: Only for rebuilt and refurbished original muscle bikes, originals, or reproductions that represent “genre-correct” muscle bike traits and pay homage to their roots. Only minor frame changes are allowed (cutting off tabs, structural repairs, etc) Extensive frame mods including added tubes, or anything deemed to be above hobbyist level fabrication should go in class 2

Anything that bolts on, including forks, can be modified as much as you want.

Class 2: Super Modified, no holds barred, stretch, slam, built from scratch, do what you want as long as it is ridable and meets the 2 out of 3 criteria


Multiple entries from one builder are allowed, but they must have their own build threads and be entered for voting separately

 

[BDC]

I see the poll has vanished? Over 50% said no lols. Or am I looking in the wrong place?

Anyway, like I said before - this is goobers with bicycles - so not actually important in the scheme of things - and l don't like Muscle bikes at all. (So even more irrelevant.)

But FWIW I think going forward there could be two (sub?) categories in any build off and they have no relation to the style of bicycle.

They would be 'Custom builds' and 'Restorations'. Because that's the way they seem to split.

Make of that what you will

 

[Captain Awesome]

I see the poll has vanished? Over 50% said no lols. Or am I looking in the wrong place?

I took it down. It was just for lols anyhow. Wasn’t a gauge of interest or anything hence the 3rd comedic choice

But FWIW I think going forward there could be two (sub?) categories in any build off and they have no relation to the style of bicycle.

They would be 'Custom builds' and 'Restorations'. Because that's the way they seem to split

So basically like the class 1/2 structure we utilize in the summer? Or maybe I’m misreading it

We could add more subsets to everything except it goes against the direction we have been building towards of “simplifying” the structure of each and trying to get into a standard rotation. The overwhelming response when we asked around was to find what has been popular (past) and go with it. Then people can plan ahead and be ready to go

We know the big summer build is the grand daddy (by far) as far as site traffic, but the past MBBO are surprisingly not too far behind. Also off-road and klunker type analytics are great for this place and pull in a lot hence the ORBO. But don’t get me wrong, skinny was crazy popular last time. Took a lot of people by surprise I think







Anyone that wants to run their own challenge or build are more than welcome to. That’s why the entire BUILD CHALLENGES sub forum exists

https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/how-this-works.23034/
Find something fun and run with it. We could just come up with the next big thing

 

[SwissGuy]

Seems like I found myself a new trike project for another build off. Which BO is not decided yet...
(only seller pics so far...)

As I'm only interested in the rear axle setup and wheels the seller disassembled it for me, so postage won't kill my (non-existent) budget...

My wife will kill me, but the offer was to good to pass...
Now I just need a suitable frame to go with the trike axle...thinking of 28" front wheel, mixte frame with a chopped seat tube, ape hanger and a tractor seat with suspension mount maybe...

 

[CRASH]

Fat go-cart rear wheels, banana seat with a funky sissy platform, ape hangers, and a tank from @The Renaissance Man and you would have a heck of a cool muscle trike!

 

[Son of Kradus]

Thats a cool score!

 

[Captain Awesome]

 

[Captain Awesome]

 

[Captain Awesome]

 

[Son of Kradus]

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NOw this is cool!......yep, im feelin some inspiration here....uh oh!

 

[Captain Awesome]

NOw this is cool!......yep, im feelin some inspiration here....uh oh!

 

[Son of Kradus]

Parts accumulation phase, young bloke stayed home today to help out, had him pull the wheels off a couple bitsa frames,
Had a look through the shed, found a 29" rear, a 20" front and a 16" front,
So, 3 to choose to make a muscle bike pair of wheels