THE ONE DAY RAT (1930'S SCHWINN)

[karfer67]

this one was a total throw together. terry also wanted a bike that showed the ratty side of these bikes and this is what i came up with. flipped the fork crown around to rake the front end did a quicky polish on the paint and hit all the chrome real quick like on the wire wheel. waddaaa u guys think i really like this one personally. oh and terry trumped the whole build by finding the super cool headlight for it.

 

[Markm]

Cool!!! (as usual) :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[sensor]

looks great :mrgreen:

 

[karfer67]

thanks i really really like this one. she is a down and dirty girl something that i dont normally do. fun build wish i had more time to toss some pinstriping on it before the show but it would still be sticky. oh and i could not come up with a good name on this one any suggestions?

 

[ZephyrSpeed]

That bike is killer, looks like its going 100 mph standing still! What kind of cut down bars are those off of??? Awesome bike man!

 

[sensor]

bouncing (theres a reason i dont name my bikes :lol: )betty?

 

[rusty1]

Awesome...I really like the looks of that bike, bet it rides nice too.
I like the way you raked the fork out...

 

[user 135]

My wife's Hollywood had the flipped fork crown when I bought it. It gives it a nice and subtle look. That light is the cats meow.

Trainman- as the light looks like a old conductor light and that black reminds me of a dirty locomotive.

 

[bean]

thanks i really really like this one. she is a down and dirty girl something that i dont normally do. fun build wish i had more time to toss some pinstriping on it before the show but it would still be sticky. oh and i could not come up with a good name on this one any suggestions?

Coalminer's Daughter??

 

[bigdumbhead]

absolutely awsome! what exactly is the "flipped crown"

 

[karfer67]

see the steer tube of the fork? if you note where the fork legs bolt to it i have turned it around. this moves the fork legs forwards kicking out the front end raking it out and giving it the mean stance. and thanks guys for the comments this bike is way too much fun to ride around on i might have to work something out with terry for it.

 

[Multipass]

It's a beauty You nailed the look perfectly.

-Mp

 

[Boardtrack fan]

Great patina on that. Like the stance also. 8) :mrgreen:

 

[karfer67]

it is amazing what a little motor oil will do

 

[BrigmasterA]

Perfect! Love it! Finally, a Schwinn I dig!

 

[karfer67]

glad to be of service

 

[Von Stans]

did you shorten though's handle bars????? i love the bike....

 

[zoso]

I see what you meant by flipping the front end around. I like the look a lot, if my yellow Schwinn wasn't so classic/sorta original I'd do that in a second. I think I'll just leave it stock though, it's cool enough on its own.

I like it a lot, simple for the win.

 

[bikebuilder]

That thing is Awesome! I am just picturing it in my head with a motor. Whizzer style.

 

[karfer67]

the bars are old chrome mountian bike riser bars that were cut down a total of 4 inches. zoso i like your bike how it is wait till i get the cycle truck done :mrgreen: