One piece atatime

[RIGS]

Hopefully this entry will be acceptable for the Buildoff even though it was originally a rat bike from the 60s. Tear down starts today June 20. Frame is 1947 JC Higgins, complete bike rescued from a backyard waaay up north. Rigs

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Frame is 1947 JC Higgins, complete bike rescued from a backyard waaay up north

How far is waaay up? That's a nice find!

 

[RIGS]

How far is waaay up? That's a nice find!

Deer River Minnesota

 

[OddJob]

Welcome to the build off fun, @rigney4 ! Fellow Minnesotan here. Matti is at about the 45th parallel in Canada, about the same as me in St Paul. Deer River would put you about 200 mi north.

Good to have you aboard! Looking forward to your build.

RaT oN~!

 

[RIGS]

Father in law in Minnesota, I’ve brought home a couple loads from I guy I found up there. I’m in sunny Florida.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Looks like you've got a solid starting point for your Build Off entry! What's the plan for it?

 

[RIGS]

Probably the only tube they could find. I bet this thing hopped like a rabbit.

 

[RIGS]

Gonna clean it up and pretty much present it as it is….it has alot of old mods. Maybe.

 

[kingfish254]

Father in law in Minnesota, I’ve brought home a couple loads from I guy I found up there. I’m in sunny Florida.

Smart man! Leave the cold for the crazies!!!

 

[kingfish254]

Welcome to RRB and the fun of the build off!

 

[RustyGold]

Cool ride!

Looking forward to seeing your progress!

 

[RIGS]

Kickstand keeps falling down? Just run a screw through it, that should hold it up.

 

[RIGS]

Unfortunately unable to save original paint under coats of leaded paint. Pretty nasty stuff to remove.

 

[RIGS]

Fenders are almost done. Little bit of straightening left to go.

 

[kingfish254]

Those fenders are looking cool with the mixed colors now!

By the way, you should probably use the FULL IMAGE option for you photos, so that people see more than just thumbnails.

Here is a link on how to do that.
https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/how-to-post-pictures-for-dummies.115812/#post-1211476

 

[us56456712]

Smart man! Leave the cold for the crazies!!!

Got up to 72F today. I hate it, too hot, I don’t live up here for this. 65 is perfect. I can’t sleep when it’s over 70, too hot, I use a fan. Bah.

 

[us56456712]

Got up to 72F today. I hate it, too hot, I don’t live up here for this. 65 is perfect. I can’t sleep when it’s over 70, too hot, I use a fan. Bah.

It’s going to be nice tomorrow. Only 4mph winds. I won’t have to sleep with the fan blasting on me tonight. I’ll just open the window.View attachment 199493

 

[us56456712]

Smart man! Leave the cold for the crazies!!!

It’s nice today.

 

[RIGS]

 

[RIGS]