Rat King

[soulshine73]

I bought this frame a few months back (love at first sight) hoping to piece it back together someday. I realized shortly thereafter that it was going to cost me an arm an a leg to do so. It breaks my heart to just seeing it sit there so I decided to put it together with whatever parts I have lying around. This is my first build off so I won't do anything drastic to the frame (don't want to ruin it). I would love to ride this thing though and its not doing any good lying around so I have to decided to rat it together till I can find the correct parts (and cash) to build it right. If anyone has any hints of what not to do than feel free to comment. Like, can I take the forks off and put on a different set without ruining the fork lock mechanism?

 

[ODDER]

WOW! Cool frame! This is gonna be great.

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

Killer lines.....but what is it?

 

[soulshine73]

1936 or 37 Monark Silver King "wingbar"

 

[pick]

Awesome frame! I'd throw some bars, stem, pedals & a seat & call it done! 8)

 

[dogdart]

You lucky dog

 

[aka_locojoe]

Awesome frame! I'd throw some bars, stem, pedals & a seat & call it done! 8)

What he said.

Not sure why you'd want to use a different fork?

 

[kingfish254]

It needs something to make it stand out, since the frame is so "blah".

Giant apes and banana seat with a 6 foot sissy bar!!!!!

 

[Critter1]

The frame "bar" has just been raised! This thing oozes cool with some to spare.. Send some of that cool my way! Looking forward to more pics of this bad boy!!

 

[soulshine73]

I was hoping to take the fork off so I could put on a springer or chopper fork. I was afraid I might ruin the locking fork mechanism though so I am hesitant to do so. The lock seems to be internal.

 

[soulshine73]

Anybody know how to polish these old aluminum frames?

 

[Xcruiser]

Never seen one before-Holy smoke its the king of frames!!!!!!!!!!!

Yup.....gonna dissasemble and throw away my build off bike now after seeing that.

 

[Terry66]

Wow, I think that is the coolest frame I've ever seen

 

[jats]

dude that frame is wicked cool!

 

[big kountry]

Easy go to the nearest truckstop get jewelers polish an a edge cut wheel grab the grinder an buff I do my tanks an wheels on my semi they look better than chrome when I'm done

 

[yoothgeye]

I want to see more photos of that frame, and now I'm imagining it with a mirror polish on the aluminum. OK, I gotta stop imagining, I'm getting a little excited.

 

[Critter1]

Anybody know how to polish these old aluminum frames?

Check out "Aluminati" from last years build off. He polished his Silver King. Maybe you'll find some tip in his build thread.

viewtopic.php?f=55&t=39658&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=aluminati

 

[RonK]

That aluminum frame gives me wood...justsayin.com

 

[raggedjim]

Not to be redundant, but that frame makes me want to cry... Those old bicycle designers were artists. I look at it and know that I can never build a bike as cool as that, but it makes me want to try harder...

Rg

 

[fordsnake]

Anybody know how to polish these old aluminum frames?

You're off to a great start...if you do decide to complete it, just know parts are a little pricey and are tough to find, but they do pop up from time to time. Here's a photo of my Monark M137 (often called the "Wingbar"). Silver Kings are stunning when they're polished! When I bought this one it was similar to yours, I polished it in a day. There some great "How to" directions on polishing aluminum on YouTube. Best Of Luck!