Pure Rat-Hawthorne straightbar

[Hooch]

heres a bike that I was going to have as my rrbo bike but I wanted it done and couldnt wait!
I started with this late 40"s hawthorne straight bar frame
added some monark springer parts a columbia front fender put on the rear with a monark reflector even the bolts to mount the fenders were rusty
I cleaned up a real rusty set of Schwinn dropped center wheels with a skipped tooth chain
a crusty set of early handlebars flipped and mounted to a crusty varsity dropped stem
added a faux finish to some of the off color parts and satin cleard the whole bike
once the clear dries good and hard I will hit it with 600 grit sandpaper to flatten the shine and then all i need is a bent seatpost and shes done!

 

[aka_locojoe]

Wow that's great!

 

[xddorox]

Man that is one sweet bike. Love the finish.

 

[TheDuke]

Looks great Hooch! L8 EM :lol:

 

[Rat Rod]

So everyone can now let out a sigh of relief knowing that this one won't be in the build off. :lol:

Love that sprocket.

 

[tartosuc]

excellent!
Dont sand it, keep it shiny its really look great like that !

 

[Lightfoot]

I love the bobbed rear fender.

 

[Hooch]

thanks guys
an lol @ steve just wait to see my build off idea!

 

[user 135]

A little paint and that is one sweet bike.

Hooch you will have a very hard time surpassing the springer fork from Rosemary.

 

[Hooch]

the last few months I have been so busy selling bike stuff and I got away from what attracted me to the bikes to begin with. the building of cool bikes.
so now I am down to a few bikes and some cool parts and a ton of ideas so now I am back to my roots

 

[ricksterr1221]

Hooch, i have to say, This blows rosemary away, i love it man, Cant wait to see it dulled up a bit, Gosh its sharp...... i love the rear fender Gosh! its nice man.

 

[Anonymous]

that sprocket kicks donkey lol never put the two togeather hey hooch lol how ya doing friend

 

[Easy Skywalker]

Wow! Very cool! Love the paintjob already, Hooch!

 

[fattroy]

Very cool Hooch!

 

[Anonymous]

Hooch,THAT IS WAY COOL!

 

[Hooch]

thanks guys

 

[socal_jack]

Like that burnished look to the paint.

 

[VicXsaN]

I llove monarch springers

 

[Hooch]

scuffed the paint up some and got new pics
maybe try red tires yet hmmmmm

 

[fattroy]

Very cool Hooch! Springer looks good. I say yes to the red tires.