Thanksgiving Friday Rat Chopper

[rstrantz]

I was playing in the garage on Friday after Thanksgiving and cut up an old Jamis cruiser frame.... Guess the turkey had a twisted effect on my brain, 'cause this is what happened.......

It was virtually unridable with this much rake, but looks really mean.......

Changed the head tube angle, shortened and painted the fork. Rides real sweet now....

I think I'm gonna leave it Ratty for a while, It really turns heads this way!
Moral: Moderation in all things, even Holiday Food!
Cheers, Ron

 

[Rat Rod]

Wow!

We definitely need some riding video of this one.

Really like the suspended BB effect.

 

[Anonymous]

I like that...ALOT!

 

[karfer67]

love the bike this has me wanting to build a chopper as i am known for short wheelbase boardtracker and cafe racer bikes. but i gotta know you said you "cut up" a jamis cruiser well i am looking at it and trying to see any of the original bike lol. sweet bike i would leave it as it is.

 

[sandalscout]

haha, yep, looks awesome, Definetely had to agree with RR on the suspended BB.

 

[JIMBO420]

Triptafan, has been known to affect diffrent people in diffrent ways, lol.
Really cool ride you ended up with.

 

[rstrantz]

Thank's Guys,
One of my other choppers can be seen here: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3828

Ron aka Beer Geek

 

[rstrantz]

Ok, so I couldn't leave well enough alone, I had to paint it to go with the Thanksgiving theme... A fellow Freakbiker named it "Wish Bone" 'cause of when it was built and the look of the frame. It's Candied Yam Metalflake and Mashed Potatoes Ivory.....

No video yet, but it's quite a comfortable ride.........

Cheers,
Ron

 

[Markm]

8) COOL 8)

 

[VicXsaN]

GREAT PAINT!

 

[Rat Rod]

Love the little wishbone on the frame too....that is a great color scheme!!!

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

i love this, how sturdy is the frame?

 

[Easy Skywalker]

Cool!! Great geometry, you seem pretty comfortable riding it!

 

[aka_locojoe]

Very nice. The colors look great.

 

[rstrantz]

Very nice. The colors look great.

Thanks Randy,
Met a buddy of yours while he was visiting Florida. Jon dropped into Matt's Bike Shop in Cocoa Beach, I just happened to be there when he did. He shared some awesome pictures of the Fat Tire Festival in Ft. Collins and Matt and I shared some of Choppernite 17 in West Palm... Really nice guy and it was a pleasure meeting and chatting with him.
Take care and Ride Hard!!
Ron

 

[aka_locojoe]

That's pretty cool. That was Jon who pops in here occasionally. We first met when he and his club made a 3 hour drive to come to our Midwest Bicycle Fest. I'm in KS and he's in MO. This year we hooked up at the Tour De Fat in Colorado.