WINTER BUILD-OFF 2015 VOTING THREAD.

[LukeTheJoker]

Another build-off done and dusted, thanks to everyone for participating and building some truly great bikes!

Place your votes here, you can vote for as many bikes as you like in one sitting, one, all or anything in between, however once you have voted and hit submit you can not come back and vote for any you missed, so make it count!
Voting will run for one week.
Congrats again to everyone who finished!

Here are the bikes:


1: X.L. Higgins by @deven_science:

2: Lightning by @SCHWINNRAY69:



3: Winter/Spring Marriage by @Missing Link:



4: 1936 Elgin Bluebird Crustoration by @Double Nickle:

5: Fully Sprung Elgin by @SILVERKINGPC:

Video here: http://vid1024.photobucket.com/albums/y304/silverkingpc/Elgbin21/MVI_3561_zpsrobuhglr.mp4


6: SUPER-SONIC. by @Big Ape:

7: Reasonable facsimile thereof by @us56456712:



8: Girlfriends OBX Bike by @roadwarrior:

9: Slightly Dangerous by @horsefarmer:

10: THE DECO BOMBER by @Rat Rod:

11: 1958 Schwinn Deluxe Hornet by @bebopblu:



12: A Roch by @Laurie Thom:



13: Psycho path racer 2 by @bleedingfingers:

14: SGT. ROCK by @GuitarlCarl:



15: 1910 Indian Board Track by @Funkme:

Video:



16: Iday's bike by @Wildcat:

17: Drag Rat "the Ugly Kid" by @barber:

18: SINISTER URGE by @texasbigjon:



19: Steadfast Tin Roller; Unleaded '49 Mercury by @Missing Link:



20: Bhuzzard by @The Renaissance Man:

Video:



21: Switch-a-roo by @gigmata:

22: Barn Rod by @Psycho Sammi:

Video:



23: The Plus Bike by @JustOne:

24: CAT BIKE by @roadwarrior:

25: THORN by @Walker:



26: Iver The Terrible by @Schwinnspastic:



27: HALF FAST FLYER by @late for dinner:


You just can not get a sense of the details and work put into the bikes from just one photo, so please check out the finished bikes thread for more pics and links to the build threads! http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/in...winter-build-off-finished-bikes-thread.89387/

That is it! Vote for your favourites!

Luke.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Wow! Glad we were not limited to three... Took me an hour to get it down to 7...
Awesome competition everybody!

Luke.

 

[Funkme]

The easiest part to a build-off is building the bike,the hardest part is voting...
And to think we are only allowed to vote for 3 in the summer build-off.

 

[Mike G]

Too bad we can't just vote by bike names... "Half Fast Flyer"! LMAO
Lot of nice builds, and once again I missed the mark, didn't want to rush things to get in under the wire... and then have to compete with some of these builds! I'll show up in the "Build" section... gotta go vote!

 

[horsefarmer]

Wow, what a great way to get thru the winter - build a bike!
Memories, freezing my fingers scrubbin sticker glue off the frame and forks with "Goof-Off" and a rag outside cause the stuff stunk sooo bad!
New tube exploding in the basement (@ 11 PM) cause I didn't have the bead seated!
I'm amazed how cool these bikes came out - everyone has to overcome many challenges to do this.
Great time, cant wait to do it again!

 

[KEMPRACING]

Congrats to all that got it done for this build off , there is some very nice bikes here to vote for , I wish I could have got mine done in time , I have to plan better for the next build off or pray for a winter that's not so bad next year , it was tough to pick with this many cool bikes

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Too bad we can't just vote by bike names... "Half Fast Flyer"! ....

Almost worth the vote in itself that name...
(If you don't get it, try saying it out loud...)

2 slight clarifications for any who are unsure about voting:
You can vote for as many or as few bikes as you like.
All your votes count the same.

Luke.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Couldn't resist, wanted to see how many people had voted and for how many bikes...
Looks like at this point 27 members have voted and we averaged 4.63 bike votes each.

Luke.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

I didn't take the time as I was hurrying to get everything done and submitted with the Bhuzzard, but I would like to thank KEMPRACING, Walker, and Double Nickle for their pieces of the puzzle! And also thanks to everyone who made suggestions and contributed to the discussion while the build unfolded!

How cool is that when build-off competitors give each other ideas and parts! It's all about the hobby and encouraging each other to do their best and keep it going! We all win!

 

[SILVERKINGPC]

A whole lotta WBO fun! Really difficult to vote for even 25% of the 27 bikes here, much less the top 5. Cutting bikes out you like is not a whole lotta fun.

 

[order99]

How to decide....so many wonderful builds...how?

I SHALL LET THE COIN DECIDE!!!!!

(flip)

Oh, right.

Only works for Binary choices, I reckon...

 

[Funkme]

How cool is that when build-off competitors give each other ideas and parts! It's all about the hobby and encouraging each other to do their best and keep it going! We all win!

Amen

 

[SoulGarageOH]

Fantastic job builders! I struggled to do so, but I narrowed it down to three.

 

[RustySprockets]

The two smog buggies are virtually running away with the ballot box! Rightly so...they're both master works.

 

[kingfish254]

Awesome array of builds!!!! Congrats to all of the builders!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Todays update:

46 separate voters so far,
230 total votes,
Average of 5 votes each.

Luke.

 

[Walker]

couple of things...

Firstly, Luke, thanks for putting this together. I know it's a bit of work to do and I just wanted to say thanks for that.

What a mixed lot of cool bikes came out of this. Always interesting to see all the different directions people go with an anything goes build off. Also gives you a glimpse of the diversity of skills we all possess and loads of new ideas for future projects.

We all win!

 

[gigmata]

couple of things...

Firstly, Luke, thanks for putting this together. I know it's a bit of work to do and I just wanted to say thanks for that.

What a mixed lot of cool bikes came out of this. Always interesting to see all the different directions people go with an anything goes build off. Also gives you a glimpse of the diversity of skills we all possess and loads of new ideas for future projects.

We all win!

I second that emotion! When do we get to have the klunker build-off?


- by Gigmata

 

[Funkme]

Happy Easter Every Bunny!!!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

I second that emotion! When do we get to have the klunker build-off?


- by Gigmata

It runs the same time next year as this winter build did this year, so Jan to Apr 2016...

Luke.