the Hood Rat

[PoPPa WHeeLie]

I'm puttin this together for a buddy of mine. these are just the first stages. the Hood Rat ( distant cousin of the "Key Rat" ) we're gonna do black satin w/ mopar green wheels & wide whitewalls. gonna run with a munsters/frankenstein type theme. complete w/ coontail antenna! I gotta bunch of ideas in my head. should be pretty sweet. more pix to come.

 

[PoPPa WHeeLie]

here it is in its transformation

 

[PoPPa WHeeLie]

just in case you guys forgot who the "Key Rat" was. :lol:

 

[Markm]

That is so cool...when I started askin about mod podge I had a Munsters theme in mind!!!! Sick minds DO think alike!!!Can't wait to see what ya come up with!!!

 

[Clothespin n]

I couldn't forget the "key rat"
I love that bike!

and the new build..it's looking good "PoPPa WHeeLie"

I like your Shop..it looks like mine. :lol:

peace,
Kev.

 

[basscadetz]

what do ya want for the front and back racks?


nice looking bike by the way! rockin!

 

[xddorox]

Very nice bikes. What kind of springer fork do you have on the Hood Rat, it seems highly modified. I love the stance.

 

[ricksterr1221]

Dorox, you can order them from bicycledesigner.com. I want a 26 inch straight bar springer...

 

[xddorox]

Thanks man, do they have a special name?

 

[ricksterr1221]

im not sure..

 

[Jetro]

http://www.locolowriders.com/catalog/pr ... c4e0a233ed
http://www.locolowriders.com/catalog/pr ... c4e0a233ed

Hope that helps.

 

[Markm]

30 bux at bicycledesigner.com

 

[Rat Rod]

So does this springer cause the pedals to hit the ground?

I'm also liking the stance and have been wanting to buy a springer for my 67 Typhoon.

Any modifications required to make the springer work on a Schwinn middle weight?

 

[october]

looks like a "bent" springer fork...

is the fork on the key rat, being run without the spring?

oct.

 

[Markm]

probably have to cut the steer tube down...I think they make 'em long so they will work on diff. frame styles and girls frames.

 

[PoPPa WHeeLie]

the hood rat has what they call a 26" bent springer. I got that one from masterlowrider.com. the pedals drag if you take a corner without having the cranks level. also if you run a larger tire like a 26x1.25 its better. they also make cranks in a 5" length .so they're ways around it. on the key rat, I'm running a 24" fork off a schwinn krate. I bolted the forks in rigid w/ no spring. because it was a 24" fork in a 26" frame, the spring didnt want to ride in the perch correctly. I like it better w/ the spring out anyways, it lowers the bike & looks ....... too. thanx comments fellas